FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Senator Mae Beavers Announces Decision to Run for Re-Election to the State Senate

Senator Mae Beavers announces her decision to run for re-election to the State Senate

NASHVILLE, TN – Senator Mae Beavers, surrounded by her Senate colleagues, announced today that she is running for another term for the State Senate seat representing Wilson, Cannon, Clay, DeKalb, Macon, Smith, Sumner, and Trousdale counties.  The decision came after much deliberation and prayerful consideration.  There had been discussion that Senator Beavers could possibly be running for the Wilson County Mayor position; however, at the insistence of many colleagues and a multitude of constituents, Beavers has declared her desire to continue her work in serving the people of the 17^th District.

“This decision is based upon my desire to serve the state,” Beavers stated. “I’m proud of what we have been able to accomplish in the state legislature in the past eight years, and I’m looking forward to what we can accomplish in the next four years, especially if we have a Republican Governor and Republican majorities in both the House and Senate.  My work here is not done.”

Senator Beavers has a Bachelor of Science degree from Trevecca Nazarene University.  She has worked as a court reporter and paralegal before being elected to the county commission, and more recently worked as a financial advisor.  In the Tennessee Legislature she was a leader in the fight to stop the passage of a state income tax.  Since being elected to State Senate, she has taken a leadership role, serving the past two sessions as the Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Beavers began her public service as a Wilson County Commissioner from 1990-1994 and represented West Wilson County in the Tennessee State House of Representatives from 1994-2002.  She was elected to the Tennessee State Senate in 2002 and re-elected in 2006.

 

TBI investigating police shooting

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is investigating what made a police officer shoot a man in his car in the Chandler Pointe subdivision Tuesday night. Mt. Juliet Police said they responded to a domestic assault call around 8:30 p.m. on Monthemer Cove Drive. The suspect, Jamie Darby, 36, was not at the residence when police responded, but police took out a warrant out for him. When police returned to the house around 2 a.m. Wednesday a car was sitting in the driveway of the home, with the suspect inside. He would not respond when police tried to remove him from the car, and he refused to exit. Police broke the window to force the suspect out of the car. That’s when the suspect grabbed a gun from inside the car and pointed it at the police officer, who fired on the suspect. According to MJPD Chief Andy Garrett on Wednesday, the officers involved in the shooting are Sgt. Jason Ezell, Cpl. Charles McWhirter, and Officer Cliff Dunn. Garrett could not give additional information since the case has been turned over to the TBI.TBI spokesperson Kristin Helm said Wednesday that the ongoing investigation will take several weeks, and the results will then be turned over to the District Attorney’s office for review. Darby was transported to Vanderbilt Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Leadership Wilson

Leadership Wilson to Host Baby Shower Leadership Wilson will host a baby shower for the Mt. Juliet Help Center, which is need of essential items for babies in less fortunate families, at Celebration Lutheran Church on Friday, March 12, from 2 – 5 p.m. If your business would like to make a donation or be a drop site please call 758-9796 today. Let’s help put babies to bed with a full tummy and a dry diaper – the following items are needed: diapers sizes Newborn – 5, wipes, formula, and baby cereal. Celebration Lutheran Church is located at 3425 N. Mt. Juliet Road. Drop-off locations for donated items are: City Hall, Community Center, Cedarstone Bank and the two Region Banks on N. Mt. Juliet Road, and the Del Webb community.