Tuesday, August 4, 2020 will be an important day in the city of La Vergne. That day, our city board will choose who will fill the recently vacated alderman seat. Resumes with interest letters were submitted from La Vergne residents…
Category: Elections
“Why Should I Vote for You?”
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• •Well here we are again staring down at the latest local elections La Vergne. We currently have two aldermen seats and the mayor’s seat to fill. Two incumbents are running to hold on to their seats and they have challengers.…
Back to Our Roots
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• •As I no longer have any role with the city – either as an employee or in any official capacity – and having talked with friends who used to be faithful readers of this site, we are going back to…
Money Talks … The Rest of the Story
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• •The rest of the story begins with the full disclosure of Melisa Brown’s campaign. In my last editorial I asked the question what happened to the $1,376.74 balance of the previous disclosure on her campaign finance form. I was told by…
The Day Democracy Died
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• •3,225 votes. That’s how many don’t count according to newly sworn in Alderman Melisa Brown. That’s how many do not count according to her logic in going along with Mayor Dennis Waldron to select Calvin Jones to fill the mayor’s…
The Past, Present and Future of LaVergne
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• •Follow the Money: It’s Not Politics, It’s Progress
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• •There have been many requests to “follow the money” to see who is donating on election campaigns, so we did. A friend requested the campaign financial disclosure statements for all candidates and we are putting them out here for anyone…
Time to Vote: Beware Lies and Misrepresentations
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• •With early voting beginning tomorrow, we wanted to give you just a little bit more insight on the site that has been actively campaigning against the current administration, despite the accomplishments made following very very tough decisions. First, we will…
FOP endorses Mosley, Farmer and Green in La Vergne elections
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• •We received the following news release from the F.O.P.: Percy Priest Lodge #85 of the Fraternal Order of Police is officially endorsing candidates for the upcoming La Vergne municipal elections. As a lodge we studied the performance and voting history…
Making the Grade: Candidates Report Card
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• •Rather than simply endorsing candidates this election, we are doing things a little bit differently. A question that is often asked is about the education of candidates. Because having an education really is important to those of us on the…