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Also check out Gavin DeGraw on the Brentwood Patch calendar
Greetings Brentwood! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- See which Brentwood schools and groups are sharing $300,000 in funding
- How Brentwood neighbors are honoring Dolly Parton outside her home
- How did Brentwood High stack up against Tennessee's best schools?
Also on today's calendar: Brentwood Photography Group General Meeting & Photographing Motorsports Presentation and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 89 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 89, low: 65.
- Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Brentwood Gives Over $300,000 to Local Schools and Organizations (williamsonsource.com) — Brentwood has just approved more than $300,000 in city contributions for local schools and community organizations, including major support for Brentwood High, Ravenwood, and several middle and elementary schools. Nonprofits like FiftyForward Martin Center, Brentwood Ball Club, and Brentwood Blaze also received funding, continuing a decades-long pattern of taxpayer investment in education and community services. 
2. Mourners gather outside Dolly Parton's Brentwood home for a second day after news of the icon's death (wsmv.com) — Mourners continue gathering outside Dolly Parton's Brentwood home, where a growing memorial of flowers, signs, and balloons has been temporarily moved indoors to her on-site chapel because of heavy rain and will return outside Thursday. Fans from across Tennessee are driving through the Brentwood neighborhood, leaving tributes and sharing how the late icon's music, kindness, and faith shaped their lives.
3. WCS High Schools Remain Among Best in State (williamsonsource.com subscription) — Brentwood families can celebrate that Brentwood High is ranked sixth in Tennessee and 220th nationally in the latest U.S. News & World Report list. Several other Williamson County high schools, including Ravenwood and Franklin, also placed near the top, with all 11 WCS high schools landing in the state's top 70.
4. R3 Medical Companies - 726330 - 08/14/2026 (fda.gov) — A federal FDA warning letter to R3 Medical Companies details alleged violations involving unapproved biologic products and manufacturing practices, and notes the firm's ties to an R3 Anti-Aging & MedSpa location on Thoroughbred Lane in Brentwood. The agency says the products are being treated as unapproved drugs and biologicals and warns that further enforcement could follow if issues aren't corrected.
📸 Around Brentwood
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Brentwood
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★ Featured events ★
- Gavin DeGraw →
FirstBank Amphitheater, 4525 Graystone Quarry Ln, Franklin
6:00 pm
Friday August 28
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Other local events
- BHS varsity football @ Brentwood Academy
Brentwood High School Brentwood Academy, 219 Granny White Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
7:00 pm - RHS - Football vs Lipscomb @ RHS
Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
7:00 pm - WMS-Girls Soccer @ LMS
Woodland Middle School Legacy Middle School, 2380 Henpeck Ln, Franklin, TN 37064, USA
4:00 pm - WMS-Volleyball @ FMS
Woodland Middle School Freedom Middle School, 1000 Excellence Wy, Franklin, TN 37064
4:00 pm - BHS boys and girls golf vs Summit
Brentwood High School Towhee Club, 3901 Kedron Rd, Spring Hill, TN 37174, USA
4:00 pm - RHS - JV Football vs Brentwood @ RHS
Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
6:00 pm - BHS JV football @ Ravenwood
Brentwood High School Ravenwood High School, 1724 Wilson Pike, Brentwood, TN 37027
6:00 pm - Brentwood Photography Group General Meeting & Photographing Motorsports Presentation →
Otter Creek Church, 409 Franklin Rd, Brentwood
6:00 pm
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
📣 Brentwood Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- COF Capital Investment Committee →
County of Williamson - Franklin TN 37064
3:30 pm - FHS - Golf vs Spring Hill
Franklin High School Towhee Club, 3901 Kedron Rd, Spring Hill, TN 37174, USA
4:00 pm - MCMS Cross Country Meet
Mill Creek Middle School Sunset Middle School, 200 Sunset Trail, Brentwood, TN 37027, U
4:00 pm - PMS Tennis @ BMS
Fred J Page Middle School Brentwood Middle School, 5324 Murray Ln, Brentwood, TN 37027
4:00 pm
Thursday August 27
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Porter - Unit 1521 in Brentwood. Apply here.
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Forklift Driver in Brentwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Brentwood here.
Ok Brentwood! 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: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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