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🌱 Patch AM: What big rezoning near Old Nashville Highway means for La Vergne
Coming up on the La Vergne Patch calendar: Fall Festival - Library Closed
Good morning La Vergne! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- What big rezoning near Old Nashville Highway means for La Vergne
- How La Vergne's fire chief is transforming the fire department's culture
- La Vergne relative mourns the passing of Stevie Lamar Cooper
Also on today's calendar: La Vergne Fall Festival and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you get when you cross an angry cow with an angry sheep? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
- Saturday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Public Notices – Murfreesboro Post – September 08, 2026 (mainstreetmediatn.com) — La Vergne residents are invited to 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 notices also list a La Vergne foreclosure sale on Chyntara Drive and legal, estate, and foreclosure announcements affecting properties across Rutherford County, including Lavergne addresses. 
• Creating a common language for leadership (firerescue1.com) — La Vergne's fire chief reflects on how he reshaped La Vergne Fire Rescue by building a shared understanding of leadership, accountability, and professional development. He describes moving the department from simple compliance to curiosity by encouraging education, statewide networking, and one-on-one mentoring. His goal is for La Vergne Fire Rescue to become a model "beacon" department for the region.
• Stevie Lamar Cooper (maurycountysource.com) — Family and friends in La Vergne may wish to note that Stephanie Baugh's brother, Stevie Lamar Cooper of Columbia, Tennessee, has passed away at age 61. Services are scheduled in Columbia on September 18 and 19, with visitation and burial at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens. He is remembered as a longtime Taco Bell area coach and minister of music at Calvary Baptist Church.
📸 Around La Vergne
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🗓 Upcoming Events in La Vergne
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★ Featured events ★
- Fall Festival - Library Closed →
5063 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
9:00 am
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Games →
La Vergne, TN Calendar, 337 Stones River Road, La Vergne
9:00 am - Ceramics →
La Vergne, TN Calendar, 337 Stones River Road, La Vergne
10:00 am - La Vergne Fall Festival →
Veterans Memorial Park, 115 Floyd Mayfield Drive, La Vergne
10:00 am - Home School STEAM Lab →
Library, 5063 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
10:00 am - Library Board Meeting →
Board Room, 5093 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
5:00 pm - Strings 'N Things (Ages 18 & Up) →
Library, 5063 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
5:00 pm - Books And Babies - Ages (Birth - 36 Months) →
Library, 5063 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
10:00 am - Dungeons & Dragons - (Ages 10 - 12 Only) →
Library, 5063 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
5:00 pm - Planning Commission Workshop →
Board Room, 5093 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
5:30 pm - Little Learners - (Pre-School Age Children) →
Library, 5063 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
10:00 am - City Court →
Board Room, 5093 Murfreesboro Road, La Vergne
2:30 pm
Friday September 11
Saturday September 12
Monday September 14
Tuesday September 15
Wednesday September 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in La Vergne. Apply here.
- Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Busser - Smyrna Chili's in La Vergne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Vergne here.
🗞 Nearby News
Smyrna
- Murfreesboro makes it official, seeks high school land for I-24 interchange (dnj.com)
- UPDATE: Finalists named in 2026 'Coolest Thing Made in Tennessee' competition (local3news.com)
- Smyrna Rotary Wings of Freedom Fish Fry: Honoring Local Veterans & First Responders (wgnsradio.com)
Nolensville
- Suspects Captured After Fleeing Stolen Vehicle Overnight in Nolensville (williamsonsource.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: An animal that's in a baaaaad mooood! (Thank you Lisa A. for sending it in!)
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