Willa McCord Blake Eslick

Willa McCord Blake Eslick

Willa McCord Blake Eslick Willa McCord Blake Eslick is best known as the first woman elected to serve in the U. S. Congress from the great State of Tennessee. That was in 1932. With the strong encouragement and backing of her family, friends, and a lifetime of civic...
A Page from the Past by Claudia Johnson

A Page from the Past by Claudia Johnson

150 Years of Local News Recapped in A Page from the Past         a page from the past…, a 150-year look at Giles County’s history as presented on the pages of the PULASKI CITIZEN since 1854, became available to the public June 15, 2005....
Pulaski Pure Milk Company

Pulaski Pure Milk Company

Pulaski Pure Milk Company   By Claudia Johnson   In the mid-1950s the recognizable red and white Pulaski Pure Milk carton replaced thick glass bottles. The carton boasted of a variety of product offerings and the company’s membership in the Dairy Guild.   The McPeters...
Sam Davis’ Servant Interviewed at Age 83

Sam Davis’ Servant Interviewed at Age 83

Sam Davis’ servant interviewed at age 83 by Claudia Johnson, reprinted from my book, a page from the past… In 1926 an 83-year-old negro man, Coleman Davis Smith, visited a business in Senatobia, Miss., and spoke to H.C. Featherstun about “the (Civil) war and...
Preservation Award

Preservation Award

Former Pulaski Citizen reporter recognized by State for work in historic preservation Claudia Johnson was recently recognized by the Tennessee Historical Commission for her lifelong work in community historic preservation. She was presented with a Tennessee Historical...