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In today's newsletter:

  • How La Vergne's railroad roots helped build today's "Heart of Tennessee".

Today's riddle: What happened to the pregnant cat that ate yarn? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 92, low: 72.
  • Thursday: An afternoon thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Labor Day: A Local Look at the Workers Who Built 'The Heart of Tennessee' (wgnsradio.com) — La Vergne gets a nod in this Labor Day look at how railroad stops like ours, Smyrna, and Murfreesboro helped shape Rutherford County's growth. The story traces local labor history from early corn farming and water-powered mills to railroads, manufacturing plants, and Nissan's arrival, showing how generations of workers built today's booming "Heart of Tennessee."
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Smyrna

  • Vols LB Arion Carter Plans to Make Tackles For a Good Cause in His Return From Suspension (wdef.com)
  • Ribbons, roots and resilience: One Smyrna woman braids to help families in need (newschannel5.com)
  • Hammonds House Museum presents NU AFRICANS by Maurice Evans and Grace Kisa (atlantadailyworld.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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