How to Inspect and Buy a Used Car or Truck & NOT GET RIPPED OFF!
I’m a car guy—no doubt. It’s in my DNA. I sold my first car at the age of 16. I was fortunate to have a father in my life. My […]
Blog
Automotive/Classic cars
Education
1st Amendment/Free Expression
Can Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’ succeed? Ross Perot’s campaign offers insight | Opinion
Originally published in the Tennessean Americans want genuine change, something interesting, something that isn’t just a slightly different shade of red or blue. Elon Musk launched the “America Party” to […]
1st Amendment/Free Expression
Politics
Love him or hate him —there’s never been a president like Donald Trump
Originally published in the NY Post BY Cindy Adams Published July 15, 2025 Trump. Who may go down in history as USA’s one and only. The A-1 Trumper. Not what […]
Crime
Crime: Police: Law Enforcement
Mental Health & Well Being
Highway Horror: Deadly Pattern of Unsolved Shootings Terrorizes Tennessee I-24 Corridor
If you see something—say something! Two Fatal Shootings on Same Highway Exit Raise Safety Concerns A troubling pattern has emerged along a stretch of Interstate 24 in Rutherford County, Tennessee, […]
1st Amendment/Free Expression
Dr. Larry Burriss: “Extra, Extra, Read All About It”… For Days?” – Why Breaking News Has Lost Its Breaking Point
Breaking News 07/14/2025 Back in the early days of the 20th century, newspapers would publish special editions of breaking news. And newsboys, standing on the corner, would cry out “Extra, […]
Uncategorized
FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino weighs quitting over Trump admin handling of Jeffrey Epstein ‘client list’
WASHINGTON — According to the NyPost, FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino butted heads with Attorney General Pam Bondi earlier this week over the Trump administration’s handling of its Jeffrey Epstein […]
Folklore
Ghosts
History
Paranormal & Hauntings
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, […]
Horror
Tennessee Highways and Byways
Thriller
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]