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Leming to Annouce Jobs Platform on Wednesday

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

ben-and-sarahDemocratic Congressional candidate Ben Leming will discuss his jobs plan online 1 p.m. Wednesday, his campaign announced.

Residents wanting to watch the virtual press conference through a streaming video and audio on Ustream can go to the following site: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ben-leming. Members of the media and residents can go to the URL listed here to view the event where they can establish a log-in with the website to use the “chat” function and ask Leming questions. The press conference requires a “Ustream” account which is free and very easy to obtain.

Leming, who’s seeking the Democratic nomination for the 6th Congressional District in the upcoming Aug. 5 primary, will talk in detail about his approach to creating more jobs throughout Middle Tennessee and in turn boosting the country’s economy.

“Jobs are the single most important issue facing this district and this country,” Leming said in the news release. “Any representative in Congress needs to have a plan to address this issue. I’m excited to share my plan with Middle Tennesseans.”

If Leming wins the primary, he’ll face the Republican nominee and several independents competing in the Nov. 2 election. This will be the second press conference convened by Leming and a great opportunity for media from around the district to speak with him, the news release states.

The press conference will begin promptly at 1 p.m. with a statement by Leming. Media, supporters, and concerned citizens will then have an opportunity to have their questions answered live by the candidate.

Leming, a Marine Captain, Naval Academy graduate, and Iraq War helicopter combat veteran, is running for the seat vacated by retiring U.S. Rep. Bart Gordon, D-Murfreesboro.

Rutherford County is fastest growing county in the state

Monday, May 18th, 2009

New U.S. Census data puts Rutherford County at the top of the list of fastest growing counties in Tennessee.

Figures released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau placed Rutherford as the 57th fastest growing county in the nation. Rutherford County’s 2008 population stands at 249,270, up nearly 3.5 percent compared to 241,462 the previous year.

County Mayor Ernest Burgess wasn’t aware new figures had been released and was surprised by the total Friday afternoon.

“That seems like a little bit of a stretch, but we’ll go with what they have. That’s 3,000 to 4,000 households and it hasn’t shown up in our school enrollment,” he said, noting the county added about 800 students in 2008-2009, compared to 1,500 to 2,000 in previous years.

Census numbers show the county experienced a population increase of 36.9 percent, or 67,247, between April 2000 and July 1, 2008. Based on population totals, Rutherford is the fifth largest county behind Shelby, Davidson, Knox and Hamilton counties.

Murfreesboro, Smyrna and La Vergne all held special counts in 2008. Murfreesboro’s certified population is 100,575, Smyrna’s is 38,073 and La Vergne’s is 26,472.