🌱 How Columbia students turned flipping switches into $210,000 for their school
Columbia, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min readHi Columbia! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Columbia students turned flipping switches into $210,000 for their school
- How Columbia Academy’s playoff path changed after its latest setback
Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 72, low: 47.
- Friday: Sunny and warmer, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• CPWS, TVA award $210,000 to uplift The King's Daughters' School (mainstreetmediatn.com) — Columbia Power & Water Systems has helped The King’s Daughters’ School secure a $210,000 TVA School Uplift grant to upgrade its campus with energy-efficient improvements. Students and staff earned the award through a year-long conservation effort, turning simple actions like switching off lights into big savings and a healthier, more comfortable learning environment. 
• New No. 1 among 4 new teams in Nashville Large, Small Class TSSAA baseball rankings (columbiadailyherald.com) — Columbia Academy’s baseball team has slipped to No. 3 in the Nashville-area small-class rankings after a 13-4 loss to Grace Christian but is still headed to St. George’s for the Division II-A state quarterfinals. The rankings rundown also highlights other Middle Tennessee teams’ playoff paths, giving local fans a snapshot of who’s hot heading into state tournament play.
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Monthly Chamber Coffee
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Maury Alliance Chamber of Commerce 1220 Trotwood Ave. Columbia, TN 38401
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Maury Alliance Chamber of Commerce The Course at Pillow Springs 119 Stoneybrook Rd Columbia, TN 38401
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💬 Chatter
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Local and reliable! 1 F Lawn Care can take care of all your lawn care needs! Need us every two weeks? Need us just once a month? We are family… (Nextdoor Sagewood Estates)
- City of Columbia Tennessee posted a job opening for Equipment Operator Part Time (Open until filled) in Columbia. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Spring Hill
- Spring Hill Restaurant Scores 60 During Routine Health Inspection (maurycountysource.com)
- Perfect Health Scores in Maury Co. for May 11, 2026 (maurycountysource.com)
- Patsy Marie Tayes (davidsoncountysource.com)
Franklin
- Middle Tennessee's First Tous les Jours French Bakery Is Opening in Franklin (williamsonsource.com)
- Franklin releases proposed $274 million budget for FY27 (fox17.com)
- Chukkers for Charity Sets Date for 2026 Event (williamsonsource.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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