The city of LaVergne its doors today due to inclement weather. If you’re out and about snapping photos, why not send a copy to me and I’ll feature them here on our site… for our friends who’ve moved to far far away land and are homesick. They can be sent to lavergneblog @ gmail (dot) com or kathy @ bobparks (dot) com.
It looks like we may be in for more nasty winter weather. What’s unclear is whether we’ll get snow, ice, and/or how much of both. Are you ready? I’m going to say school will be called off tomorrow in advance of the inclement weather. What do you think?
Instead of shutting down an illegal operation, our city officials will work around the problem to bring it into compliance according to the DNJ. The 30-acre site on the edge of the city limits — located just off Interstate 24 exit 66 near Blair Road — was originally zoned as I-2, which would allow for grading. But Duggin Construction crews have been sizing and selling rocks mined from the site, which would classify the area as a quarry. The mayor and city officials didn’t know about the quarry operation until a News Channel 5 investigation this week proved otherwise. Is…
If you’re good about adding to-do events on your calendar and need to find new employment, then write this down. From a city press advisory, Looking for a new job? Want to make a great impression on a potential employer? Learn how at the library’s Resume Workshop on Monday, February 22 @ 6:00 p.m. in Meeting Room 1. I think the art of resume writing has drastically changed since I last applied for jobs. Besides being honest and professional, employers are now looking for your work to be described concisely. Don’t get too puffy about your wonderful accomplishments… be specific…
According to the Daily News Journal, three percent of the workforce at Ingram have been laid off. I read a friend’s facebook update yesterday where she expressed relief that her name wasn’t “on a list” Friday. I’m relieved she wasn’t on it, too. From the DNJ, Ingram Content Group, based in La Vergne, laid off 57 workers on Friday, the upshot of a consolidation that took place eight months ago. … and … In May, Ingram Industries consolidated its print and digital publishing services into a single company. My sympathy to the workers.
The meeting late this afternoon by the Board was in regard to an EEOC suit filed against the city regarding discrimination. According to the DNJ, city administrator Mark Moshea has been suspended for four weeks without pay. Earlier in the day, the human resources director Kathi Payne resigned in advance of the meeting, according to Nashville is Talking. From the DNJ web site, After an hour-long closed meeting to discuss an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charge filed by former employee Gary Dooley, the board met publicly for roughly five minutes Wednesday. During the public portion of the meeting, the board…
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