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Rockwood, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Rockwood! Weāre your go-to source for whatās happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! āļøļø
In today's newsletter:
- Rockwood man sentenced after child exploitation investigation
- Meet the Rockwood grad honored with a newly renamed local scholarship
Also on today's calendar: Young Singers and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? š¤ (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 86, low: 68. š¶ Hot!
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 85 and low of 67 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Man pleads guilty to sex crime charges (themountainpress.com) ā A Rockwood man has been sentenced to three years in prison after pleading guilty in Roane County Criminal Court to two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Investigators say the case began after an online vigilante group confronted him, but formal charges were later brought by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation under state law governing such offenses. 
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ā¢ Rockwood Business and Professional Women scholarship awarded (themountainpress.com) ā A Rockwood High School graduate, Railey Jones, has been awarded the newly renamed Geraldine Wallick Memorial Scholarship from Rockwood Business and Professional Women, honoring a longtime Rockwood educator and advocate. Jones plans to study nuclear technology and engineering while continuing her deep local involvement, from Rockwood Parks & Recreation work to helping a nonprofit serving families of children with rare genetic conditions. Ā Ā Ā
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Upcoming Events in
Rockwood
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ā Featured events ā
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Young Singers ā
Small Sanctuary at Crossville First Methodist Church, 100 Braun St, Crossville
3:45 pm
Thursday September 3
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Other local events
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Watts Bar 7th Annual Poker Run ā
Caney Creek Marina, q aA3745, Roane State Hwy, Harriman
9:00 am -
Golf: Oliver Springs
Rockwood High School 5159 Roane State Hwy, Rockwood, TN 37854, USA
4:15 pm -
SINGO at Cofer's ā
Coferās Garage, 141 S Front St, Rockwood
7:00 pm -
Football Jamboree
Rockwood High School 920 N Roane St, Harriman, TN 37748, USA
6:00 pm -
Golf: Midway
Rockwood High School 736 Paint Rock Ferry Rd, Kingston, TN 37763, USA
4:00 pm -
RVES School Food Pantry
Rockwood High School Ridge View Elementary School, 625 Pumphouse Rd, Rockwood, TN 37
4:30 pm -
Soccer: Sequoyah
Rockwood High School 3128 US-411, Madisonville, TN 37354, USA
6:30 pm -
SINGO at Cofer's ā
Coferās Garage, 141 S Front St, Rockwood
7:00 pm
Saturday August 8
Monday August 10
Thursday August 13
Friday August 14
Monday August 17
Tuesday August 18
Thursday August 20
š£ Rockwood Shout Outs!
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š Events Nearby
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Volleyball Match
Harriman Middle School , 1025 Cumberland St, Harriman, TN 37748\
6:00 pm -
Underclass, Faculty Staff Pics
Roane County High School Kingston, TN 37763
8:30 am -
Golf at Oak Ridge High School
Roane County High School Oak Ridge High School
4:30 pm -
Music Bingo at the Smokehouse Kingston ā
Smokehouse Bar & Grill, 708 W Race St, Kingston
7:00 pm
Thursday August 6
Friday August 7
Tuesday August 11
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Quote of the Day
ā"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." ā C.S. Lewis (Nextdoor Grande Vista Bay) - Iām interested in joining the GVB pickleball community.
I was told that the TeamReach App is good for this, but I donāt know the group code to join. Appreciate anyoneās suggestions to help me get ā¦ (Nextdoor Grande Vista Bay)
- Tractor Supply posted a job opening for Team Member in Rockwood. Apply here.
- Tradesmen International, LLC posted a job opening for Rigger in Rockwood. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rockwood here.
š Nearby News
Harriman
- Shirley Faye Edwards, 90, Harriman (bbbtv12.com)
- 7 Brew opening three new Tennessee locations in August (commercialappeal.com)
- Jellico host Harriman in football scrimmage (themountainpress.com)
Kingston
- Rose up to $13M in self-funding, Blackburn PAC gets $250k from Anthropic in TN gov primary last days (themountainpress.com)
Oak Ridge
- Oak Ridge Farmers' Market celebrates 50 years Saturday (oakridger.com)
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