š± What Bolivarās new hospital offersāand what still requires travel
Bolivar, Tennessee Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning to you Bolivar! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. āļø
In today's newsletter:
- What Bolivarās new hospital offersāand what still requires travel
- Remembering Edith Vincent Pipkinās lifetime of nursing and service
Also on today's calendar: Hardeman County Veterans Day Program.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and cooler, temps: high: 59, low: 34.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and chilly, with a high of 48 and low of 27 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ New Bolivar hospital offers updated equipment, more emergency rooms (actionnews5.com) ā Bolivarās new hospital at 760 Vildo Road expands emergency care with 12 rooms and updated imaging equipment, replacing the building that opened in 1974. Patients can get lab work, physical therapy and cardiac rehabilitation locally, but surgery, labor and delivery, and intensive care still require care elsewhere. 
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ā¢ Obituary: Edith Vincent Pipkin (hatchiepress.com) ā Edith Vincent Pipkin, a lifelong Hardeman County resident who served as nursing director at Bolivarās Nat. T. Winston Developmental Center, died November 6. Her nursing career included caring for rural home-health patients. Visitation is November 14, 3ā7 p.m., at Shackelford Funeral Home in Bolivar, with services November 15 at Reaves Chapel Church. Ā Ā Ā
šø Around Bolivar
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Upcoming Events in
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ā Featured events ā
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The Parlor 1928 Ribbon Cutting ā
The Parlor 1928 Salon LLC, 104 Warren Street, Bolivar
1:00 pm
Thursday November 12
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Other local events
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Hardeman County Veterans Day Program ā
Bolivar Municipal Center, 211 North Washington Street, Bolivar
10:00 am -
Dental Screening Day ā
Hardeman County Community Health Center, 627 Nuckolls Road, Bolivar
10:00 am
Friday November 13
Saturday November 21
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š Events Nearby
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Last Day to Withdraw Passing - Second Eight-Week Session ā
Freed-Hardeman University, 158 East Main Street, Henderson -
Basketball - SMS vs. Bethel (Home) JV Girls
Selmer Middle School Selmer, TN 38375
5:15 pm -
(A) MS Basketball vs. Whiteville ā
Whiteville Elementary, Whiteville
6:00 pm -
Meet the Bobcats/Alumni Game
McNairy Central High School Selmer, TN 38375
6:00 pm -
CLB Meeting ā
Madison County, TN Calendar, 310 N Parkway Board Room, Jackson
8:30 am -
Basketball - SMS vs. Kossuth (Away) JV Girls
Selmer Middle School Selmer, TN 38375
5:15 pm -
Election Commission ā
Election Office, 45 Dogwood Lane, Somerville
5:30 pm -
(H) V Basketball vs. MHEA/Collegiate School ā
Fayette Academy Viking Center, 15090 Hwy 64, Somerville
4:30 pm -
(H) 5/6B & MSB Basketball vs. St. Dominic ā
Fayette Academy Garner Gym, 15090 Hwy 64, Somerville
5:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Corinth Coca-Cola-Bottling posted a job opening for Merchandiser Full-time Day Shift in Bolivar. Apply here.
- CoreCivic - Corrections Corporation of America posted a job opening for Senior Correctional Officer, Inmate Relations in Whiteville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bolivar here.
š Nearby News
Brownsville
- Judge to decide if man involved in deadly Kalamazoo hit-and-run will stand trial (wwmt.com)
Jackson
- Jackson's City-Wide Leaf Pick-Up program begins Nov. 16 (wbbjtv.com)
- Be a Santa to a Senior program returns to Jackson (wbbjtv.com)
- Renewables news: Rezolv Energy, Aypa Power, 6K's Battery Cathode Materials Factory (greentechlead.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" ā The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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