La Vergne News

Four Middle Tennessee employers, including two in Rutherford County, have laid off more than 300 workers in the past few months, according to the state.

La Vergne leaders should be commended for refusing to give up on a project to widen Waldron Road.

Quality Industries Inc. has laid off 111 people from its La Vergne facility, according to information released Monday by the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development.

The annual celebration of National Night Out in La Vergne will take place from 6 - 9 p.m. on Aug.

Residents on the northeast side of the county will get the chance to share input tonight about future land use for a comprehensive plan at the first of four open houses.

Four Middle Tennessee employers, including two automotive companies, have laid off more than 300 workers in the past few months.

More county and city school students will have fresh fruits and veggies to eat thanks to a federal grant.

Rutherford County Crime Stoppers celebrated its 25th birthday by honoring law enforcement officers who make area streets safe on a daily basis.

LA VERGNE - It's 5 p.m., and while a majority of workers in Rutherford County are heading home from work, a group of aspiring boxers are just clocking in.

With area plants facing closure, buyouts, layoffs or furloughs since last fall, the United Way of Rutherford and Cannon County took a conservative approach in allocations to member agencies - reducing funds overall by $170,901 or 10.71 percent compared to June 2008 allotments.

Brian D. Anderson graduated from The Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine's Georgia campus located in Suwanee, Ga., in mid-May, as he received his Doctorate in Osteopathic Medicine degree.

Nissan will restructure a land-lease and tax-abatement agreement with the Rutherford County Industrial Board to account for its expansion to build electric cars and batteries at the Smyrna factory, company representatives told the IDB Wednesday morning.

A Rutherford County Sheriff's Office patrol sergeant who resigned over the weekend filed an order of protection against her husband in 2000 after he allegedly assaulted her, according to court documents.

More cars sit idle in the driveways of the ranch-style homes on Bill Eller Drive in La Vergne.

A Rutherford County Sheriff's Deputy was fired Saturday after being arrested for domestic assault against his wife, according to a press release from the Sheriff's Office.

A 34-year-old dayshift deputy sheriff was fired today after being arrested by La Vergne Police Department officers for committing aggravated domestic violence against his wife, a sheriff's office nightshift patrol sergeant.

Three Rutherford County high school graduates are preparing to attend U.S. service academies, having been nominated by U.S. Rep.

La Vernge Police are looking for a man accused of identity theft. Detective David Durham said the suspect, 32-year-old Marquell Decarlos Mosby of 1615 Bill Eller Drive in La Vergne, is meeting women at www.singlesonline.net. After befriending the women, Mosby will meet them at hotels and other places, he said.

With the recent Proclamation by President Barak Obama honoring the National D.A.R.E. Program, the La Vergne Rotary is planning for the largest D.A.R.E./RotaryCar, Truck and Bike Show ever.

The northern portion of the county saw very little damage from the heavy winds and rain that passed through the area.