Robert Weakley News Today

This is Flashback Frank of the Rutherford County Historical Society. We’ve all done it; we’ve all wondered where certain names originated.  Names of communities such as Cedar Grove or Almaville or Readyville. The Rutherford County Historical Society mentions more than 100 place names but I have just over two minutes to speak so let’s cover some of the most popular and unusual of these place names… Almaville is said to have been named in 1879 by a...

Big Hart’s Spring is one mile west of Smyrna, just off Sam Ridley Parkway, and carries a beautiful history within our county.   Hart’s Spring is on the west side of Stones River and was once a fishing hole for crayfish and minnows and a haven for swimming. Wildlife inhabited these waters, and baptisms were common in this branch. When David Lipscomb, yes THAT David Lipcomb, held a gospel meeting at Smyrna Church of Christ, five baptisms occurred in these waters. In th...