🌱 How The Standard Banner kept Tennessee’s top-newspaper title six years running

Good morning Jefferson City! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How The Standard Banner kept Tennessee’s top-newspaper title six years running

Today's riddle: What Do u call a pig that knows karate? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 71.
• Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Newspaper recognized with TPA awards (thebledsonian-banner.com) — Jefferson City’s own Standard Banner has once again been named the top paper in its division, earning the Tennessee Press Association’s General Excellence Award for the sixth straight year. The statewide ceremony in Franklin also honored many other local newspapers for standout reporting, design, and community coverage, underscoring the value of strong hometown journalism across Tennessee.
   

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📸 Around Jefferson City

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday July 9

• Graphic Novel & Manga Book Club In-Person
  Blaine Community Library South Whatcom Library, South Whatcom
  7:30 pm

Friday July 10

• Little Mania Midget Wrestling →
  Newport Speedway, 767 Industrial Rd, Newport
  5:30 pm
• Lakeside at the Point →
  Lakeside At The Point, 122 Boat Dock Dr, Dandridge
  6:00 pm

Sunday July 12

• Summer Salad Cook-Off →
  Spout Spring Estates Winery and Vineyard, 430 Riddle Ln, Blaine
  3:00 pm

Monday July 13

• Academic Day
  Jefferson County Schools PA
  7:30 am
• Back to School Night 2026 →
  College Square Mall, 2550 E Morris Blvd, Morristown
  5:00 pm

Tuesday July 14

• LEGO® Club In-Person
  Blaine Community Library South Whatcom Library, South Whatcom
  7:00 pm

Wednesday July 15

• Friends of the Blaine Library Monthly Meeting In-Person
  Blaine Community Library Blaine Meeting Room, Blaine
  9:30 pm

Thursday July 16

• South Whatcom Social Hour In-Person
  Blaine Community Library South Whatcom Library, South Whatcom
  1:30 pm

Friday July 17

• Books and Bites In-Person
  Blaine Community Library Blaine Meeting Room, Blaine
  4:00 pm

Sunday July 19

• Annual Tomato Dinner →
  Spout Spring Estates Winery and Vineyard, 430 Riddle Ln, Blaine
  4:30 pm

Wednesday July 22

• Morristown, TN →
  Morristown-Hamblen Library, 417 W Main St, Morristown
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Fast Pace Health posted a job opening for Patient Care Specialist (Medical Receptionist) in Jefferson City. Apply here.
• Forte Opening Solutions, Inc. posted a job opening for Quality Manager in Jefferson City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jefferson City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Dandridge

• 9 Tennessee Cafes And Country Kitchens Worth Leaving The Highway For (takingthekids.com)
• Arrests July 7 (themountainpress.com)
• Legal and public notices for the week of July 6, 2026 (knoxfocus.com)

Morristown

• Strong storms, localized flooding possible across region this week (elizabethton.com)
• Clarksville Tops Tennessee for Lowest Gas Prices as Fuel Costs Decline - Clarksville Online - Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information (clarksvilleonline.com)
• Gwendolyn Eve Hudson, 66, (wyshradio.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A pork chop (Thank you Jody M. for sending it in!)
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