Firefighters extinguish machine fire at recycling center

Three businesses located in one large warehouse facility were evacuated in La Vergne this morning as a precaution after a machine caught fire at a recycling center.

Employees at Sims Recycling Solutions, located on New Sanford Road, called 911 after a shre...

City Offering Free Self-Defense Classes for Women

The La Vergne Police Department will be hosting self-defense classes for women on Saturday, January 11 from 12:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m. The class is called Women's Awareness and Response (W.A.R). It will instruct the student on the basic format of how to e...

9th annual Parade of Lights scheduled for December 7

 The City of La Vergne is kicking off the holiday season with the annual Parade of Light Christmas parade. This year’s theme is the 12 Days of Christmas.

In addition to City of La Vergne emergency vehicles, this year’s parade f...

Longtime Box 100 member named 2019 Parade of Lights Grand Marshal

Laura Davidson has been selected as the 2019 Parade of Lights Grand Marshal.

Davidson moved to La Vergne in 1999 with her then-husband and three children. In 2009, Davidson’s son was hit by a car. She was moved by the professionalism and dedicati...

2019 Property Taxes due for La Vergne residents

2019 Property Taxes have been sent out by the City of La Vergne Tax Department.

The tax rate is currently $0.71 per $100 of assessed value. The rate was set by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen when they approved this year’s budget in June. Assessm...

Convicted felon arrested after fighting with officers during traffic stop

A convicted felon was taken to the hospital this afternoon after fighting police during a traffic stop in La Vergne. 

An officer initiated a traffic stop with the suspect around 3:30 p.m. at Floyd Mayfield Drive and Patty Cove. The suspect immedia...