The ladies who work over in the Water Billing Department are some of the nicest city employees we have. And I have seen them deal with some VERY irate people in an incredibly professional and kind manner. I am so…
In true La Vergne fashion, the city was officially incorporated on February 29th, 1972 which means it’s been around for 40 years this year, but it’s only its 10th “Official” birthday. The city is gonna celebrate with cake tomorrow at…
…eh, I’m mostly just kidding. I’ve driven in California, Chicago, and the place where nobody knows how to drive, Florida. And I hear tales that Washington DC out-crappy drivers all of these places a hundredfold. But I figure I might…
I just got back from Costco. I gave up my Sam’s Club membership years ago in favor of a Costco membership, because Costco has things I need at excellent prices. I’ll give you an example. The Kirkland brand (which is…
Where heroes are often easy to recognize – firemen, police, 911 dispatchers, EMTs, rescue personnel, volunteers – sometimes corporations are not much appreciated. You deal with big oil companies raising gas prices based solely on speculation, banks taking back homes…
Full disclosure before this opinion-editorial piece begins. Yes, I do have police friends. Yes, I have talked with city workers so have gathered information from many reliable sources. No, I do not have all the answers, but I do have…
From the City: (La Vergne, February 18, 2012) It only took 37-seconds for an armed man to rob Jimmy’s Tobacco Outlet at 7:46 p.m. on Saturday night, February 18th. Wearing a blue hoodie, blue bandana, and light leather work…
There is a wonderful effort underway in LaVergne. It’s something that not a lot of people know about yet, but it’s sure to make the 32,000 happy residents happier. We are officially forming a “LaVergne Garden Club” to work on…
What fun this was, I can’t wait to do it again next year! Now remember, this is all in fun and isn’t the view of This is La Vergne, my employer, your employer, or my dog. Well, maybe my dog,…
I got this news release and was super pleased to see our own dear LHS had done so well: MIDDLE- AND HIGH-SCHOOL STUDENTS EXCEL AT 6th ANNUAL MTSU LINGUISTICS OLYMPIAD (MURFREESBORO) – Middle-school and high-school students from middle and east…