We at This is La Vergne were overjoyed to see the post on the city web page today about The Shoppes at StoneCrest coming to our great city! This shopping area will be located just across the city limit line…
Category: In the News
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…
What the Cluck: Let’s Cut the Budget
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Our columnist Tiny has retired from writing and we have turned over his “Ask My Dog†column to the chickens. Chickens know exactly what’s going on in the coop and loudly warn when there is a fox in the henhouse.…
Saturday News Roundup, Version 2.014
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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…
2013 Year in Review
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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…
When Does It Become Irresponsible Journalism?
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This post is a collectively written post by Ivy, Theresa, and Lola D. We have called the DNJ to task before. Not that it does any good, because they continue to suck on a daily basis. Even so, once again we find…
Weekend Update with Enough Time for you to Plan
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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. Â But what else is there? Thursday we’ll find the Cruise-In…
Point : Counterpoint on DNJ OpEd
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While the DNJ was right on target in today’s year-end review article called “2012 Winners & Losers” about the city benefiting from Bruce Richardson as interim city administrator and a mayor working full time, we have a very differing opinion…
Guest Column: On Mental Health
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Like the rest of us, my friend was deeply affected by the terrible events at Sandy Hook Elementary School. He struggles every day with mental health issues, and I have been a witness to the depression and hopelessness he battles.…
24 Days Til Christmas, Out and About
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Happy December 1st LaVergne! We are now 20 days until the end of the world. Failing that, we are 24 days away from Christmas! 31 days from the New Year. And what have we done this year? There’s some really…