🌱 Deadly overnight I-24 crash in Smyrna shuts lanes for hours
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In today's newsletter:
- Deadly overnight I-24 crash in Smyrna shuts lanes for hours
- How Smyrna leaders are responding to dangerous speeding near school buses
- See what’s new at Smyrna’s Sharp Springs fishing piers
Also on today's calendar: FOSL Run to Read and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Warmer with periods of sun, with a high of 89 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Cloudy; breezy, not as warm, temps: high: 82, low: 46.
- Sunday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 65 and low of 44 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. 2 dead after crash on I-24 in Smyrna (wkrn.com) — Two people were killed early Thursday when a pickup hit a semi and slid underneath it on I-24 westbound near mile marker 67 in Smyrna, spilling diesel and closing the interstate until about 6 a.m. The victims were a 72-year-old Kentucky man and a 58-year-old Tennessee woman, while the truck driver was uninjured. 
2. Mother warns Smyrna about speeders near school buses (mainstreetmediatn.com) — Smyrna residents raised urgent concerns about speeding drivers passing stopped school buses on Henricks Hill Drive, where police have already issued multiple tickets for 40 mph in a 15-mph zone. At the same meeting, town leaders celebrated Smyrna’s new “Best Places to Work” designation and recognized the Senior Activity Center’s growing membership and capital campaign for a larger facility on town-leased land.
3. Fishing piers replaced at Sharp Springs Park (wsmv.com) — Two fishing piers at Smyrna’s Sharp Springs Natural Area have just been replaced, improving safety and access on the catch‑and‑release ponds in the town’s largest park. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency says the roughly $4,000 project is part of its effort to enhance family-friendly fishing, with the remaining two piers still being evaluated for repair or replacement.
4. Police arrest suspect, recover cash and getaway vehicle in armored truck robbery (murfreesboro.com) — An armored truck robbery in Murfreesboro led to a police chase that headed up Northwest Broad Street toward Smyrna before officers lost sight of the suspects’ SUV. Detectives have since arrested one Nashville man, recovered the getaway vehicle, and found part of the stolen cash, but they’re still asking for the public’s help identifying a second suspect who may have passed through Smyrna’s doorstep.
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Saturday Storytime at Smyrna Public Library
Smyrna Public Library, 400 Enon Springs Rd W, Smyrna
1:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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FOSL Run to Read
Smyrna Public Library , 400 Enon Springs Rd W , Smyrna
9:00 am -
Once Upon A Page 2026 - a book and story con
Smyrna Event Center , 100 Sam Ridley Pkwy E , Smyrna
1:00 pm -
All Ages Story Time at Smyrna Library
Smyrna Public Library , 400 Enon Springs Rd W , Smyrna
10:00 am -
Microsoft Word 101 at Smyrna
Smyrna Public Library , 400 Enon Springs Rd W , Smyrna
6:00 pm -
All Ages Story Time at Smyrna Library
Smyrna Public Library , 400 Enon Springs Rd W , Smyrna
10:00 am -
Pajama Story Time at Smyrna Library
Smyrna Public Library , 400 Enon Springs Rd W , Smyrna
6:15 pm -
Copy of Kids Story Time
The Spine Bookshop , 244 S Lowry St , Smyrna
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Science Fridays
Harvey Freeman Memorial Library , 2765 North Mt. Juliet Road , Mount Juliet
10:00 am -
NHS Varsity Baseball vs. Eagleville (Senior Night)
Nolensville High School , 1600 Summerlyn Dr , Nolensville
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NHS JV Men's Soccer @ Ravenwood
Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike , Brentwood
5:00 pm -
NHS Varsity Men's Soccer @ Ravenwood
Ravenwood High School , 1724 Wilson Pike , Brentwood
7:00 pm
Friday April 17
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