Rep. Mike Sparks is not afraid to speak his mind By Sam Stockard, Daily News Journal, Sunday, March 17, 2013 SMYRNA — Mike Sparks was a bit of a maverick as a Rutherford County commissioner, and he’s taking that same philosophy to the Tennessee General Assembly as a state representative.…
MURFREESBORO – DNJ – 2/8/2013 Rutherford County legislators are working with Smyrna officials and the Tennessee Department of Transportation to revive plans for an Interstate 24 interchange at Rocky Fork Road. State Sen. Jim Tracy, R-Shelbyville, and state Rep. Mike Sparks, R-Smyrna, both said Friday at a Chamber of Commerce…
400 turn-out to celebrate our 2nd Amendment rights January 5, 2013 Again, I thank our friends Jim Tracy, Bill Ketron, Kelly Butler, and well, there are simply too many to mention Thank you all for sending me your photos from the event. A special thanks to the Daily News Journal…
MURFREESBORO – DNJ – 12/26/2012 State Rep. Mike Sparks is making it a personal mission to visit beer boards in an attempt to halt sales of drug-related paraphernalia at local markets. Sparks, R-Smyrna, a leader in combating synthetic drugs across Tennessee, met with the Rutherford County Beer Board a couple…
for press release, October 19, 2012 – NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Governor Bill Haslam today announced Nissan will add 810 new jobs at its Smyrna vehicle assembly plant for a third shift at the site. The third shift for the Nissan plant is the company’s first ever at the plant in…
DNJ, NASHVILLE 10/4/2012 — Data from police, drug treatment centers and hospitals shows an apparent decline in synthetic drugs in Tennessee after a law was passed banning most of the substances. Tennessee Poison Center director Dr. John Benitez says cases are still being reported in emergency rooms across the state,…
Fish Fry held annually at Smyrna Airport DNJ, SMYRNA, September 8, 2012 — The folks who participated at the 10th annual Wings of Freedom Fish Fry Saturday raised more than $64,000 for local nonprofits, Rotary Club of Smyrna organizers said. “We have exceeded last year,” said Mike Waller, chairman of…
LA VERGNE, TN, August 23, 2012—While the economy may be showing signs of some improvement, a number of Tennesseans are still looking for work. Last week, an event in LaVergne helped to connect a number of them with large companies in the area. The Tennessee Career Center at Murfreesboro and…
MURFREESBORO, DNJ, July 30, 2012 — Mywish Lalani admits selling synthetic drugs at Jefferson Pike Market in Walter Hill when she and her husband, Nick, owned the store. She also acknowledges selling the now illicit substances at 96 Quick Stop near Lascassas when they bought that store a year and…
Posted: Jul 24, 2012 5:55 PM CDT Updated: Jul 24, 2012 6:07 PM CDT Reported by Larry Flowers – email MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV) One of Middle Tennessee’s fastest growing counties is taking aim at one of the state’s fastest growing problems – synthetic drug sales. Rutherford County officials are targeting…
