1924 Murfreesboro Central Football goes Undefeated
The Morning Press, August 27, 1982
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
March 13, 2012, 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…
Volunteers add 1,000 plants near battlefield
The Murfreesboro Post, March 12, 2012 Local volunteers added nearly 1,000 plants Saturday near the site of one of the bloodiest engagements of the Battle of Stones River. Volunteers from the Stones River Watershed Association, MTSU School of Agribusiness and Agriscience, the Backpacking class, and the Master Gardeners of Rutherford…
After Pearl Harbor, pilot’s heart landed in Smyrna
Dan Whittle, The Murfreesboro Post, March 12, 2012 SMYRNA, Tenn. – What historic Sewart Air Base brought to here cannot be measured in the present. Amongst the biggest, longest-felt local impacts was when Sewart landed Maj. James “Jim” Walls as a pilot of C-130s in 1957, and after his distinguished 20-plus…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
March 12, 2012, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with local historian and author Shirley Farris Jones. 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…
Battlefield history aids economy
Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Post, March 8, 2012 Stones River National Battlefield wasn’t only important to the course of the Civil War, it’s also important to the course of Rutherford County. According to a new National Park Service report, more than 187,000 visitors in 2010 spent $9.3 million in Stones…
Murfreesboro: Then and Now
Jonathan Fagan, the Murfreesboro Post, March 1, 2012 A new locally authored book is giving readers a chance to see historic images of Rutherford County and Murfreesboro for the first time. Proceeds from the sale of “Murfreesboro, Then & Now” will benefit Read To Succeed’s adult literacy program. The project…
Uncle Dave is smiling
Patsy Weiler, The Murfreesboro Post, February 26, 2012 Uncle Dave Macon Days, the nationally recognized music and dance festival, will honor two performers known for their love and mastery of the banjo during this year’s event, held July 13-15. Grand Ole Opry star Mike Snider will be presented the 2012…
WHITTLE: Smyrna Airport lands big blimp tenant
February 26, 2012, Dan Whittle, The Murfreesboro Post Ever dream of catching a ride on the Goodrich blimp? Heard it through the pipeline down at the pool hall recently, Smyrna Airport will become one of the big players in America’s aviation industry when it’s announced this week the airport has…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
February 23, 2012, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with local historians John Lodl and Bill Shacklett. 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…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
February 21, 2012, 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…
A black slave owner in Rutherford County
As published by the Murfreesboro Post, Jonathan Fagan, Sunday, February 19, 2012 A wealthy black Southern planter who owned many slaves? The image challenges many preconceived notions of the Antebellum South and its social structure, but such a shocking image was reality in Rutherford, Davidson and Wilson counties. Along the…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
February 15, 2012, 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…
‘Destined for greaterness’
Michelle Willard, The Murfreesboro Post, February 12, 2012 Racquel Peebles always knew she’d practice law in Smyrna. “My family tells me I always said I wanted to be a lawyer,” Peebles explained, adding she always knew it would be in Smyrna. “People here helped me when I was younger and…
200: The Story of Murfreesboro
Murfreesboro City Television, February 9, 2012
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
February 7, 2012, 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…
Meaning of History
Jonathan Fagan, Murfreesboro Post, February 5, 2012 Rutherford County produced Tennessee’s first black legislator, and that fact was a complete surprise to current state Rep. Mike Sparks (R-Smyrna), who happened upon this bit of local history while touring the Stones River National Battlefield. Sparks said he became interested in the story…
Oil Money and Ribbons helped promote Rutherford health
As published by the Daily News Journal, Sunday, February 4, 2012 By Greg Tucker, President of the Rutherford County Historical Society The vast wealth accumulated by the oil barons of the American industrial age, and small blue ribbons, advanced the health of Rutherford’s children in the two decades between the…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
February 2, 2012, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with Mary Beth Nevills of Oaklands Mansion discussing the annual ‘Wedding Dresses through the Years’ at Oaklands Mansion. 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…
Local History with Truman Jones and Friends
February 1, 2012, WGNS Radio Today Truman Jones visits with Middle Tennessee State University legendary track coach Dean Hayes. 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…