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Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Public Notices – Murfreesboro Post – September 08, 2026 (mainstreetmediatn.com) — La Vergne residents should note an October 6 public hearing at City Hall on major zoning changes, including a proposal to rezone over 50 acres on Old Nashville Highway from mixed to high‑density residential. The same notice section lists a La Vergne foreclosure sale on Chyntara Drive and numerous Murfreesboro and Smyrna legal, estate, and foreclosure announcements that may affect local property owners.
• Creating a common language for leadership (firerescue1.com) — La Vergne's fire chief shares how he reshaped La Vergne Fire Rescue by building a shared understanding of leadership, accountability, and professional development across the department. He describes moving firefighters from simple compliance to curiosity, encouraging higher education, statewide training, and broader exposure so the city's fire service can become a model "beacon department" for Middle Tennessee.
• Labor Day: A Local Look at the Workers Who Built 'The Heart of Tennessee' (wgnsradio.com) — La Vergne gets a nod in this Labor Day look at how workers shaped Rutherford County, from early railroad towns like La Vergne and Smyrna to today's auto plants and booming Murfreesboro growth. The story traces how agriculture, mills, railroads, and manufacturing built "The Heart of Tennessee" that current residents now call home.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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