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🌱 Which Maryville meetups and free events are happening this month?

And on the Maryville Patch calendar - Ghost Hunters' Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts

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Good morning Maryville! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Maryville meetups and free events are happening this month?
  • How a Maryville College grad turned campus memories into lasting woodwork.
  • How did your favorite Maryville spots score on health inspections?

Also on today's calendar: Ghost Hunters' Steve Gonsalves Live: A Life With Ghosts and 3 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Warm with periods of sun, with a high of 90 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 91, low: 68.
  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 88 and low of 69 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Daily Calendar for Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026 (thedailytimes.com) — Maryville residents have a full slate of local activities today and in the coming weeks, from free community meals and veterans' coffee gatherings to fitness classes and support groups. Several recurring events at Everett Senior Center, local churches, and civic groups offer ways to stay active, connect with neighbors, and find support right in town.
   

• Built to last: Alumnus Stephen Shankles transforms a passion for woodworking into a gift to the College that shaped him (thedailytimes.com) — A Maryville College graduate has turned a chance visit to a Townsend gallery into a thriving woodworking career, recently crafting custom bookcases for the college's Center for Campus Ministry. Living just off Wilkinson Pike near campus, he's using reclaimed campus materials and local trees to create meaningful, story-rich pieces that students and staff now use every day.
   

• Blount County Restaurant Health Scores for week ending Sept. 4 (thedailytimes.com) — If you eat or have kids in school around Maryville, several local cafeterias, child care kitchens, and restaurants just received mostly high health scores, with a few minor issues noted. From Sonic on Foothills Mall Drive to John Sevier Elementary and local child care centers, inspectors flagged mainly cleanliness and maintenance problems rather than serious food safety risks.
   

📸 Around Maryville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Maryville

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 8
  • Knox Dough Food Truck
    Alcoa Elementary School Alcoa, TN 37701
    4:00 pm
  • STREAM Family Night
    Alcoa Elementary School Alcoa, TN 37701
    4:00 pm
  • Food Truck Rally Event →
    Alcoa, TN Calendar Alcoa, TN 37701
    4:00 pm
  • đĽ AMS Softball vs Maryville (Away)
    John Sevier Elementary School, 2001 Sequoyah Ave, Maryville
    6:00 pm
  • City of Alcoa Board of Commissioners Meeting →
    Alcoa, TN Calendar, 223 Associates Blvd., Alcoa
    7:00 pm
    • Wednesday September 9
  • đĽ AMSFootball Pep Band Night
    Alcoa Middle School Alcoa, TN 37701
    5:15 pm
  • đ AMS Football vs Maryville (Home)
    Goddard Field , Alcoa, TN 37701, USA
    6:30 pm
    • Thursday September 10
  • đ Volleyball vs. Loudon
    Alcoa
    6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
    Found on September 6, 2026 in Maryville, TN 37803 near Pine View Rd Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Wilkinson Pike)
  • Please share & repost to help reunite this stray dog!
    Found on September 6, 2026 in Maryville, TN 37803 near Pine View Rd Sharing for a neighbor. For the latest information or to contact the finder,… (Nextdoor Eagleton Village)
  • Globe Life posted a job opening for Life Insurance Sales Representative in Maryville. Apply here.
  • Food Lion posted a job opening for PT Center Store Associate in Maryville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Maryville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Alcoa

Townsend

  • 9 Tennessee Caverns And Indoor Stops That Rescue A Rainy Family Saturday (takingthekids.com)

Farragut

  • Planning a First Aesthetics or Weight-Management Consultation in West Knoxville (momdoesreviews.com)

Ok Maryville! 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: She had mittens! (Thank you April M. for sending it in!)
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