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In today's newsletter:

  • Why Maryville’s beloved head football coach is walking away now
  • Which Maryville classes and meetups are happening at Everett Senior Center?
  • Maryville High grad’s ICE detention sparks urgent federal court fight

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 54, low: 30.
  • Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, with a high of 59 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Maryville High School head football coach steps down (wbir.com) — Maryville High School’s head football coach has decided to step down, saying he needs to focus more on his family after years with the Rebels. Raised in Maryville City Schools and grateful to his mentors, he calls this his dream job and promises to remain the program’s biggest fan while expressing confidence in the team’s bright future.
   

• Daily Calendar for Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025 (thedailytimes.com) — Maryville residents have a full slate of free or low-cost activities today and in coming weeks, many centered at Everett Senior Center on Burchfield Street. From chair volleyball and Sit to Fit classes to veterans’ coffee, quilting, Toastmasters, community meals, and support groups, there are plenty of ways to connect, stay active, and find help close to home.
   

• Attorney claims ICE ‘wrongfully' detained El Salvadorian man in Knoxville (wkrn.com) — A Maryville High School graduate and El Salvadorian national was detained by ICE while working a construction job in Knoxville, despite having deferred action and work authorization through 2026, according to his attorneys. A federal court has ordered his immediate release, temporarily halted any removal, and scheduled an evidentiary hearing this Thursday as Homeland Security prepares the full case record.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • We spotted our dog last night around midnight and tried catching her for 2 hours.
    If you see her, please call me 423-807-0638. She was in a yard on Clover Hill Ridge Rd. We are going back when it’s daylight. (Nextdoor Clover Hill)
  • this is my cat tuco we somehow lost him not knowing possibly how he got out of our apartment and it’s 16 degrees outside very cold he has a microchip if anyone ever sees an orange cat take it to the vet to get the microchip scanned my number is
    865-724-7055 my brother’s number 865-724-5644 my brother’s name is caleb and my brothers gf number 865-724-8963 her name is selena (Nextdoor Big Springs Rd)
  • Tennessee Staffing posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Alcoa. Apply here.
  • Capstone Logistics posted a job opening for Warehouse Sanitation in Alcoa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maryville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Knoxville

  • Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More Brings Custom Apparel to Knoxville, Tennessee (knoxvillechamber.com)
  • Knoxville community checking in on senior population amid frigid temperatures (wate.com)
  • Nearly 700 toys donated for patients at East Tennessee Children's Hospital during ‘Stack the Sleigh' (wate.com)

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