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🌱 How Forge Ridge students brightened Harrogate patients’ and nursing home residents’ holidays
Coming up: LMU Men's Basketball vs. Lees-McRae College on the Harrogate Patch calendar

Morning Harrogate! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Forge Ridge students brightened Harrogate patients’ and nursing home residents’ holidays
Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Afternoon rain; breezy, with a high of 55 and low of 34 degrees.
- Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, temps: high: 40, low: 24.
- Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 35 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Arnold praises School Board members (claiborneprogress.net) — Students from Forge Ridge recently collected gifts for patients at the Baker Cancer Center in Harrogate and spent meaningful time with residents at a local nursing home, highlighting the district’s focus on goodwill. Claiborne County schools are also preparing for School Board Appreciation Week, upcoming graduations at LMU and Cumberland Gap High, and the next board meeting on January 15.
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Bingo Night!
103 W Main St , Morristown
6:30 pm - Highway 33 Music and Entertainment
Li'l Jo's BBQ , 2805 Maynardville Hwy , Maynardville
7:00 pm - MAGIC HUNKS® at The Road House Lounge (Sevierville, TN)
The Roadhouse Lounge , 2334 Newport Hwy , Sevierville
8:00 pm - Impossibilities in Sevierville, Tennessee
Impossibilities-Magic, Mindreading and Mayhem! , 1548 Parkway #306 , Sevierville
8:00 pm - Spay/Neuter Shuttle @ Sam Duff Park
Sam Duff Park , 4060 Chapman Hwy , Knoxville
8:00 am - Fiber Friday!
Greene County Makers , 310 S Cutler St , Greeneville
2:00 pm - Christmas in the Park
Norris Dam State Park , 125 Village Green Cir , Rocky Top
5:00 pm - Andrew Osenga
Lakeway Christian Academy , 3720 Roy Messer Hwy , White Pine
7:00 pm - Andrew Peterson Presents Behold the Lamb of God
Lakeway Performing Arts Center , 3720 Roy Messer Hwy , White Pine
7:00 pm - Skye Peterson: Andrew Peterson Presents: Behold the Lamb of God
Lakeway Performing Arts Center , 3720 Roy Messer Hwy , White Pine
7:00 pm - Petco Adoption Event – Farragut
PetCo Farragut , 169 Brooklawn St , Farragut
6:00 am
Thursday December 18
Friday December 19
Saturday December 20
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Lincoln Memorial University posted a job opening for Assistant Professor of Microbiology; OPCVM in Harrogate. Apply here.
- Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Tazewell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Harrogate here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tazewell
- Tazewell Tennessee Man Sentenced For Carjacking and Assaulting Local Man in 2023 (thebig1063.com)
- Stanley H. Bookham, 85 (claiborneprogress.net)
Morristown
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-- The Patch AM Team
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