The Murfreesboro Post, December 7, 2013 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Usher in the holiday season with an enchanting tour of historic homes and landmarks. The 30th annual Oaklands Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes is slated for Saturday, Dec. 7, from 4 p.m. till 8 p.m. and will comprise tours of various home…
Marie Kemph, The Murfreesboro Post, November 20, 2013 Firefighters contain blaze likely caused by cigarette MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Firefighters spent more than two hours Wednesday at Stones River National Battlefield battling a large grass fire that was likely caused by a lit cigarette, according to officials. “The fire could possibly…
DNJ, Sunday, December 9, 2012 — From a win over Vanderbilt University by an MTSU Blue Raider men’s basketball team to historic appearances by rock ‘n’ roll and country music legends and even a naturalization ceremony of immigrants, Murphy Center has seen many great moments.
Dan Whittle, The Murfreesboro Post, October 14, 2013 MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — There are numerous paranormal events reported at Stones River National Battlefield each years, but the Headless Horseman tops the list of inquiries at the park and cemetery. “Garesche is the ‘star’ among all our reported sightings,” veteran park employee Bill…
WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, September 13, 2013 Saturdays 9AM-Noon: The Rutherford County Historical Society invites you to visit Ransom School (717 North Academy Street) and talk history while enjoying a cup of coffee. Bring old photos and memorabilia to learn even more. After your coffee and conversation, leave with a…
Gloria Shacklett Christy, The Murfreesboro Post, September 7, 2013 While a cluster of the boys were playing marbles in a corner of the school yard, a circle of girls were in the back, jumping rope. Just above a whispering September wind, lilting childish voices reel off breathy rhymes as their…
Dan Whittle, The Murfreesboro, Post, August 18, 2013 It was the day after D-Day, June 7, 1944, when U.S. Navy medic Bill Allen and three other shipmates held Bible study and said prayers while on their way to Omaha Beach. Aboard a U.S. Coast Guard vessel converted into a medical…
DAILY NEWS JOURNAL, GREG TUCKER, 8/11/2013 Confederate Army veteran Albert C. Everett died on Jan. 1, 1939, the 76th anniversary of the Battle of Stones River. He was one of the last five Confederate veterans living in Rutherford County. Frank Ross, Rutherford’s last Confederate veteran, died on Oct. 14, 1943,…
A.J. Duggar III, The Murfreesboro Post, July 28, 2013 On Saturday, Aug. 17, the Murfreesboro Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will present its annual Freedom Fund Banquet at the James Union Building at Middle Tennessee State University Stones River PB Church, located at 2315…
Murfreesboro Post, Sunday, July 14, 2013 A rich rural church history will be on display at Fosterville Church of Christ’s fish fry and guided tours Saturday, July 20, in southern Rutherford County. The church was built in 1886 and survived a pair of tornadoes in 1890 and 1923, which devastated…