🌱 Patch AM: What Riverdale’s big win means before they host La Vergne next.

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In today's newsletter:

• What Riverdale's big win means before they host La Vergne next.
• How La Vergne's railroad roots helped shape today's booming Rutherford County.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Monday: Partly sunny and less humid, with a high of 91 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Tuesday: Rather cloudy, temps: high: 90, low: 69.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• How SEC commitments Brylan Oduor, James Stewart came up big against former team (theleafchronicle.com) — Riverdale's SEC-bound stars powered a decisive win over Blackman, setting the stage for another key Region 3-6A matchup when Riverdale hosts La Vergne in Week 4. Local fans can watch several SEC commitments in action as both programs look to build momentum in a tightly contested region race.
   

• Labor Day: A Local Look at the Workers Who Built 'The Heart of Tennessee' (wgnsradio.com) — Rutherford County's Labor Day story highlights how local workers shaped Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne, and surrounding communities, from early corn farming to railroad towns and Nissan's arrival. The piece connects today's rapid growth to generations of labor, explaining how geography, industry, and immigrant and freedmen workers built what newcomers now experience as "The Heart of Tennessee."
   

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• Beginning Spanish →
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Disabledperson, Inc posted a job opening for Service Coordinator at Sudden Service, Inc. in La Vergne, Tennessee in La Vergne. Apply here.
• Kelly Services, Inc. posted a job opening for CNC Operator in La Vergne. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near La Vergne here.

🗞 Nearby News

Smyrna

• Rapid reax as Vanderbilt starts a little wobbly, but finally takes down Austin Peay (dnj.com)
• Explore Tennessee's Most Haunted Places on the Ultimate Halloween Road Trip - Clarksville Online - Clarksville News, Sports, Events and Information (clarksvilleonline.com)

Nolensville

• More than 45 firefighters battle blaze at nearly 10,000-square-foot Beech Hill Road home (fox17.com)
• Shoppers Walk Into This Big Tennessee Thrift Store For One Thing And Leave With Bags Of $1 Finds (takingthekids.com)
• TDOT Construction and Road Work Scheduled Across Montgomery County and Surrounding Areas starting September 8th (clarksvilleonline.com)

Brentwood

• Honor Local Heroes: The 9th Annual VETFEST & Heroes Stroll Returns to Brentwood (williamsonsource.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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