The Board of Mayor and Aldermen have made a decision as to who will fill the vacant alderman seat until the November election. Graeme Coates was appointed to the vacant seat and sworn in at the August 4 Board of Mayor and Alderman meeting. Eleven candidates were considered by the Board after submitting letters of…
The Parks and Recreation department is happy to announce the newly resurfaced basketball and tennis courts have been reopened. The courts at Veterans Memorial Park are almost 20 years old and have never been resurfaced. Both projects took about a week each to complete. The tennis court was finished at the end of June and…
New numbers show a downtick of crime year-over-year in La Vergne of nearly 6% overall. A total of 2,924 crimes were reported in 2017, 2,630 were reported in 2018 and 2,392 were reported in 2019. That’s more than 500 fewer reported crimes in just two years. “I’m proud of our men and women who serve…
One person barricaded in a house in La Vergne was taken into custody Tuesday morning. Police were called to the home on Constitution Avenue around 5:00 a.m. after reports that a felony subject was hiding out in the attic. The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Terrence Starks. Starks was wanted by Tennessee Highway Patrol…
The family of former fire chief Chris Clark has donated an antique piano to the La Vergne Public Library. The piano is from the early 1920’s and has been in Emily Clark’s family for more than 50 years, first being owned by her grandparents Jack and Evelyn Hiett. “This was the fun piano growing up,”…
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic school supplies are still a necessity, whether schools are meeting online or in person. As a way to help out students and teachers in our community the La Vergne Police and Fire Departments will be holding a School Supply and Backpack Drive to collect school supplies that can be handed out…
A family is safe today thanks to the quick thinking of some kids after their house went up in flames. At 2:30 a.m. Saturday the family at the 600 block of Big Hurricane Drive woke up to black smoke and almost no visibility. The youngest child, 11, was able to get out quickly, while three…
Mayor Jason Cole has selected the 2020 Citizen of the Year as part of his initiative for honoring citizens who make a difference in the community. This year’s recipient is Melissa Joyner. Joyner is the wife of a La Vergne Police officer and is very involved in the Tennessee Strikers youth baseball/softball program, working hard…
City of La Vergne Alderman Matt Church has resigned from his seat effective immediately. The city council will consider approving a resolution at a special meeting on July 20 to accept the resignation and make it official. According to his letter of resignation Mr. Church stated, “I believe it is in the best interest of…
The City of La Vergne has been named the “Freest City” in the state of Tennessee according to a study conducted by Beacon Center of Tennessee. The Beacon Center says the reason La Vergne ranked in the number one spot is credit to its strong showing Free Enterprise (ranked 1 out of 30) and Cost…