🌱 What big-money dirt race is coming to Sparta’s Golden Mountain Speedway?

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In today's newsletter:

• What big-money dirt race is coming to Sparta’s Golden Mountain Speedway?

Also on today's calendar: It's A KILLER BEAZ New Year's Eve.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Periods of sunshine, with a high of 50 and low of 28 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 53, low: 39.
• Thursday: Rain and a t-storm; breezy, with a high of 60 and low of 25 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series Announces 25-Race Slate for 2026; Now Pays $15,000 for Champion - St. Louis Racing (stlracing.com) — Race fans in Sparta can circle May 15, 2026, when the Southern All Star Dirt Racing Series brings a $5,000‑to‑win Late Model show to Golden Mountain Speedway. The 25‑race 2026 tour spans five southern states, boosts its champion’s payout to $15,000, and adds several new and returning tracks, including multiple Tennessee venues.
   

📸 Around Sparta

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Sparta

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 31

• It's A KILLER BEAZ New Year's Eve
  2121 Event Ctr Dr, Cookeville
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 31

• Killer Beaz New Year's Eve!
  Putnam County Convention Center | Jessica Rector Clark Welcome Center & Fairgrounds (new Expo Center under construction) , 2121 Event Ctr Dr , Cookeville
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• BLS CPR Training Crossville Tuesday December 16th 6:00 pm
  Holiday Inn Express & Suites Crossville by IHG , 560 Peavine Rd , Crossville
  5:00 pm
• Cafeteria - Winter Concert
  Cookeville High School Cookeville, TN 38506
  7:30 pm
• Auditorium - Winter Concert
  Cookeville High School Cookeville, TN 38506
  7:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Southside Lions Club
  BB's Bistro , 4 E Main St , Gordonsville
  6:30 pm
• Auditorium - Band Christmas Concert
  Cookeville High School Cookeville, TN 38506
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• 2nd Annual Snowball Classic
  Bowling World , 545 Neal St , Cookeville
  10:00 am
• Sugar Lime Blue @ BB's Bistro
  BB's Bistro , 4 E Main St , Gordonsville
  7:00 pm

Monday December 22

• The upper Cumberland Christmas Light show
  155 Fairground St , Cookeville
  11:00 pm

Wednesday December 24

• Christmas Eve Pajama Party
  Bowling World , 545 Neal St , Cookeville
  9:00 am

Saturday December 27

• FACS' DOWNTOWN CRAFT FAIR
  FACS: For Art, Crafts & Sports , 65 W 5th St , Crossville
  10:00 am

Friday March 20

• Riverdale Women’s Retreat — LifePoint Church
  The Retreat At Center Hill Lake , 358 Relax Dr , Smithville
  3:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Altium Packaging posted a job opening for Press Operator, Flexographic in Sparta. Apply here.
• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Sparta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sparta here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cookeville

• Hoyt Dean and Wilma Lee Peoples (mariontribune.com)
• Felix Esco Ooten, Kingston (bbbtv12.com)
• Here are some animal shelters seeking foster humans for dogs (tennessean.com)

Crossville

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-- The Patch AM Team

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