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🌱 How will the Bulldogs respond after a 70-0 home defeat?
Spotted on the Red Boiling Springs calendar: SCMS Volleyball vs. Dodson Branch (Home)
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- How will the Bulldogs respond after a 70-0 home defeat?
Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 64 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 86, low: 63.
- Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 88 and low of 64 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• RBS falls to Grundy County in Tirjan's coaching debut (lebanondemocrat.com) — Red Boiling Springs High's Bulldogs opened their 2026 football season at home with a tough 70-0 loss to Grundy County in new head coach Michael Tirjan's debut. Despite the setback, the team is focusing on corrections and a quick turnaround as they stay at home to host Lookout Valley High School this Friday night. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
- SCMS Volleyball vs. Dodson Branch (Home)
Smith County Carthage, TN 37030
5:00 pm - FRS Zoodles Animal Program
Smith County Carthage, TN 37030 - Small Business & Entrepreneurship Conference
Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce Leslie Town Centre
8:30 am - SCMS Lady Owls Soccre @ Livingston
Smith County Carthage, TN 37030
6:00 pm - DMTB - Dave Matthews Band Tribute →
Cookeville Performing Arts Center, 10 E Broad St #3285, Cookeville
6:00 pm - Westmoreland Varsity Football @ Macon County →
Macon County High School, 2550 Days Rd, Lafayette
7:00 pm - Gordonsville Varsity Football @ Watertown →
Watertown High School, 9360 Sparta Pike, Watertown
7:00 pm - EmiSunshine and Sam Hatmaker →
Cookeville Performing Arts Center, 10 E Broad St #3285, Cookeville
7:00 pm - SCMS Volleyball vs. Jackson Co. (Home)
Smith County Carthage, TN 37030
4:30 pm - New Member Lunch September 2026
Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce Wilson Bank & Trust 320 S Jefferson Ave Cookeville, TN 38501
12:00 pm - SCMS Fall Honors Night @ SCHS (FB, Cheer, CC, & Band)
Smith County Carthage, TN 37030
6:00 pm - SCMS Lady Owls Soccer vs. Portland @ SCSC
Smith County Carthage, TN 37030
6:00 pm
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Saturday August 29
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Tyson Foods, Inc. posted a job opening for Cobb - Sanitation (2nd S-W) in Lafayette. Apply here.
- Domino's Pizza, Inc. posted a job opening for Domino's Delivery Driver in Lafayette. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Red Boiling Springs here.
🗞 Nearby News
Carthage
- Legal & Public Notices For The Week Of 08/27/26 (carthagecourier.com)
- Dolly Parton's dazzling music career included a lasting connection to troops (stripes.com)
- Sammy Richard Haynes (wilsoncountysource.com)
Gordonsville
- TSWA weekly high school football polls (Aug. 24) (herald-citizen.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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