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🌱 How FHU’s big-name benefit dinner poured $1.47M into scholarships

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In today's newsletter:

  • How FHU’s big-name benefit dinner poured $1.47M into scholarships
  • Community mourns the passing of Annette Jones Maness

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Today's riddle: The doctor told me to drink carrot juice after a hot bath. - Did it help? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, with a high of 52 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 58, low: 28.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 42 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FHU's 61st Annual Benefit Dinner featuring Gen. Stanley McChrystal raises more than $1.4 million for student scholarships (wbbjtv.com) — Freed-Hardeman University in Henderson raised more than $1.47 million for student scholarships at its 61st Annual Benefit Dinner earlier this month, continuing a 25-year streak above the $1 million mark. Guests heard leadership insights from retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal and updates on the FHU NEXT capital campaign, which is funding new facilities, renovations, and infrastructure improvements on the Henderson campus.
   

• Annette Jones Maness (wbbjtv.com) — Henderson readers may recognize the Maness family, as Annette Jones Maness is survived by her son Jeffery Maness Jr. of Henderson. Loved for her faith, cooking, and time outdoors, she passed away December 15, with visitation December 17 and funeral services December 18 at Bells Funeral Home in Bells, Tennessee, followed by burial in Jackson.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Jackson

  • Jackson native, Super Bowl champion spreads Christmas joy with ‘Trey's Holiday of Hope' (wbbjtv.com)
  • JFD partners with local volunteers for 4th annual ‘Shop with a Firefighter' (wbbjtv.com)
  • Most expensive homes for sale in Jackson, Tennessee (themountainpress.com)

Antioch

  • Heads Up, BART Fare is Increasing by 6.2% Starting on January 1, 2026 (sfist.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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