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🌱 Alcoa teams start strong at county basketball jamboree

Alcoa, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Alcoa! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Alcoa teams start strong at county basketball jamboree
  • Alcoa arrests listed in latest Blount County roundup
  • Alcoa sculptor joins Knoxville art sale supporting mental health care

Also on today's calendar: ETCW THUNDERSTRUCK and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 68 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a passing shower, temps: high: 57, low: 38.
  • Friday: Cloudy and chilly, with a high of 47 and low of 33 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Blount County Jamboree kicks off prep hoops season for 14 teams (thedailytimes.com) — Alcoa's boys and girls delivered strong opening looks at Tuesday's Blount County basketball jamboree, beating William Blount 28–8 and 21–7 in one-quarter matchups. Fourteen squads gathered at Alcoa for the preseason tuneup, with Carter Reynolds scoring 11 points for the Tornadoes. Alcoa travels to Farragut Nov. 17.
   

2. Blount County Arrests for Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026 (thedailytimes.com) — An Alcoa man charged with violating an order of protection was being held on $50,000 bond ahead of a Nov. 12 hearing. Isaiah Ray Vencent Morgan's arrest appears in a county roundup that also lists Alcoa police arrests involving theft, aggravated assault and alleged sexual offenses against a minor.
   

3. Artsclamation! Art Sale Returns to Knoxville to Support Peninsula Behavioral Health Services (wivk.com) — Alcoa wood sculptor Tyler Jamison is a featured artist at Artsclamation!, a free Knoxville art sale benefiting Peninsula’s behavioral health programs. More than 50 artists will gather Dec. 4–5 at The Standard, with proceeds supporting medication for discharged patients and a therapeutic playground for children receiving inpatient treatment.
   

4. Drag Queen, Pride Group Plan To Take Tennessee Back To Court Over Law Restricting Adult Performances Around Minors (tennesseeconservativenews.com) — Blount Pride and performer Flamy Grant are appealing the dismissal of their challenge to Tennessee's adult-performance law, a case naming Alcoa's police chief among its defendants. The plaintiffs say fear of prosecution threatens their speech, while the district court previously found their family-friendly festival would not face prosecution.
   

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Ok Alcoa! 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: "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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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Alcoa

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