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Tallassee, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Tallassee! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet the new coaches leading Tallassee basketball into Thursday's opener
- Opelika sets hearing on technology district and 519-acre rezoning
- Tallassee firefighters help battle blaze damaging three Pike Road homes
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Clouds and breaks of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 54 degrees.
- Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 68, low: 42.
- Friday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Changing of Guard with THS Hoops (tallasseetimes.com) — Tallassee High opens basketball season Thursday, Nov. 12, against Notasulga at Stumberg Gym with two new head coaches. Justin Ellis takes over the boys after five seasons as an assistant, while Daniel Byrd leads the girls. Both want fast-paced, pressure-defense teams as Alabama introduces a 35-second shot clock. 
• Week of Nov. 12, 2026 (opelikaobserver.com) — Opelika's Planning Commission will consider a technology overlay district and a related 519-acre rezoning request at a Nov. 17 public hearing. The proposed rules address infrastructure, permitted uses, buffering and noise for high-tech industrial development. The hearing appears among this week's legal notices, alongside estate matters and foreclosure notices.
• Fire damages three homes at The Waters in Pike Road (waka.com) — Tallassee firefighters helped battle a fire that damaged three homes at The Waters in Pike Road. Fire Chief Matt Missildine said two Main Street homes sustained significant damage and a third had minor damage, but no one was hurt. The cause remains under investigation.
📸 Around Tallassee
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Preschool Storytime →
Wetumpka, AL Calendar, 212 South Main Street, Wetumpka
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Pull for a Purpose Clay Shoot →
Auburn Oaks Farm, 230 County Road 57, Notasulga
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USSSA Home Runs for Heroes Softball Tournament →
Wetumpka, AL Calendar, 2350 Coosa River Parkway Wetumpka Parks and Recreation, Wetumpka -
USSSA Fall Blowout Baseball Tournament →
Wetumpka, AL Calendar, 2350 Coosa River Parkway Wetumpka Parks and Recreation, Wetumpka -
Talisi Historical Preservation Society Meeting →
Talisi Historical Preservation Society - Tallassee Falls Museum, 201 Barnett Blvd, Tallassee
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TCBOE Board Meeting
Tallapoosa County Notasulga, AL 36866
5:00 pm -
Board of Education Meeting
Tallassee City Tallassee, AL 36078
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Senior Friendsgiving
Tallapoosa County Notasulga, AL 36866 -
USSSA Softball Thanksgiving Classic →
Wetumpka, AL Calendar, 2350 Coosa River Parkway Wetumpka Parks and Recreation, Wetumpka -
5Q Walk/Run →
Lakeview Drive, Tuskegee
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Alabama State Hornets vs. Tuskegee Golden Tigers →
The Nest, A Taste of Spirit at the ASU Stadium, 1525 Harris Way, Montgomery
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Wild Rydazz →
6344 U.S. 29, Tuskegee
11:00 am
Friday November 13
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Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
Saturday November 21
Thursday November 26
Saturday December 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- So just sharing a post here…I love Thanksgiving and the food that debuts with it.
Who is excited and planning already and Who all is going to send me and my kiddo a plate for turkey day? I’m preparing now. Lol. Hint hint : oyster… (Nextdoor Kent Rd)
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for shift leader in Tallassee. Apply here.
- Huddle House posted a job opening for Restaurant Server in Tallassee. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tallassee here.
🗞 Nearby News
Tuskegee
- Join Tuskegee University for a Student-Led Music Workshop Saturday in the University Chapel (tuskegee.edu)
- "Earth Craft" at the U.S. Pavilion Will Trace the Work of Builders at the 2027 Venice Architecture Biennale (archdaily.com)
- 'Close inequitable gaps in healthcare': Tuskegee completes Genomics and Health Disparity Research Center (1819news.com)
Wetumpka
- Paw-Print Keepsakes and More Dec-Jan Promo Ideas for Pet Indies (petsplusmag.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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