(MURFREESBORO) As we approach Mother's Day weekend, there are plenty of activities mom will enjoy here in Rutherford County. To make it visually clearer for you, we're listing the top activities as "bullet points".
Friday (May 12, 2023) 7AM-noon Rutherford County FARMERS MARKET at the Lane Agri-Park (315 John R. Rice Blvd.). The market offers only locally produced seasonal fruits and vegetables, meats, eggs, baked and canned goods, flowers, plants and more. Admission is FREE. .
February is recognized at Black History Month acknowledging themany accomplishments of the African American community.
Did you know there was once a thriving African American communityin Rutherford County known as the Cemetery Community?
That’s right, the community once known as Cemetery was establishedmostly by freed slaves right after the American Civil War. Theybecame landowners, shop keepers, educators, ministers and leadingmembers of our community.
In fact, the first residents of C .
Last week we focused on the ‘Human Fly’ who climbed the CourtHouse cupula in 1923 only to meet his demise that very same night.
Today is the story of the ‘Human Spider’ who climbed the old four-story James K. Polk Hotel once located at the present day SunTrustBank building on East Main Street.
October, 1937 saw the streets below filled with more than 500spectators. Johnny Woods from Los Angeles billed himself as the“Human Spider” claiming he had free-hand cl .
Did you know there are more than 1,100 cemeteries and graveyardsin Rutherford County, Tennessee? Yep, 1,100 cemeteries andgraveyards and seemingly more being discovered each week.
The difference in a cemetery and graveyard is simple. A graveyard isassociated with a church. A cemetery is NOT associated with achurch.
Daily, we drive past massive cemeteries such as Evergreen inMurfreesboro, Roselawn in Florence, Mapleview in Smyrna, theBenevolent Cemetery on South Church Street. But we also drive .