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Hi Maryville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which 2026 road projects will most affect your Maryville commute?
  • How one Maryville volunteer turned plastic caps into a lasting tribute
  • Why a former Maryville High teacher is fighting for her student

Today's riddle: What did the little needle say to the mother needle when it brought home a failing report card? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy, mist; warm, with a high of 68 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy, mist; windy, temps: high: 68, low: 57.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 71 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• No coal for these roadway projects: updates on four key traffic upgrades going into 2026 (thedailytimes.com) — Major road upgrades around Maryville and Alcoa are set to continue into 2026, affecting daily commutes on Alcoa Highway, Pellissippi Parkway, Carpenters Grade Road, and Hall Road to Maryville’s North Washington Street. Officials are finishing utility work, planning new signals and sidewalks, and weighing Hall Road safety fixes, so drivers should expect ongoing construction, changing traffic patterns, and future safety improvements across Blount County.
   

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• Good deeds: Maryville Kiwanis honors Wanda Davis with bench (thedailytimes.com) — Maryville Kiwanis has dedicated its latest recycled bottle-cap bench to longtime volunteer Wanda Davis at Second Harvest Food Bank in Maryville, where she’s logged 1,500 service hours since 2020. The bench, one of 12 placed around Blount County, honors Davis’ leadership in the project and highlights the community’s ongoing effort to collect plastic caps to recognize local service.
   

• ‘Flipped our family life upside down' Friend of man detained in Knoxville speaks out (wreg.com) — A former Maryville High School teacher and family friend is speaking out after her former student, approved for special immigrant juvenile status, was detained in Knoxville and deported before being returned to ICE custody in Louisiana. She now cares for his nephews in Maryville and says the ordeal has upended their family life, especially with him spending Christmas in detention while his legal case continues.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Please share & repost to help reunite this lost dog!
    Katie was LOST on December 23, 2025 in Ellejoy Rd, TN 37886 near Pointe south drive Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact… (Nextdoor Eagleton Village)
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    FOUND on December 23, 2025 in Alcoa, TN 37701 near Cell phone/waiting lot Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the… (Nextdoor Eagleton Village)
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🗞 Nearby News

Louisville

  • Alcoa's 11th straight title, Royals' semifinal run among top moments from prep football season (thedailytimes.com)
  • Tennessee Agriculture Exports to China Plunge $428.1M, 6th Largest Drop Nationwide (news-herald.net)

Greenback

  • Satisfy holiday hunger with merry meals on Christmas (thedailytimes.com)
  • ‘Ranger of the Lost Art' and the search for a vanished Smokies poster (knoxnews.com)
  • Big Ridge State Park trench collapse survivor says his coworkers are the reason he is alive (wbir.com)

Ok Maryville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I guess I’m not as sharp as I thought.
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