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Sunday August 30th Patch AM (Chele S.)

Good morning Chattanooga! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a 1910 park fight reshaped Chattanooga's city government
  • How a new Signal Mountain resident helped create a Dolly Parton classic
  • How Alex Krehl's hat trick reshaped Chattanooga FC's playoff push

Also on today's calendar: Farmers Market at the Choo-Choo and 6 more events.

And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Chele S.!

Today's riddle: What gets bigger the more you take away? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Sunshine, warm and humid, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Mostly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 93, low: 73.
  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 97 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Local History: Chattanooga parks and city government reenvisioned (timesfreepress.com) — Chattanooga's early 1900s leaders hired famed planner John Nolen to design a connected system of parks, boulevards, and playgrounds, sparking a push to reform city government. A fiery 1910 debate over misused park bond funds led Mayor T.C. Thompson and prominent business figures to call for a new governing structure so Chattanooga could fully invest in green space and long-term growth.
   

• Signal Mountain man reflects on songwriting for Dolly Parton (timesfreepress.com) — A Grammy-winning songwriter who co-wrote Dolly Parton's hit "Why'd You Come in Here Lookin' Like That" has recently settled on Signal Mountain and is getting to know Chattanooga. Randy Thomas reflects on the unlikely path that led his demo to Parton, his memories of meeting her, and how it feels to live just a short drive from the Nashville studio that changed his life.
   

• Alex Krehl's hat trick propels Chattanooga FC to 5-2 wn over Carolina Core FC (local3news.com) — Chattanooga FC fans just saw Alex Krehl net his first career hat trick in a 5–2 win over Carolina Core FC, keeping him in the MLS Next Pro Golden Boot chase. With Tate Robertson climbing the assists leaderboard, CFC now heads to Huntsville on Sept. 9 before closing the regular season at Fort Finley on Sept. 13 against Atlanta United 2.
   

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Red Bank

  • QuoteWorthy: 'I have never known a more gracious and kind human being' (timesfreepress.com)
  • Former bus station by Chattanooga Airport becomes McNabb Center for trauma, healing (newschannel9.com)
  • How you can help name Red Bank's newest park (local3news.com)

East Ridge

  • Officers Help Lost Elderly Man - And Other East Ridge Police Calls (chattanoogan.com)
  • Tennessee prep football roundup: Baylor routs visitors from Virginia (timesfreepress.com)
  • East Ridge Seeks To Limit Vape, THC Shops; Largest Ace Hardware In The County Coming To Border Region (chattanoogan.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A hole (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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