🌱 ACM- Basketball vs. Loftis (A) JVG, JVB, GV, VB and 11 more events

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Turning out cloudy, with a high of 57 and low of 36 degrees.
• Thursday: Cloudy; p.m. rain, breezy, temps: high: 61, low: 35.
• Friday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 45 and low of 25 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 17

• ACM- Basketball vs. Loftis (A) JVG, JVB, GV, VB
  Athens SD Athens, TN 37303
  4:00 pm
• “Elevation” (W – 4:00p)
  Tri-County Center , 3030 Lee Hwy , Athens
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING
  Niota City Hall , 9 W Willson St , Niota
  10:00 am
• FUNdametals of Cheerleading
  Next Level Elite Cheer and Dance , 1740 US-411 Suite 9 , Vonore
  5:30 pm
• Fables & Fellowship Book Club
  Story Hollow Bookstore , 203 Tellico St N , Madisonville
  7:00 pm
• Fables & Fellowship Book Club - December
  Story Hollow Bookstore , 203 Tellico St N , Madisonville
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• After Hour Reads Book Club - December
  Story Hollow Bookstore , 203 Tellico St N , Madisonville
  7:00 pm
• It’s Not Too Late (Thur – Sat – 12:00am – 1:00am)
  Tri-County Center , 3030 Lee Hwy , Athens
  11:58 pm

Monday December 22

• Tumbling Classes!
  Next Level Elite Cheer and Dance , 1740 US-411 Suite 9 , Vonore
  4:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Hip Hop Dance Class
  Next Level Elite Cheer and Dance , 1740 US-411 Suite 9 , Vonore
  8:30 pm

Saturday December 27

• 2026 The Gobbler
  I-75 Raceway , 1791 TN-68 Scenic , Niota
  1:30 pm

Sunday December 28

• Al-Anon Discussion
  Tri-County Center , 3030 Lee Hwy , Athens
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Emergency Alert
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🗞 Nearby News

Athens

• Bears out last Cherokees (clevelandbanner.com)
• Athens police charge man with firing shots into home from his vehicle (newschannel9.com)
• The Pardon of Tina Peters (thebullelephant.com)

Loudon

• Sen. Marsha Blackburn leads effort to put guardrails on NIL 'wild, wild west' (knoxnews.com)

Maryville

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I can never finish drinking the hot bath!
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