Wow. That’s all I can say after the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting tonight. We thought it was a done deal – that money was buying the termination of the city’s existing sprinkler ordinance. We thought that the lives…
Category: Public Safety
Money Talks
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Will Rogers once said, “America has the best politicians money can buy.” It was true back then, and it’s true in today’s society that money is generally the bottom line! Last year the previous Board of Mayor/Alderman passed a fire…
Our Police Got It Going On
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After seeing the horror of police being killed in different parts of the country, I am writing to challenge our residents to consider signing up for the city’s “Citizens Police Academy” that is starting in January. I know the deadline…
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…
Letter to the Editor from Box 100
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Thank you for allowing me to share information about Box 100, a rehab group that exists to support emergency services personnel and other city workers who report to long calls in the field. We provide volunteer hours solely to our…
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…
HOOP Dreams with the Titans
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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…
A busy week coming up
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Hi gang! How’s your summer been? I haven’t written much because mine has been a bit insane. But, hopefully with school starting next week we can all get back into the groove. I wanted to tell you about a few…
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…
Thank You for a Spectacular Show, La Vergne (but some of you suck)
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The thermometer said 107 degrees Wednesday around 4:15 p.m. as I was getting ready to head to the park for the city’s 4th of July extravaganza. Although I was looking forward to the show and hanging out with my friends,…