Remembering Rutherford: A tale of two flags and one courthouse
County Historian Greg Tucker, Murfreesboro Post, November 17, 2015 Carried off in 1862, Rutherford County’s first national flag of the Confederacy was finally returned in 1940. Another was returned in 1948. Only one remains. Following secession in 1861, Rutherford County’s courthouse flew the “Stars and Bars,” the national flag of…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
November 17, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman 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 Jones…
2015 Annual RCHS Banquet featuring Barbara Marthal
Bart Walker, Rutherford County’s Good Neighbor Station WGNS Radio, November 14, 2015 WARNING: Don’t Be Hood-Winked Into Changing History Don’t Cover-Up Local History The Rutherford County Historical Society’s Annual Banquet was a “wake-up call” for those who are trying to hood-wink some into changing history and being “politically correct”. Barbara’s talk…
Forrest Hall panel calls for public involvement
Brian Wilson, The Daily News Journal, November 12, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Members of the task force charged with recommending whether to change or retain the name of Forrest Hall at Middle Tennessee State University pledged during their first meeting on Thursday to have an open and public deliberation process. The committee will…
Eagleville fire destroys century-old home
Mary Reeves, The Daily news Journal, November 11, 2015 (for the WGNS Radio article, please click here) EAGLEVILLE — For more than a century, the old two-story farmhouse sat on its hill, overlooking Highway 41A just north of Eagleville’s downtown. It aged gracefully, adding siding to cover its square cut logs, modernizing,…
100 Year Old Eagleville Home Destroyed by Fire
WGNS Radio, November 11, 2015 A one-hundred year old home in Eagleville is destroyed by fire. Rutherford County Fire and Rescue’s Larry Farley tells NewsRadio WGNS they assisted Eagleville Fire Department with a two-story house fire located at 977 North Main Street in Eagleville, owned by Robert and Betty Richardson,…
Remarkable Rutherford Woman: Start Candlelight Tour by meeting Nancy Morris
Connie Esh, Murfreesboro Post, November 10, 2015 Nancy Morris loves historic old houses, and she owns four of them in Murfreesboro. She lives in one at the corner of Maney and Main, which will be the first stop on this year’s annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes Dec. 5, from…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
November 10, 2015, WGNS Radio Today Truman 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 Jones…
Fifteen named to MTSU panel to study the naming of Forrest Hall
WGNS Radio (www.wgnsradio.com) November 9, 2015 The task force, led by Derek Frisby, a faculty member in the Global Studies and Cultural Geography department, will hold its first meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, in room 220 of the Student Union Building. The task force’s meetings are open to…
Antebellum mansion preserved – for now
Connie Esh, The Murfreesboro Post, November 8, 2015 Preserving a 205-year-old Southern mansion which at one time was the largest in Rutherford County was a primary concern of neighbors and activists speaking to the Murfreesboro City Council Thursday night. The council listened, deferring action on requested zoning of the historic…
Dora Rucker remembered
Sam Stockard, The Murfreesboro Post, November 5, 2015 “She openly said we’ve got to get these people out to vote, regardless of party.” Dora Rucker spent 14 of her 104 years on the Rutherford County Election Commission, breaking ground as the county’s first black commission member and focusing on voter…
Neighbors worry about historic home
Scott Broden, Daily News Journal, November 3, 2015 MURFREESBORO — Neighbors fear a historic Manson Pike home on 17.3 acres with a cave underneath could be replaced by apartment buildings. “I would like to save part of Murfreesboro’s history,” Heather McQuiddy said during a recent interview she and Tammie Cleek gave The…
Remembering the Eldorado Club: Sax Player Takes us Back to 1960s Murfreesboro Music Scene
Bracken Mayo, The Murfreesboro Pulse, November 4, 2015, photos by Scott Walker of WGNS Radio An abandoned structure sits off of Asbury Road, near Old Nashville Highway in the outskirts of Murfreesboro. Surrounded by tall weeds, fallen hedgeapples and a small mountain of glass bottles out back, cinder blocks stand…
Locations Announced for Candlelight Tour of Homes
www.WGNSRadio.com, November 3, 2015 The historic locations featured in the 32nd Annual Christmas Candlelight Tour of Homes have been released. The event will be Saturday evening from 4:00 to 8:00 and will include Oaklands Historic House Museum (900 N. Maney Ave.), and then follow the old carriage path of the…
Smyrna home among Tennessee’s endangered historic sites
Nancy DeGennaro, Daily News Journal, November 1, 2015 SMYRNA — The Johns-King House, one of Rutherford County’s oldest residences, has been named by the Tennessee Preservation Trust as one of the state’s most threatened historic sites. “The ‘Ten in Tenn’ are the 10 most endangered historic properties in Tennessee. Our listing them raises…
Harber’s History: The history of Rock Springs School
Susan Harber, Daily News Journal, October 31, 2015 Rock Springs School, first called Union School, once stood strong on a quiet hillside in the Rock Springs community. The school was on the south end of Rock Springs Road at the intersection of present-day Waldron Road in Smyrna. Access to the…
Shadow Walk Tours offer a glimpse of the other side
Cat Murphy, The Murfreesboro Post, October 30, 2015 “We are ghost investigators, not professional storytellers,” Jesse Swain is quick to clarify for tour goers. Investigating the paranormal is a family affair for Swain, though he is not yet allowed to participate. Middle Tennessee Shadow Chasers must be over the age…
Local Legend Dora Rucker Dies..Almost Age 105
October 28, 2015, WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, www.WGNSradio.com Just 15-days before her 105th birthday, long-time Murfreesboro community leader Dora Rucker passed away. She was believed to have been the oldest living resident of Rutherford County at age 104. She was born here in 1910 and went to Sulphur Springs School,…
When storytellers spin, truth is stranger than fiction
Cat Murphy, The Murfreesboro Post, October 27, 2015 “My name is Diana, and I’m going to be your storyteller tonight.” The founder of Boro Tellers wears a black cape to warm her through hours of tours this chilly October evening. After a course on storytelling captured Diana Hague’s attention at…
Toot’s, Celebrating 30-Years of History
October 27, 2015, WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, www.WGNSradio.com To commemorate 30 years in business and to thank the Rutherford County community, the original Toot’s location on NW Broad Street will roll out a week-long Customer Appreciation promotion starting on Monday, October 26th and going through Sunday, November 1st. Each day…