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In today's newsletter:

  • Franklin plant shows Williamson County students what modern manufacturing looks like
  • How a Franklin studio became a hub for audio education innovation

Also on today's calendar: FREE Williamson County Home Show, October 2027 and 9 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 53 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 62.
  • Saturday: Wind and rain, with a high of 69 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• A. O. Smith's APCOM Manufacturing Facility Welcomes High-school Students for Manufacturing Day Event (retrofitmagazine.com) — A.O. Smith's APCOM facility in Franklin recently opened its doors to students from Centennial and Nolensville high schools for Manufacturing Day, showcasing modern production careers. Teens toured the 200,000-square-foot plant, met employees, and learned how local manufacturing connects classroom skills to real job opportunities in the Franklin and Williamson County area.
   

• Focusrite Group Hosts Second EDU Summit In Tennessee (prosoundweb.com) — Franklin hosted Focusrite Group's second EDU Summit at Create-it Studios, drawing educators and audio professionals from across the Southeast and Nashville. Sessions explored immersive 3D audio, networked studio design, and how AI and new technologies are reshaping music and audio education programs that ultimately benefit students in this region.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • I have years and years and years of National Geographic magazines and am looking for a library, literacy organization or school, etc.
    , that could use them. It would be extremely disheartening to see them recycled as paper, but that is my only option if they can't be of use to… (Nextdoor Temple Hills)
  • Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Grocery Night Clerk in Franklin. Apply here.
  • Goodwill posted a job opening for Retail Donor Specialist - Materials Handler Associate in Franklin. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Franklin here.

🗞 Nearby News

Brentwood

  • Dolly Parton's Former Los Angeles Home Hits the Market for the First Time in 25 Years (newsbreak.com)
  • Summit Wealth Group Acquires $189 Million Commonwealth Advisor Practice (citybiz.co)
  • Rollins (NYSE:ROL) & CoreCivic (NYSE:CXW) Critical Survey (defenseworld.net)

Nolensville

  • Ms. Cheap: Lots of good to know about Goodwill these days (newsbreak.com)
  • The RACER Mailbag, October 7 (racer.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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