🌱 When and where Loudon’s AA group meets this week

Hi there, Loudon! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• When and where Loudon’s AA group meets this week
• Want to remix historic footage of the Loudon Bridge for cash?

Also on today's calendar: Find Love in Knoxville: Speed Dating for Selective Singles and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 50 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 84, low: 53.
• Friday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 83 and low of 58 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Daily Calendar for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 (thedailytimes.com) — Loudon residents looking for support with addiction can attend closed Alcoholics Anonymous meetings every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at 505 Mulberry Street. The daily calendar also highlights numerous recovery, grief, and caregiver support groups across nearby Maryville, Townsend, Rockford, and Sevierville, offering options for families and individuals seeking help throughout the week.
   

• Celebrating the 250th: TAMIS invites filmmakers to remix history (knoxtntoday.com) — Local film buffs can tap into rare footage of the Loudon Bridge dedication and other East Tennessee moments for TAMIS’s “Remix the Past” film contest, tied to the nation’s 250th celebration. Using curated archival clips, creators can craft short films for cash prizes, with entries due July 15 and screenings at the Tennessee Theatre on August 15.
   

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📸 Around Loudon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Loudon

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• Tellico Village Single Baby Boomers Monthly Meeting
  The Yacht Club at Tellico Village, 100 Sequoyah Rd, Loudon
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Softball @ Polk Co. - 6pm
  Loudon High School Loudon, TN 37774
  8:00 am
• Soccer @ Cumberland Co. - 6PM (CST)
  Loudon High School Loudon, TN 37774
  8:00 am

Friday April 24

• Baseball @ Sequoyah - 6pm
  Loudon High School Loudon, TN 37774
  8:00 am
• Softball (H) Harriman - 6pm
  Loudon High School Loudon, TN 37774
  8:00 am

Monday April 27

• Softball @ Lenoir City - 6pm
  Loudon High School Loudon, TN 37774
  8:00 am

Tuesday April 28

• Exploring the World in Comfort with Viking
  Firefly Lane - A Wine Bar on Wharf , 404 A , Wharf St , Loudon
  4:00 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Baseball District Tournament
  Loudon High School Loudon, TN 37774
  8:00 am
• Find Love in Knoxville: Speed Dating for Selective Singles
  Maple Hall , 414 S Gay St , Knoxville
  7:00 pm

Tuesday May 5

• SkyNano Online Auction
  , Louisville
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 24

• Philly Players Play
  Philadelphia Elementary School Philadelphia, TN 37846
  8:00 am
• Morgans Mill: Smokin F
  Smokin' F BBQ & Feedlot , 1821 Lynn Rd , Philadelphia
  5:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• THE CACKLING HENS CRAFT FAIR
  Highland Park Ruritan Club , 860 US-321 , Lenoir City
  10:00 am
• Snail Darter Fest 2026
  Tennessee Brew Works - Lenoir City Barrel House , 200 E Depot St , Lenoir City
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Remember Sammy?
  Our rescue that came into the shelter with his face nearly torn off? Look at him now! What a happy boy and he is loved dearly by his new family. He… (Nextdoor Tellico Village)
• #reunited.
  He has found his family and is back at home! We had this sweet dog show up in the yard. If anyone is missing him or knows where he lives. He was… (Nextdoor Calloway)

• Elwood Staffing posted a job opening for Forklift Operator/ Material Handler in Loudon. Apply here.
• Food City posted a job opening for Front End Manager in Loudon. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Loudon here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Sweetwater

• Three Earthquakes Strike South Carolina and Tennesssee (weatherboy.com)

Kingston

• Teen arrested in death of 18-year-old shot, killed after prom, MPD says (themountainpress.com)
• South-Doyle Senior Night more than the canceled game (knoxtntoday.com)
• Family of slain TN correctional officer wants answers, supports death penalty in February attack (wbir.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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