🌱 How will Manchester’s library spend its new technology grant money?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will Manchester's library spend its new technology grant money?
• What does Bonnaroo's 2027 cancellation mean for Manchester's festival future?

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 52 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 88, low: 63.
• Thursday: Sunshine and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Secretary of State Tre Hargett, Sen. Janice Bowling, & Rep. Rush Bricken Announce $12,200 Technology Grant for Coffee County Libraries (thunder1320.com) — Manchester residents can expect better computers and internet access at the Coffee County Manchester Public Library thanks to a new $6,225 state technology grant. Combined with funding for Tullahoma's Lannom Memorial Library, the money will pay for desktops, routers, and monitors. Local and state leaders say the upgrades will support schoolwork, job searches, and everyday online tasks.
   

• More Festivals Cancel as Climate Crisis Upends Live Music (hypebot.com) — Manchester's Bonnaroo grounds are getting a forced year off in 2027 after repeated storms and flooding in 2025 and 2026 left the 700-acre site too damaged for another festival. Organizers say they need time for drainage upgrades and land recovery, raising questions about Bonnaroo's long-term future. The story places Bonnaroo within a broader trend of climate-driven festival cancellations.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Manchester

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Saturday October 3
• Shake Rattle & Roll: The Elvis Experience →
  Millennium Repertory Company, 128 E Main St, Manchester
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Wednesday September 30
• Siren Test for Downtown →
  City Hall, 200 West Fort St., Manchester
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Volleyball @ Coffee County Central
  Tullahoma High School Tullahoma, TN 37388
  4:00 pm
• THS Lady Wildcats Soccer vs Shelbyville. (Home)
  East Middle School, 908 Country Club Dr, Tullahoma
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Volleyball @ Franklin Co.
  Tullahoma High School Tullahoma, TN 37388
  4:00 pm
• Capital Outlay Committee →
  Coffee County, TN Calendar
  4:00 pm
• Historic Zoning Commission Meeting →
  City Hall Board Room, 200 West Fort St., Manchester
  5:00 pm
• THS Lady Wildcats Soccer vs Riverdale (Home)
  East Middle School, 908 Country Club Dr, Tullahoma
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• THS Varsity Football vs Lincoln Co.
  Tullahoma High School Tullahoma, TN 37388
  7:00 pm
• Andy Buckner Music: Southern Middle Tennessee Pavilion| Triple T Championship Rodeo →
  Franklin County Farmers Market Pavilion, 3739 Annex, 803 Dinah Shore Blvd Bldg 357, Winchester
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Dracula - Play →
  The Arts Center of Cannon County, 1424 John Bragg Hwy, Woodbury
  7:30 pm
Monday October 5
• DBT for Adults →
  Centerstone – Tullahoma, 1803 N Jackson Street, Tullahoma
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PurposeBuilt Brands, Inc. posted a job opening for Production Associate in Manchester. Apply here.
• Dot Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Inventory Specialist in Manchester. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Manchester here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tullahoma

• Billy Wayne Lumbley (thunder1320.com)
• Hands-On Science Center Announces Fall Break Camp for Young Scientists (thunder1320.com)

Lynchburg

• Library Book Club Goes Sleuthing in October with a 'Lady Sherlock' Mystery (thelynchburgtimes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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