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Today's riddle: Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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1. Express Employment Professionals Hosting Seasonal Hiring Event in Knoxville (wivk.com) — Knoxville job seekers can attend a seasonal hiring fair this Friday, Oct. 9, at the Knoxville American Job Center on Middlebrook Pike, where more than 40 positions starting around $20 an hour will be available. Roles range from administrative and warehouse work to manufacturing and skilled trades, with some seasonal jobs potentially leading to permanent employment. Attendees are urged to bring ID, resumes, and dress professionally.
2. Health expert shares tips to avoid food-borne illnesses (wate.com) — Knox County health officials in Knoxville are urging residents to step up basic kitchen hygiene after nine local Cyclospora cases this summer and ongoing risks from Salmonella and norovirus. A county health expert stresses thorough handwashing, cleaning knives and prep areas, skipping rinsing raw chicken, and tossing cooked leftovers after seven days to cut your chances of getting sick at home.
3. Two Tennessee Engineers Win NSF CAREER Awards to Reimagine Superconducting (scienmag.com) — Two University of Tennessee, Knoxville engineering faculty members have earned major NSF CAREER Awards, bringing significant research funding and student opportunities to the city. One project will advance ultra-efficient superconducting electronics for future computing and quantum systems, while the other develops low-cost, offline AI devices co-designed with Appalachian communities. Knoxville groups like Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development may directly benefit from these tools for soil and water monitoring.
4. Subtext Completes Two Student Housing Developments in Florida, Tennessee (studenthousingbusiness.com) — A new 14-story student housing community, EVER Knoxville, has opened at 1919 Lake Ave. near the University of Tennessee campus, adding 498 beds and extensive amenities for students. The development offers one- to five-bedroom units plus a sky lounge, resort-style pool, study spaces, and 24-hour fitness center. It joins a sister project in Orlando as part of Subtext's latest completions.
5. Nurse urges early health checks after breast cancer diagnosis at 23 (wate.com) — A 23-year-old Knoxville ICU nurse is urging women to pay attention to their bodies after her own unexpected breast cancer diagnosis during a routine checkup. While juggling intensive treatment and night shifts, she's sharing her journey to encourage early health checks and remind younger women that speaking up about concerning symptoms can make a critical difference.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why do Norway's navy ships all have barcodes?" — So when they come back to port they can just scan-da-navi-an! (Thank you Jessica C. for sending it in!)
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