July 26, 2011, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman…
As published by the Daily News Journal, Sunday, July 24, 2011 By Greg Tucker, President Rutherford County Historical Society In 19th Century Tennessee, the imposition of punishment, including capital punishment, was the responsibility of county authorities. Common law required the death penalty for first degree murder, and permitted the same…
Shirley Farris Jones, Murfreesboro Post, July 17, 2011 Summer is always a good time for family reunions, discovering who we are, and why or how we came to be where we consider “home.” Reconnecting with long-lost relatives can be a discovery in and of itself. This was the case when I…
Murfreesboro Post, Jonathon Fagan, July 17, 2011 July rarely deviates from its prescribed humid misery and July of 1861 was no exception. Few among us could imagine experiencing the heat of this past week without air conditioning or refrigeration. Fewer still could even fathom donning a heavy wool uniform and…
July 12, 2011, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with Rutherford County Judge Royce Taylor. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time. Please click the WGNS icon and enjoy former Rutherford County Truman…
July 12, 2011, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones and local historian Shirley Farris Jones discuss everything from the Civil War in Rutherford County to law enforcement. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM) have been supporters of our local history for a long, long time.…
July 12, 2011, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones and Rutherford County Historian Greg Tucker discuss Burney Lee Tucker (Greg’s father) as a member of famed USMC VMA-214 – aka – The Black Sheep squadron of Pappy Boyington fame. Bart Walker and the staff of Rutherford County’s WGNS Radio (1450AM, 101.9FM)…
November 1, 2013, The Daily News Journal Local history lovers enjoyed a quick unveiling of the new historical marker at Bradley Academy Museum and Cultural Center on Saturday before heading inside to the air conditioning. The new marker, provided by the Rutherford County Chapter of the Association for the Preservation…
The Murfreesboro Post, July 11, 2011 The Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities (APTA), Rutherford County Chapter will hold its annual membership meeting at 11:30 Saturday morning, July 16 with the unveiling of a marker at the 1917 building of Bradley Academy Museum & Cultural Center and include a…
Murfreesboro Post, July 11, 2011 Just a few days after demolition began on the oldest section of the Middle Tennessee Medical Center building on Highland Avenue, crews began to tear down the old Red Rose Dairy building. The Red Rose Dairies building, on the corner of College and Lytle streets,…