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🌱 How three Tornado legends just joined the Alcoa Hall of Fame
And on the Alcoa Patch calendar - Girls Inc. TN Valley Day of Girl Luncheon
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In today's newsletter:
- How three Tornado legends just joined the Alcoa Hall of Fame
Also on today's calendar: ETCW THUNDERSTRUCK and 4 more events.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 53 degrees.
- Wednesday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Tornadoes induct Gary Rankin, Jaron Toney, Tyler Robinson into Alcoa Hall of Fame (thedailytimes.com) — Alcoa football fans just saw three Tornado legends—coach Gary Rankin and former players Jaron Toney and Tyler Robinson—inducted into the Alcoa Hall of Fame during Friday's 41-7 win over Fulton. Their on-field achievements, state titles, and lasting influence on today's team were celebrated in front of a hometown crowd at Goddard Field. 
📸 Around Alcoa
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Alcoa
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★ Featured events ★
- Girls Inc. TN Valley Day of Girl Luncheon →
Airport Hilton, 2001 Alcoa Hwy, Alcoa
11:00 am
Thursday October 8
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Other local events
- â˝ď¸ AMS Team Gray vs Carter (Home)
Alcoa Middle School Alcoa, TN 37701
5:45 pm - đ Volleyball vs. Sevier County
Alcoa
6:30 pm - â˝ď¸ AMS Team Maroon vs Bearden Blue (Home)
Alcoa Middle School Alcoa, TN 37701
7:15 pm - đ Football at South Doyle
South Doyle
7:00 pm - â˝ď¸ Girls' Soccer vs. Sequoyah
Alcoa
6:00 pm - ETCW THUNDERSTRUCK →
Springbrook Rec Center, Alcoa
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Tuesday October 6
Saturday October 10
📣 Alcoa Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Recovery Court →
Board Room, 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville
8:00 am - Tech Classes @ BCPL: Excel Data Tools-Sort, Filter, and Organize Information →
508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville
9:00 am - Life in Focus Meetings →
Board Room, 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville
10:00 am - Little Learners Storytime (Ages 3 - 5) →
Dorothy Herron Room A & B (Combined-One Room Only), 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville
11:00 am - Blount County Job Fair →
Sharon Lawson Room, 508 N. Cusick Street, Maryville
11:30 am
Tuesday September 29
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Mission Rock Residential posted a job opening for Service Technician in Alcoa. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Server in Maryville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alcoa here.
🗞 Nearby News
Maryville
- 9 Tennessee Downtowns Where You Can Browse A Bookstore, Grab A Pastry, And Walk To The Water (takingthekids.com)
- Who surged into top five in latest Knoxville area Super 25 Football Rankings? (knoxnews.com)
Knoxville
- CGI Federal enters into an applied research agreement with the Defense Logistics Agency and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville (knoxvillechamber.com)
- Johnny Knoxville's 'flirty' high school photo with incredible '80s hair has fans all saying the same thing (hellomagazine.com)
- Was Donald Trump booed in Knoxville? We were there; here's what happened (wvlt.tv)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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