🌱 How did the Cumberland Gap Tunnel transform daily life and safety?

What's up Cumberland Gap! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How did the Cumberland Gap Tunnel transform daily life and safety?

Also on today's calendar: Planning and Zoning Commission and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 60 degrees.
• Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 85, low: 65.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 73 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• This Tennessee Tunnel Marks 30 Years Since Replacing A Dangerous Mountain Road (takingthekids.com) — Cumberland Gap residents are marking 30 years of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel, the project that replaced the old dangerous U.S. 25E mountain road and reshaped daily travel through town. The article looks back at how the tunnel improved safety, revived historic Wilderness Road trails, and continues to support local life and tourism on both the Tennessee and Kentucky sides.
   

📸 Around Cumberland Gap

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Cumberland Gap

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Arts in the Gap Gallery: The Sunday Table →
  Paul V. Hamilton Center for the Arts, 703 Brooklyn St., Cumberland Gap
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Monday October 5
• Planning and Zoning Commission →
  Cumberland Gap TN
  5:30 pm
• Board of Mayor and Alderman →
  Cumberland Gap TN
  7:00 pm
Tuesday October 6
• Arts in the Gap Gallery: The Sunday Table →
  Paul V. Hamilton Center for the Arts, 703 Brooklyn St., Cumberland Gap
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Revolutionary S.T.E.A.M. at the Museum →
  Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, 120 Mars DeBusk Pkwy., Harrogate
  8:30 am
• Revolutionary S.T.E.A.M. Fest at the Museum →
  Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum, 120 Mars DeBusk Pkwy., Harrogate
  9:00 am
Friday October 2
• Food Truck Fridays →
  325 Grainger County Park Rd, Rutledge
  5:00 pm
• LMU women's Volleyball vs. Newberry College →
  Mary E. Mars Gymnasium, 230 Sigmon Way, Harrogate
  6:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Coach Barry Liles Memorial →
  Tazewell TN
• 6th Annual Grainger County Fall Festival →
  Rutledge TN
  9:00 am
• LMU Women's Volleyball vs. Anderson University (SC) →
  Mary E. Mars Gymnasium, 230 Sigmon Way, Harrogate
  2:00 pm
Wednesday October 7
• LMU Women's Soccer vs Emory & Henry University →
  LMU Lacrosse Complex, 1107 Morris Lane, Harrogate
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Lincoln Memorial University posted a job opening for Substitute Teacher JFWA in Harrogate. Apply here.
• Covenant Health posted a job opening for Mechanic Technician in Tazewell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Cumberland Gap here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tazewell

• Waterfront - Tazewell TN Waterfront Homes For Sale (zillow.com)
• Brown wins open wheel modified race (claiborneprogress.net)

Morristown

• Four Teens Charged With Attempted Murder After Hamblen County Shooting Investigation (wivk.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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