UPDATE: Company wants to build distribution center on battlefield – Friends of Stones River Battlefield say no
WGNS Radio, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Friends of the Stones River Battlefield are not exactly happy about a brand-new distribution center moving into the battlefield area in Murfreesboro. The property in question is at 2150 Northwest Broad Street. O’Reilly’s, an auto parts store that has more than 5,000 stores in 47 states…
Descendant of Frederick Douglass speaks at MTSU Unity lunch
Nancy De Gennaro, The Daily News Journal, February 15, 2018 Kevin Douglass Greene, great-great-grandson of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass, encouraged the community to help youth turn dreams into goals at Middle Tennessee State University’s Unity Luncheon on Thursday. “We encourage them to dream. We need to provide the tools for them…
Annual Tour of the Community once known as ‘Cemetery’
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2018 Following the Civil War, a Freedmen’s community known as Cemetery emerged on the landscape where the Battle of Stones River had raged. Park rangers along with representatives of the African American Heritage Society of Rutherford County, the Friends of Stones River National Battlefield and Middle Tennessee…
Traffic, troubles for O’Reilly distribution site
Sam Stockard, The Murfreesboro Post, January 3, 2018 O’Reilly Auto Parts’ second traffic plan for a proposed distribution center in Murfreesboro calls for modifying Thompson Lane and widening Northwest Broad Street, in addition to erecting a traffic signal. The auto parts company, which bought the former General Electric property in…
Wreaths Across America Ceremony
Saturday, December 16, 2017, Stones River National Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Tennessee Members of the Rutherford County community gathered at Stones River National Cemetery to honor veterans during the Christmas season as part of Wreaths Across America Day. Present were Civil Air Patrol (CAP) cadets, the Young Marines of Rutherford County, several…