Daily News Journal, Nancy De Gennaro, March 6, 2015 Many of the historical sites traditionally associated with men have strong ties to women, too, van Zelm said. Three key areas are typically associated with women in Rutherford County: education, preservation and community service, she said. Preservation “The Rutherford County Courthouse…
Daily News Journal, Susan Harber, March 1, 2015 Cherry Shade personifies an era of both grandeur and personal suffering. The stately home on 308 acres was built in 1833 by John Hill with a land grant from his father, Thomas Hill. John’s grandfather Green Hill of North Carolina was a…
Daily News Journal, Brian Wilson, February 16, 2015 Michelle Eastman needed to stop by the Milton post office one afternoon last week, but knew she had limited time to do so. The community post office with its original P.O. Boxes and wooden front is only open two hours each weekday.…
February 10, 2015, WGNS Radio Truman is LIVE at the City Cafe, celebrating 115 years in business. The City Cafe is 115-years old today (Tuesday). Patrons enjoyed specials and even birthday cake was served. In addition, Truman Jones broadcast his show from the restaurant on East Main Street. Please click…
By Nancy De Gennaro, Daily News Journal, February 5, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Black History Month will be recognized in a variety of ways in the coming weeks. Quiz bowl As a friendly competition among middle school and early high school youth, the annual Black History Quiz Bowl will be held…
Daily News Journal, January 17, 2015, Scott Broden SMYRNA – Martin Luther King Jr. completed his march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to speak with protection from National Army Guardsmen such as Dub Raborn. “That was the most intense time,” Raborn recalled. “There were a lot of spectators, and some…
Harber’s History Lesson, Daily News Journal, January 17, 2015, Susan Harber Beesley Primitive Baptist Church is a sparkling diamond placed on the National Register of Historic Places in April 1999. The church and cemetery carry a rich history integral to the early Beesley settlers. The term “primitive” was strictly adhered to,…
Daily News Journal, January 17, 2015, Michelle Willard MURFREESBORO – When a soldier volunteers for the United States Armed Forces, the government makes one promise above all others, to leave no man behind. But that wasn’t the case in the the 19th century when more than 1,700 American soldiers died…
Helen Comer, Daily News Journal, December 31, 2014 MURFREESBORO – Shots rang out across fields and through forests outside of Murfreesboro from Dec. 31, 1862, and Jan. 2, 1863, during the Battle of Stones River. Every year, park rangers like Jim Lewis, 48, and visitors commemorate the Civil War battle this…
Remembering Rutherford, Daily News Journal, December 28, 2014, Gregg Tucker Popular film stars, Dixie boosted ice cream sales The Rutherford County Gas & Oil Co. announced in March 1922 that the firm was reincorporating under a new name — Consumers Supply Co. This new business entity had “in course of…