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🌱 What investigators say happened inside this Jamestown funeral home.
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- What investigators say happened inside this Jamestown funeral home.
Also on today's calendar: Jamestown Head Start.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Tenn. funeral home owner indicted on 52 counts connected with alleged fraud, mishandling of remains (truecrimenews.com) — A Jamestown funeral home owner has been indicted on 52 counts, including theft, insurance fraud, abuse of a corpse, and exploitation of elderly clients, after a state investigation into his business practices. Authorities say the Mundy Funeral Home mishandled cremated remains and allegedly misused donations and insurance policies, raising serious concerns for families who have relied on its services in Jamestown and Fentress County.
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Dixie Cafe, 31 Courthouse Square, Byrdstown
6:00 pm - Zion Christian Academy at Pickett County →
Pickett County High School, 200 Skyline Dr, Byrdstown
7:00 pm - Allardt Great Pumpkin Festival Pumpkin Run →
Allardt TN - Backroom Band at the Dixie Cafe →
Dixie Cafe, 31 Courthouse Square, Byrdstown
6:00 pm - Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Meeting →
Pickett County Library, 79 Pickett Square Annex, Byrdstown
11:00 am - Clearview Bluegrass at the Dixie Cafe →
Dixie Cafe, 31 Courthouse Square, Byrdstown
6:00 pm - 4th Annual Wolf River Crawl →
Legends on the Wolf RV Park, 1006 Wolf River Rd, Byrdstown - 1st Annual Pickett County Kids Fishing Rodeo →
Plankyard Harbor Fishing Pier, 2001 Plankyard Rd, Byrdstown
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Jamestown. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Sunbright
- Unaka falls just short in 40-36 shootout with Sunbright (elizabethton.com)
- County to get new plant (themountainpress.com)
Oneida
- Rockwood Girls Varsity Soccer @ York Institute (maxpreps.com)
Wartburg
- Frozen Head State Park to Host 45th Annual Heritage Day in October (wivk.com)
- Wartburg runs past Oakdale (themountainpress.com)
- Daily Connections: Tuesday, September 29, 2026 (knoxtntoday.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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