Nissan closing due to weather

It looks like even Nissan is closing. I don't follow Nissan comings and goings, but I'm not surprised. I wonder if there will be a skeleton shift to receive parts shipments that come in during the inclement weather.

UPDATE 11:30 a.m.: Nissan's Smyrna Vehicle Assembly and Battery Plant will close early Friday, a company official announced.
Because of the weather, the Smyrna plants have adjusted their production schedules, Nissan North America spokesman Josh Clifton said.
The plant's day shift will end at early on Friday, the afternoon shift is canceled and Saturday production for all shifts is canceled, he said.
Please contact the Nissan Weather Information Line at 1-866-503-5101 for additional details.

Enjoy it while you can

Stay home. Go back to bed. Heat up some cocoa. You're getting the chances to stay home and get paid.

Information Regarding State Office Closures, Friday, January 22
Update:Due to severe weather conditions, ALL state offices will be closed today, Friday, Jan. 22, 2016.

Help the Smyrna Police

Some individuals from Nashville used stolen credit cards from a hospital to commit a crime. They stole from someone at a hospital. What scum. Seriously. I figure it was a crime of opportunity, but a hospital is a place for healing and safety...and then this happens.

I hope the horrible hat on the third individual helps catch them. Talk about a fashion crime.

On 12/2/15, the pictured females used a debit card stolen from Summit Hospital in Nashville to purchase over $600 worth of items from the Target in Smyrna. If anyone can help identify any of them, please contact Detective Jason Anderson at (615)267-54343.

Fun!!!

That is a lot of perfume

The Smyrna Police Department could use your help to find these two odoriferous individuals

I have  mentioned that I took better pictures using a pinhole camera made from a shoe box in high school than most CCTV cameras. It might be costly, but how many $500 hits does a store need to take before they justify upgrading their system.

This pictured white female entered the Target in Smyrna on two separate occasions. The female took over $500.00 worth of perfumes without paying for them. Anyone who may recognize or have any information about this individual is asked to contact Detective Nabours at (615) 267-5434.

Help the Smyrna police

On January 9,2016 two suspects were in Smyrna passing counterfeit money. They were last seen driving a black Dodge Challenger in the Sam Ridley Pkwy corridor. The Smyrna Police Department seeks the public’s assistance in identifying the suspects. If you have any information, please contact Det. James Scott at (615)267-5014

LOVE ME!!!!

The Rutherford County Gov wants to remind you that you have something to offer these animals...love.

Did you know that when a pet has been in the shelter have their adoption fee reduced by $30?! 

Meet Leche, our PAWS Pet of the Week! Leche Name: Leche is a 10 month old Labrador mix. She has been in the shelter since December 1st and would really love to find her forever home soon. 

See all of the 30/30 pets at
http://www.rutherfordcountytn.gov/apps/paws/30over30.aspx

Simply amazing

The internet has given birth to many new ideas that have revolutionized commerce and finances. Sites like GoFundMe, KickStarter, Microloans and in some cases even free. The recent success of 'pay what you want' worked well for Radiohead and Louis CK.

There is a new movement that is gaining some traction online and a local group has been formed.

Buy Nothing
Post anything you’d like to give away, lend, or share amongst neighbors. Ask for anything you’d like to receive for free or borrow. Keep it legal. Keep it civil. No buying or selling, no trades or bartering, we’re strictly a gift economy.

Will it work here? No idea, but if you're up to it you can give it a try.

The local group has set up a FaceBook page for Smyrna, and they asked if I would share this with you. I hope this takes off like the Freecycle groups did once.

Good Luck.

Multi-Employer Job Fair

1-19-2016 (Murfreesboro)

Multi-Employer Job Fair
Tues., Jan. 19, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Masterstaff seeks to fill 30+ industrial positions in Smyrna. Pay rate range is $9.00 and up per hour. Please apply in person.

Archangel Protective Services seeks to fill 7 security positions in Middle Tennessee. Pay rate range is $9.75 - $13.40 per hour. Please apply in person.

Zaxby's seeks to fill several cook positions in Murfreesboro. Pay rate range is $7.25 - $10.00 per hour. Please apply in person.

Kroger (virtual) seeks to fill 20 online shopping selector and online shopping attendant positions in Murfreesboro. Pay rate is $7.45 and up per hour.

Safari Inn (virtual) seeks to fill several housekeeping positions in Murfreesboro. Pay rate range is $7.25 - $8.00 per hour.

Goodwill is hiring! Join the team and change lives. View current job openings at giveit2goodwill.org. Apply online anytime at giveit2goodwill.org or during business hours at Career Solutions.

Bring your résumé, photo ID and Social Security card or birth certificate. Dress for success. Be ready to interview.

Murfreesboro Career Solutions
2955 S. Church Street, Murfreesboro, TN 37127
For more information, contact our office at 615.346.1818.

Listening in

With the internet you can pretty much find anything online. A good example is radio listening sites like Broadcastify where you can listen in to many government radio channels.

The site is free and can play in the background as you do other stuff online.

Here is the page for Rutherford County. Listen and enjoy.

Do some good locally

Do you have a good coat that no longer fits you, clashes with your wardrobe or for some other reason you no longer use? Put it to good use here locally.

The DNJ newspaper is reporting on a local effort to help people get prepared for colder weather by making sure they have good cold weather clothing...and you can help them.

Christmas Celebration at the Depot

For those with kids, this looks like some real fun.

Saturday, December 12th, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Front Street in Smyrna 

Carriage Rides, Pictures with Santa
S'mores and Hot Chocolate
Santa photos - $5 per sitting (no limit of people)
Smores - no charge
Carriage Rides - $3/person
Hot drinks/treats - fundraising event for SHS Culinary Arts - prices varied  

Parks & Recreation
Town of Smyrna
315 South Lowry Street
Smyrna, TN 37167
(615) 459-9773

Time to be counted

From the town of Smyrna. They are making a big push this week to get the last remaining people counted. 

The next phase of our Special Census begins this week - some of our fire fighters will go door-to-door to gather Census information (first/last names and address only). One census entry will win a 55" LED HDTV! We're Counting on You!

Shop local

I try to keep This is Smyrna from looking like a spam website or an ad driven site. There are enough of them, so let them sell ads. I do feel it is within those rules that I can share the Smyrna Independent Merchants Association website and the fact that they have an newsletter that says "Sign up to receive our monthly newsletter with upcoming events and local happenings.". Sounds good, and a great way to shop locally.

They also have a page of coupons for the thrifty shoppers amongst the readers here.

Smyrna Christmas Parade

The Christmas parade is this weekend. So bundle up and go have fun!

The Smyrna Christmas Parade is this Sunday! During this season of giving, we're asking those in the parade and those watching along the parade route to consider bringing some type of non-perishable food/personal item(s) to donate to the Smyrna/Lavergne Food Bank! We'll have a truck parked at the entry where the floats, etc check in. We'll also have volunteers pushing shopping carts along the parade route to collect items from the parade watchers!

Make plans

Upcoming Book Sales

Smyrna Library announced that they were going to be hosting a Scholastic Book Fair in the near future. I did a little digging and found that there will be 4 in Smyrna in the near future. 

Smyrna Public Library Annual Scholastic Half Price Sale! Monday, November 30 through Tuesday, December 8, 2015 Monday through Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM Friday and Saturday 9 AM to 4:30 PM True l/2 Price Book Sale- l/2 off everything- Books, erasers, bookmarks, posters, etc.

The full list is here, and one is already going on at the Lancaster Christian ELC (Early Learning Center)

LANCASTER CHRISTIAN ELC201 MAYFIELD DRIVESMYRNA, TN 37167Come to the Book Fair11/16 - 11/30  

ROCK SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL3301 ROCK SPRINGS ROADSMYRNA, TN 37167Come to the Book Fair11/30 - 12/4 

SMYRNA PRIMARY SCHOOL200 WALNUT STREETSMYRNA, TN 37167Come to the Book Fair12/7 - 12/11 

SMYRNA PUBLIC LIBRARY400 ENON SPRINGS WESTSMYRNA, TN 37167Come to the Book Fair11/24 - 12/9 

Job Fair tomorrow

Not having a job this holiday season makes it hard to enjoy the christmas events. Luckily Goodwill is having job fairs that might help you.

The Goodwill Career Solutions center at 2955 S. Church St., Murfreesboro, will sponsor a job fair for Metro Industrial from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday. It will also hold one for Calsonic, Hamilton-Ryker, Sebastian Restaurant & Catering, Toys“R”Us and Wise Staffing from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesday.
More information is available at www.events.goodwillcareersolutions.org.

Good luck!