June 28, 2026
Sparks Media of Tennessee 732 Nissan Drive Smyrna, Tn, 37167 USA

History

History

John Bridges Remembers: How Tennessee’s Bicentennial Mall Was Born

This story was first published in the WTVF.com Channel 5 news site.   Celebrating Bicentennial Mall’s 30th Historians and Architects tell how the concept for Tennessee’s Bicentennial Mall was born, […]

Read More
History

207 Acres, One Forgotten Cemetery: The History Hiding at Ellington Ag Center

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Ewing Family Cemetery at Ellington Agricultural Center By Mike Sparks A friend of mine with the Department of Agriculture invited me to stop by Ellington […]

Read More
History Homes Tennessee Business

Macca Villa at Riverside ‘Italian Night’ Coming Soon?

Italian Sophistication Meets Southern Hospitality: Macca Villa at Riverside By Mike Sparks Home Worth Preserving: Riverside and a Movement to Preserve Walter Hill’s History Drive north out of Murfreesboro along […]

Read More
1st Amendment/Free Expression History

Did You Know? He Signed the Declaration of Independence — Then Died in a Duel 11 Months Later

On May 16, 1777, British-born Georgia Patriot and signer of the Declaration of Independence Button Gwinnett receives a bullet wound in a duel with his political rival, Georgia city Whig […]

Read More
Ghosts Folklore Supernatural

Did Daniel Boone Capture a Bigfoot in the Tennessee Wilderness?

Daniel Boone — Cryptid Hunter? Well, sure. Any hunter who spends as much time in the woods as Boone is gonna run across some weird critters, right? Now, hunters have […]

Read More
History Military

Air Force C-130 operations in DF-60

Orginally published in SouthPoleStatio.com The 61st Troop Carrier Squadron from Sewart AFB, Tennessee, brought 7 of their 12 ski-equipped C-130-D aircraft to the ice, as well as a wheeled C-130-A […]

Read More
History Military Military: Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines

They Flew Before the Sun Rose: How Smyrna Helped Win D-Day — and the Rutherford County Boy Who Never Came Home

82 Years Ago Today — They Flew Before the Sun Rose By Mike Sparks Publisher’s Note My late father flew 24 bombing missions over Germany as a member of the […]

Read More
Faith History

The Boy Who Had No Father Became Governor — Then This Happened

I first met Jim Henry right after my election in 2014 — the year former Governor Bill Haslam’s political machine spent roughly $200,000 against me. Along with nine other conservative […]

Read More
History

Smyrna’s Forgotten Beach: The Most Unusual Cargo Ever Flown Into Tennessee Was a Beach

The Beach That Flew In on a C-130: The Forgotten Story of Sewart Air Force Base’s Hidden Gem By Mike Sparks Most people who grew up in Smyrna, Tennessee have […]

Read More
History

The Hired Bad A— Who Built Thanksgiving: Myles Standish Was No Pilgrim

Originally Published in BadAssoftheWeek.com (sorry for the profanity—I didnt write it) Myles Standish Myles Standish is one of those high school curriculum staples that hapless teenagers across the country are […]

Read More
X