Bart Walker and WGNS Staff Keep Good Neighbor Promise After 79 Years
Editor’s Note: During my 58 years—well, 59 years come January 11th—I’ve seen a lot, learned a lot, and watched this community grow. Many would say we’re growing too fast. I […]
History
1st Amendment/Free Expression
History
Leaving a Legacy
History
Fascinating Facts About the Popular Western Series Gunsmoke
*Originally Published in ASK website By Kimmy Fitch Fascinating Facts About the Popular Western Series Gunsmoke Photo Courtesy: Michael Ochs Archives / Stringer/Getty Images Gunsmoke was one of the most […]
History
Leaving a Legacy
Tennessee Business
Smyrna History: 1,500 Union Workers Union Force Jeers Datsun Plant Start
Editor’s Note: The other day at the Exxon station across from Nissan, I caught myself staring and reminiscing at the plant where I worked for eight years. Standing there with […]
History
When This B-24 Crashed in Alaska Winter — Its Pilot Survived 81 Days With Zero Training
At 11:27 on the morning of December 21st, 1943, First Lieutenant Leon Crane sat in the right seat of a B-24 Liberator and tried to pretend the frost crawling across […]
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Leaving a Legacy
Tennessee Business
Smyrna History: Japan’s Partnership Powers Smyrna Nissan and 200 Companies Fueling Tennessee Jobs
Japan’s Quiet Powerhouse: 200 Companies Fueling Tennessee Jobs and Growth – A Story Worth Telling in a Documentary from Smyrna’s Roots. The stories we read, watch, and hear often leave […]
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Tennessee Highways and Byways
*Tennessee’s Time Machine: Ghost Stories, Golf, and History at Montgomery Bell State Park
Montgomery Bell State Park: Where History, Legend, and Natural Beauty Converge Nestled in the rolling hills of Middle Tennessee, just 35 miles west of Nashville, Montgomery Bell State Park stands […]
History
From The Hermitage to the Honky Tonks: The Creepiest Underground Secrets of Music City
Originally published in GoNashvilleTours.com Top 5 Creepiest Tunnels Beneath Nashville Underground and unexplained. These tunnels have stories to tell. Beneath the honky tonks and hot chicken lies a side of […]
Automotive/Classic cars
History
Tennessee Highways and Byways
Historic 101st Airborne Restaurant on Murfreesboro Pike Became Beloved Gathering Spot Before Closure
By Mike Sparks Who Remembers the 101st Airbourne Restaurant? If my memory serves me right, I only had the chance to visit a couple of times. But back in its […]
Faith
History
How To Do More with Less
Leaving a Legacy
Charles Jones: The 95-year-old Entrepreneur who Grew Up in Old Jefferson Community to Mars Candy Mansion: One Man’s Quest to Save Tennessee History
From Depression-Era Roots to Historic Preservation: The Remarkable Journey of Charles Robert Jones Editors’ Note: It was a pleasure having Mr. Charles Jones as our guest on WGNS Radio Conversations […]
History
Politics
Marty Luffman: Beneath Music City: Exploring Nashville’s Mysterious Tunnels and Their Dark Past
Insignificant worthless historical history trivia tidbits Tunneling in Nashville There’s lots of ruckus over Elon Musk wanting to build a tunnel under Nashville. I’m guessing it’s the East Nashville libs […]