La Vergne News

La Vergne will be filled with the sound of fireworks and upbeat music this year during its third annual 4 of July celebration.

If charter schools are to take hold in Rutherford County, they'll have to make a better impression than The Tracey Darnell Montessori Academy did here last week.

Talk about a wild turn of events... A training exercise Monday for the La Vergne Police Department SWAT team turned into a live mission following a dangerous domestic assault call.

Daphne Carroll went a medspa to buy makeup but said she couldn't refuse the free consultation for a laser facial .

Daphne Carroll went a medspa to buy makeup but said she couldn't refuse the free consultation for a laser facial .

Meagan Flippin presents the 2013-2014 fiscal year budget for the local United Way chapter during a June 13, 2013, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.

The following government boards and committees are scheduled to meet this week in Rutherford County: * The Rutherford County Budget, Finance & Investment Committee will hold a public hearing about a proposed 4 percent property tax increase at 7 p.m. Monday in the second-floor courtroom of the County Courthouse on the Public Square in ... (more)

It was in July of 2000 that three workers at Captain D's restaurant in Smyrna were brutally murdered during a robbery.

Hennessy Industries will hold its fourth annual Children of Fallen Soldiers Relief Fund benefit Friday, State Rep. Mike Sparks announced this week.

The leader of a proposed charter school eyeing Rutherford County said he wants to provide parents of at-risk youth with a choice on where to attend school.

Good morning, Rutherford County. It will be partly sunny and humid this morning.

Severe thunderstorms and hail hit Rutherford County Monday afternoon, knocking down trees and power lines from La Vergne to Franklin Road in Murfreesboro to Elam Road, south of Murfreesboro, officials said, and one injury was reported from cleanup of storm damage.

"It's important we find the best fit for administrators and the communities they serve for the betterment of the schools," Director Odom said.

Good morning, Rutherford County. It will be mostly cloudy with a shower or thunderstorm this morning.

State Rep. Dawn White learned a valuable lesson during her first legislative session this year: How a bill begins is usually not how it finishes.

A man with a semi-automatic rifle killed four people and injured five others Friday as he carried out a deadly rampage across several blocks of a normally idyllic beachfront city.

A man who witnessed a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle earlier this week may have saved the victim's life with is quick thinking.

La Vergne detectives are continuing their investigation into whether a 77-year-old man accused of sexually abusing a girl could have victimized more children.

In the article, you say, "Smyrna's not raising taxes for a bigger budget" and that the proposed budget is smaller than last year's budget.

The rumble of engines fills the humid summer air while pristine paint jobs reflect distorted images of those who walk by.