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Dandridge, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Key Dandridge meetings, bids, auctions, and deadlines you should know
  • How new AEC grid upgrades could cut outages around Dandridge
  • Can the Lady Patriots turn a breakout season into a title run?

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 76 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with rain and a t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 60.
  • Monday: Sunny; pleasant, less humid, with a high of 75 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Thursday, October 1, 2026 (standardbanner.com) — Several upcoming government actions directly affect Dandridge residents, including bids for a new Town Hall and Visitor Center roof, a county sanitation meeting and landfill bid session in Dandridge, and a foreclosure sale at the Jefferson County Courthouse downtown. Additional notices cover a vehicle auction on Sockless Road, estate deadlines, a bank merger, and key school and housing authority meetings nearby.
   

• AEC Manager outlines improvements to grid (standardbanner.com) — Power reliability upgrades worth over $17 million are already bringing new smart switching devices to the Dandridge area, with more planned between Jefferson City and Dandridge. Appalachian Electric Cooperative leaders say these investments, plus new transmission lines and substation work, are meant to handle growth while keeping outages shorter for local homes and businesses.
   

• Lady Patriots prepping for postseason (standardbanner.com) — Jefferson County’s Lady Patriots volleyball team in Dandridge is heading into next week’s District 2-AAA Tournament confident after a strong regular season, including multiple district sweeps. With a young roster gaining experience against tough opponents, they’ll open postseason play Monday against Morristown East, hoping to earn another shot at top-seeded Sevier County later that evening.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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