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In today's newsletter:

• Can you help identify the Hamilton Place car break-in suspect?
• What Chattanooga residents should know about the South Chickamauga sewer leak
• Meet the cybersecurity heavyweights quietly working from Chattanooga homes and offices.

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 83, low: 61.
• Saturday: Wind and rain, with a high of 70 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Crime Stoppers: Police say suspect stole from three cars (local3news.com) — Chattanooga Police are asking for help identifying a suspect accused of breaking into three vehicles in a Hamilton Place Boulevard parking lot, including a Tesla that captured key video. Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips, and officers are reminding residents to lock cars, hide valuables, and remove firearms to prevent similar overnight thefts.
   

• City continues to work on South Chickamauga Creek sewer leak (wdef.com) — A sewer leak in South Chickamauga Creek near the Tennessee Riverpark is prompting Chattanooga officials to warn residents to avoid recreational use of the water until repairs are complete. The decades‑old wastewater pipes are being fixed now, with longer‑term infrastructure upgrades planned, while volunteers and city staff monitor potential impacts near the city's water intake downstream.
   

• The Scenic City's Cybersecurity Leaders to Watch (securityboulevard.com) — Chattanooga residents might be surprised how many nationally influential cybersecurity leaders work from right here in the Scenic City, including key figures at Erlanger, Volkswagen, Unum, TVA-related operations, and more. This profile highlights their military backgrounds, global responsibilities, and how their work at local institutions quietly shapes security for patients, drivers, and power customers across North America.
   

📸 Around Chattanooga

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chattanooga

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16
• Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness →
  Dillard's, 2100 Hamilton Pl Blvd, Chattanooga
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Niko Moon - Back To My Roots Tour →
  The Signal, 21 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga
  8:00 pm
• Dread Hollow Girls Night Out! →
  Dread Hollow, 321 Browns Ferry Rd, Chattanooga
  8:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Boo in the Zoo 2026 →
  Chattanooga Zoo, Chattanooga
• Halloween Trail Fest →
  Chattanooga TN
• Boo in the Zoo →
  Chattanooga TN
• Boo in the Zoo →
  Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N Holtzclaw Ave, Chattanooga
  4:00 pm
• Dread Hollow Date Night →
  Dread Hollow, 321 Browns Ferry Rd, Chattanooga
  8:00 pm
• Rainbow Rave →
  The Signal, 21 Choo Choo Ave, Chattanooga
  9:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Spooky Paws Pet Parade →
  Tennessee Riverpark, 4301 Amnicola Hwy, Chattanooga
  10:00 am
• The Great Inflate →
  Tennessee Riverpark, 4307 Amnicola Hwy, Chattanooga, TN, 37406
  10:00 am
• Boo in the Zoo →
  Chattanooga Zoo, 301 N Holtzclaw Ave, Chattanooga
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Abstract art.
  You make a journey with color, light and shadow and shape. shapes that are related to each other. maybe a variety of rectangles. Colors related to… (Nextdoor Friends of Mountain Creek)
• Update: Pet Reunited
  A dog who went missing in Chattanooga, TN, has been safely reunited with their family after 1 days, 9 hours. Message from Finder: "The dog is in my… (Nextdoor East Brainerd)

• The Adecco Group posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Chattanooga. Apply here.
• The Weisiger Group posted a job opening for Field Service Technician – Material Handling Equipment in Chattanooga. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Chattanooga here.

🗞 Nearby News

Red Bank

• Big Dog Development Enhances Kitchen Remodeling Services (midvalejournal.com)
• Signal Mountain sweeps TSSAA Class A state golf honors for second year in a row (timesfreepress.com)
• I-65 closing in Nashville for bridge demolition (newschannel9.com)

East Ridge

• East Hamilton Soccer Earns 4-0 Shutout Over East Ridge (chattanoogan.com)
• Law and Order Oct. 7 (eastridgenewsonline.com)
• Hamilton County election officials test 112 voting machines ahead of Nov. 3 election (newschannel9.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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