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Saturday News Roundup, Version 2.014

February 1, 2014
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Playground

Happy February 2014, LaVergne! A lot of news has been coming out of the city in the last couple of weeks, so it’s time to share some of the excitement, some of the weird, and some key personnel additions. Let’s begin with the weird. The city released a statement yesterday about a drone flying over houses in neighborhoods.  Channel 5 did a very in-depth story about it and we have to give mad props to local resident Carolyn Hickerson for both reporting it to the police and for very intelligently vocalizing why this is a concern.  From the article, Hickerson…

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HOOP Dreams with the Titans

January 24, 2014
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HOOP Dreams with the Titans

Tomorrow is the big night if you want to get up close and personal with some former Tennessee Titans players.  The LaVergne police will go toe-to-toe with former football greats Craig Hentrich, Brad Hopkins, Derrick Mason, Zak Piller, Chris Sanders, and Dennis Stallings in a benefit game sponsored by the local Fraternal Order of Police.  Here’s what the city says, Former Tennessee Titans football legends will soon have the opportunity to show their skills on the basketball court. On Saturday, January 25, Titans alumni will face off against La Vergne police officers in a benefit basketball game. The game, hosted by…

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EDITORIAL Some Balance in Social Media

January 4, 2014
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The recent uproar from comments quacked by a television personality* and the subsequent fallout helps demonstrate the point that you do have the freedom to talk without fear of going to jail in the U.S.  But be warned that when you do talk and your conversation is filled with inaccuracies, false accusations, and hatred – well, others have the right to speak in defense and/or call you out on it.  If you are into publicly shaming folks, then you can expect a push back because there are still decent people in this world who are willing to defend the truth.…

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2013 Year in Review

December 30, 2013
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2013 Year in Review

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Actually it has been a pretty decent year here in LaVergne – from the LHS Marching Band winning the regional championship for the second year in a row to the economy showing steady improvement, we aren’t complaining. After reading the Top 10 News Stories of the Year in the Murfreesboro Post and seeing how the planting of a ginseng seed was bigger news than ANYTHING that happened in LaVergne, the editors of This is LaVergne decided to create our own Top 10 New Stories just for LaVergne. Without…

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Restaurant Week 2013: Mixed Grill Gyros

May 30, 2013
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Restaurant Week 2013: Mixed Grill Gyros

Although this is “written” by Lola, it is really Ivy’s restaurant review. She was traveling home from a funeral in West Tennessee, so she recited as I typed. Today I had the opportunity to eat at Mixed Grill Gyros for lunch. I eat there at least two to three times a month because they are consistently good. Fortunately today was another notch in the belt for keeping up the record of tasty food. I ordered the #1 Gyro Combo with rice instead of fries. It is a gyro sandwich with beef and lamb mixed and I had it topped with…

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Restaurant Week 2013: WillStan’s Grille

May 27, 2013
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Restaurant Week 2013: WillStan’s Grille

Welcome to Restaurant Week 2013, LaVergne!  We have lined up some writers to go out and dine this week, take photos, and let us know their opinions about restaurants located right here in our fair city. While we don’t have the same selection as some of our neighboring towns, we do have good, quality food that allows us to dine locally every now and then. Our first one to feature is an “oldie but goodie” – WillStan’s Grille. Yes we did a write-up on this casual dining facility in February, but felt with their new breakfast hours and breakfast menu,…

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Weekend Update with Enough Time for you to Plan

May 15, 2013
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Carry the Load

LaVergne have we got a busy weekend for you! Word has it that there’s a big ball tournament in the park this weekend, so expect the roads to be busy.  But what else is there? Thursday we’ll find the Cruise-In hosted by the LaVergne Rotary Club. While we are not thrilled that it has moved outside of town to Smyrna in front of Firehouse Subs, we can say that the sandwich shop has been extremely generous to the city with their donation of the six-wheeler and trailer for search and rescue.  THIS WEEK all money raised will be donated to…

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We Need Good Homes

April 24, 2013
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We Need Good Homes

A very sweet, compassionate person I know who lives in this city was recently displaced from her home of 18 years.  She was able to find a new place to live, but it doesn’t allow pets.  She has three dogs she would desperately like to find new homes for rather than taking them to P.A.W.S. where their future would be uncertain at best, euthanized at worst.  She has already contacted all the local no-kill shelters and they are all full or will not return her call. Can you help?  Would you be interested in adopting one of these?  They are labrador/rottweiler mix.…

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Saturday Op Ed… Perpetuating the Stigma

April 13, 2013
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Saturday Op Ed… Perpetuating the Stigma

This is a somewhat difficult piece to write because it is about us. LaVergne. Freedom of speech. Yet here we are. I read with great interest last week several news items from local media. And I had to shake my head at the ferocity in which our city and city officials were attacked. To recap:  In a newspaper with circulation of probably 10,000, maybe 20,000, one of our aldermen said the city spends like “drunken sailors.” The mayor on her facebook page with about 200 friends* said the alderman was an “embarrassment” to the city. The editorial that followed (plastered…

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Has Spring Finally Sprung?

April 7, 2013
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Opening Day

What a dreadful winter, especially in light of its endless dreariness.  While we can easily point our fingers in disdain at Punxatawney Phil, we know he really is just an easy target to blame for our unhappiness. The truth of the matter is, winter was just tenacious. The season of gray skies and forests of brown branches just didn’t want to let go. But this weekend has been simply glorious! Sunny sky, warm temperatures!  And trees are blooming EVERYWHERE (sending my regrets to allergy sufferers who are being clobbered!). Has spring finally sprung? Spring usually also heralds the beginning of…

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