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🌱 Newport businesses get another chance at downtown repair funding

Newport, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min read

What's up Newport! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Newport businesses get another chance at downtown repair funding
  • Newport Speedway lands April stop on renamed national racing tour
  • A flagpole for every Cocke County veteran's home

Also on today's calendar: Cocke County Partnership Board Meeting and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with periods of rain, temps: high: 56, low: 41.
  • Friday: Colder with showers, with a high of 46 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• State grant helps Newport rebuild downtown after Hurricane Helene (wate.com) — Newport has received $245,511 in state funding to help repair downtown buildings after Hurricane Helene, including properties missed or underfunded in earlier rehabilitation efforts. Businesses will be able to apply for awards, and the owner of the former Newport Federal Bank says funding could help restore its exterior.
   

• CARS STARS Super Tour Announces 2027 Schedule (performanceracing.com) — Newport Speedway will host the newly renamed CARS STARS Super Tour on April 17, 2027, bringing a national Super Late Model racing series to town. Formerly the ASA STARS National Tour, the series has announced 11 events for its next season, opening in Florida and finishing in Las Vegas.
   

• Project aims to give every Cocke County veterans a free flagpole for their home (wate.com) — A Cocke County project aims to give all 2,400 recorded veterans living in the county a free American-made flag and a 20-foot, in-ground flagpole. Co-founder Kim Gregg says the effort grew from her veteran husband's experience receiving a flag, then facing installation costs.
   

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💬 Chatter

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🗞 Nearby News

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Ok Newport! 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: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newport

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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Newport

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