🌱 Lafayette native Jaclyn Childress takes the helm at Shore Fire Media
Lafayette, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Lafayette! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Lafayette native Jaclyn Childress takes the helm at Shore Fire Media
- Red Hill Farms to host CattleCon's hands-on grazing workshop
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Nice with some sun, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with a passing shower, temps: high: 54, low: 35.
- Friday: Cold; breezy in the morning, with a high of 44 and low of 28 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Jaclyn D. Childress Named President Of Shore Fire Media (musicrow.com) — Lafayette native Jaclyn D. Childress has been named president of Shore Fire Media after 13 years with the publicity firm. She will continue leading its Nashville office, where she helped expand the company's work beyond music into sports, reality television and digital creators. 
• Tours following CattleCon 2027 offer unique educational experiences (tsln.com) — Red Hill Farms in Lafayette will host a hands-on grazing workshop Feb. 5, 2027, as an add-on for CattleCon attendees. Hosts Sarah and Bart Jones and a University of Tennessee genetics expert will cover grazing, winter feeding and cattle nutrition. The $150 registration includes transportation, lunch and a workbook for developing a grazing plan.
📸 Around Lafayette
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Shalom Zone Hygiene Pantry
Gallatin Chamber of Commerce, 600 Small Street, Gallatin
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Town of Gordonsville Planning Commission →
Gordonsville Civic Center, 63 E Main St, Gordonsville
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GJHS Basketball at Monterey
Smith County Carthage, TN 37030
6:00 pm -
The Inspirations Southern Gospel Quartet
Portland Chamber of Commerce, 106 Main St, Portland
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GHS Football Playoffs Home
Smith County Carthage, TN 37030 -
Yuletide at the Station - A Gallatin Farmers Market Event →
The Station, 117 W Main Street, Gallatin
5:00 pm -
Christmas by Lamplight Tours at the Hermitage
Andrew Jackson's Hermitage, 4580 Rachel's Lane, Nashville
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Murder, Medicine & Mourning →
Wynnewood State Historic Site, 210 Old Hwy 25, Castalian Springs
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Bear Wheels Challenge: 6 Hour Endurance Race →
140 Marina Ln, Carthage -
53rd Annual Harvest Craft Show
Portland Chamber of Commerce, 106 Main St, Portland -
Larkspur Preserve Volunteer Days →
Larkspur Conservation at Taylor Hollow, 155 Bear Carr Road, Westmoreland
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Express Childbirth Class
Highpoint Health - Sumner with Ascension Saint Thomas, 555 Hartsville Pike, Gallatin
9:00 am
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Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tom James Company posted a job opening for Sewing Machine Operator in Lafayette. Apply here.
- SmartStyle Salons posted a job opening for Stylist in Lafayette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lafayette here.
🗞 Nearby News
Hartsville
- Murfreesboro to Honor Veterans Wednesday with Downtown Ceremony as MTSU and Other Colleges Earn Recognition for Supporting Those Who Served (wgnsradio.com)
Westmoreland
- With 18 Homes Sold in the Past Year, Derrick Miller of EXIT Realty Garden Gate Team Brings 418 Creekmore Rd, a $1.3 Million Five-Acre Cottontown Home, and 3 More Sumner County Listings to Market (usatoday.com)
Bethpage
- Public Notices – Portland Sun – November 10, 2026 (mainstreetmediatn.com)
- Sumner Co. property transfers, Aug. 13-26, 2026 (mainstreetmediatn.com)
- Charles Campbell Owen Sr. (sumnercountysource.com)
Ok Lafayette! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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