Eagleville Times Also serving Arrington, College Grove, Rockvale, Triune & Unionville Volume 6, Issue 2 - 50 cents January 16-31, 2008 Eagleville, Tennessee Sweet Sound City Election Date Changed Of Success To November BY GLENDA DYER By GLENDA DYER Council members’ terms are for four Triune resident Jake Lamb, who has Those expecting an Eagleville city years but the terms of the present coun- had a long career in the audio and video election this April as it has traditionally cil members will be extended from May business, is now stirring up things in Ea- been held will have to wait until time to November because of the election gleville. for this year’s presidential election on date change. About three years ago the Iowa native Nov. 4. This year’s city of Eagleville election set up a kitchen in a unit of the former City councilmen voted in May 2006 process will begin May 23, which is the Flamingo Hotel across from the Co-Op to change the election date from April fi rst date for prospective candidates to to produce candy and other products for to November to coincide with the fed- start the qualifying process and to pick his Sweet Heat Farms company. eral and state general elections in order up nominating petitions. Although he is still in the audio and to save the city money. City elections The petitions must be fi led with the video business, Lamb can be found most are held every two years. Rutherford County Election Commis- days “stirring up trouble,” as he calls it, The cities of Smyrna and LaVergne sion Offi ce with the qualifying deadline at what was once the kitchen of the Fla- also hold their elections in November, being at noon on Aug. 21. The petitions mingo Express drive-through eatery. but the city of Murfreesboro still holds are to be signed by the candidate and at its election in April. least 25 registered voters who are eli- Using old-time recipes handed down gible to vote in the election. through his parents, Lamb concocts pea- Three Eagleville council seats are up nut brittle, pickles, jellies and other food for election this year, which are those Currently there are 362 registered products. He sells his foods over the In- to washing the pans,” he said. “Then I got to of Vice Mayor Ronnie Hill and Coun- voters in Eagleville, according to the ternet and through area stores, state parks stir my fi rst batch.” cilmen M.A. Smitty and Terry Zumbro. election commission offi ce. and at craft shows. Later, he started making candy for friends Hill said he plans to seek re-election The last day for residents to regis- Among his sales outlets are the Ea- at Christmas time, who told him he should for one more term. Zumbro said he has ter to vote in the Nov. 4 city election is gleville Co-Op, College Grove Grocery, sell it. After he started selling the peanut brit- not made up his mind yet about running Monday, Oct. 6. Early voting will be Hatcher Dairy, Henry Horton, Paris tle at craft shows, store owners approached for re-election, and Smitty could not be held from Oct. 15-30. Landing and Fall Creek Falls state parks, him about selling it in their stores. reached for comment on Sunday. Early voting will be held at the Ruth- Miss Daisy’s at Grassland Market, and “So it has grown and grown,” Lamb The seats of Mayor Nolan Barham erford County Election Commission of- a private label deal at Nolensville Feed said. and Councilmen Harold Vincion, David fi ce on the square in Murfreesboro. The Mill. Over the years, he has expanded his prod- Rigsby and Greg Buchanan will be up election is held at the community center Now 54, Lamb started his candy-mak- uct line by adding other fl avors to his brittle, for election in November 2010. in Eagleville. ing career at age eight, when he began including pecan, cashews, a variety called assisting his father in making peanut Totally Nuts that has eight different kinds PRSRT STD. brittle. of nuts except peanuts, and a milk chocolate U.S. POSTAGE PAID chunk recipe. “At fi rst I was in charge of buttering EAGLEVILLE, TN the pans, and then I worked my way up Continue on Page 3 ...............SWEET PERMIT NO. 11 Three Months STC SMALL TOWN CABLE Free Cable SEE PAGE 15 2 Page EAGLEVILLE TIMES January 16-31, 2008 SUBSCRIPTION If you are interested in subscribing to the P.O. Box 72 Eagleville Times, turn to page 18. 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