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🌱 What this new reliability award means for McMinnville Electric customers

McMinnville, Tennessee Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hi McMinnville! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • What this new reliability award means for McMinnville Electric customers
  • Police investigate apparent murder-suicide at Cherokee Drive home in McMinnville

Also on today's calendar: Showers to Flowers Spring Festival.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 82, low: 53.
  • Friday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• McMinnville Electric System recognized (herald-citizen.com) — McMinnville Electric System has earned a national Reliable Public Power Provider designation for its work delivering safe, dependable electricity to McMinnville. The three-year honor recognizes strong performance in reliability, safety, workforce development, and system improvements. Local leaders say the award reflects MES employees’ daily efforts to keep power flowing for the community.
   

• 2 dead following apparent murder-suicide at McMinnville home, police say (wkrn.com) — Two people were found dead from apparent gunshot wounds inside a McMinnville home on Cherokee Drive Monday afternoon, and police say it appears to be a murder-suicide. McMinnville officers, along with state investigators, are still reviewing evidence but believe a 54-year-old man shot a 46-year-old woman before killing himself. No further details have been released so far.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in McMinnville

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★ Featured events ★

    Sunday April 26
  • Showers to Flowers
    Warren Co Farmer's Market, 100 Market St, McMinnville
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

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  • Emergency Alert
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  • Kroger posted a job opening for Online Grocery Pick-Up Clerk in Mcminnville. Apply here.
  • Arby's posted a job opening for Shift Manager in Mcminnville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McMinnville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Smithville

  • UT's DeSean Bishop at Smithville FBC Man Up Dinner (wjle.com)
  • DeKalb County Clean Up Set for May 6–10 (wjle.com)
  • The Scenic Town In Tennessee Where You Can Live At Ease, Satisfied, And Without Financial Stress (takingthekids.com)

Manchester

  • Coffee County Election Administrator Reports Low Early Voting Turn Out (thunder1320.com)

Ok McMinnville! 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: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in McMinnville

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Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.