July 30, 2025
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Smyrna’s Most Haunted Tale: How the Monkey Woman Bridge Became Local Folklore

The Legend of Smyrna’s Monkey Woman Bridge By Mike Sparks This story is dedicated to the life and legacy of the late Sally Walls. Thank you, Sally, for the memories, […]

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Horror Tennessee Highways and Byways Thriller Uncategorized

Vanished Without a Trace: Why People Keep Disappearing in Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains

Vanished in the Mountains: Unsolved Mysteries of the Appalachians and Tennessee The Appalachian Mountains stretch like a spine down the eastern United States, cloaked in ancient forests, foggy peaks, and […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Leaving a Legacy

Publisher Pete Doughtie of The Rutherford Reader remembered as a ‘True Patriot’

Editor’s note: Remembering Pete Doughtie *Originally published January 2019* In early 2024, The Tennessee Ledger suffered a cyberattack that resulted in the loss of much of our digital archive. As […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Inspiration Motivation

Update: Murfreesboro Post article Marty Luffman measures progress in recovery from near-fatal crash

*Article from August 10, 2021 by TAYLA COURAGE Longtime Smyrna State Farm Insurance Agent Marty Luffman stands next to Director of Rehabilitation Amelette Bolton with the assistance of a sit-to-stand […]

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Adventure Crime Thriller

Investigator and Author Says People Are Mysteriously Missing in National Parks

Missing 411: Unexplained Disappearances in America’s Wilderness People are going missing in national parks and North American wilderness areas. A 2019 documentary, Missing 411: The Hunted, reports as many as […]

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Politics

US Congress approval highest in nearly four years, Gallup poll finds

Feb 20, 2025, 5:46am CST Nearly three-in-10 US adults approve of the job that Congress is doing, representing a 12-percentage-point spike since January, according to Gallup polling taken earlier this […]

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1st Amendment/Free Expression Politics

Americans’ Trust in Media Remains at an all-time Low

Editor’s Note: Americans No Longer Trust Mainstream Media Most would agree that Americans have lost faith in the mainstream media, and the latest Gallup polling data confirms this reality: trust […]

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Education

Ansley O’Brien Named Bedford County 4-H National Dairy Month Chairman

Nashville, TN– Ansley O’Brien has been named the 2025 National Dairy Month chairman for Bedford County. O’Brien was honored May 30 at the Tennessee National Dairy Month Kickoff Event at […]

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History

(2019 Article ) Historians and History Buffs share Historical Insights at Smyrna History Event

*Old article from 2019 Smyrna, Tenn- The Smyrna History Series kicked off last Saturday morning at the Smyrna Outdoor Adventure Center. Many local historians and history buffs shared their insight […]

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History Politics

J Percy Priest Lake Tennessee’s David vs. Goliath: The Independent Candidate Who Shocked the Political World

J. Percy Priest: The Man Behind Middle Tennessee’s Beloved Lake Stretching 42 miles from Smyrna northwest toward Nashville, J. Percy Priest Lake stands as one of Tennessee’s most popular recreational […]

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