Community Corner
🌱 How this new Aquarium job could bring conservation events to Spring City
Coming up on the Spring City Patch calendar: Emerald Crossing VBS at WCBC
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In today's newsletter:
- How this new Aquarium job could bring conservation events to Spring City
Also on today's calendar: Christmas Messiah Choir Forming-Sign Up Now!.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny, with a high of 83 and low of 54 degrees.
- Wednesday: Times of sun and clouds, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
📰 News we're reading
• Community Engagement Coordinator (uga.edu) — A new Community Engagement Coordinator role with the Tennessee Aquarium includes helping organize Laurel Dace Day in Spring City, tying local residents into statewide freshwater conservation work. The full-time job involves frequent travel across Tennessee, community science training, and public outreach, with applications due by October 16, 2026. 
📸 Around Spring City
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Spring City
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★ Featured events ★
- Emerald Crossing VBS at WCBC →
Wolf Creek Baptist Church, 5225 Wolf Creek Rd, Spring City
2:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
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Other local events
- Christmas Messiah Choir Forming-Sign Up Now! →
Fairfield Glade United Methodist, 231 Westchester Dr, Crossville
9:30 am
Thursday October 1
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Rainforest Falls Vacation Bible School →
The Grove, 103 Walnut Grove Church Rd, Dayton
2:00 pm - Constitution Alive! Guide to Constitution →
Dayton American Legion, 1459-2 Railroad Street, Dayton
3:00 pm - Volleyball v. Meigs Varsity Only
Bledsoe County Schools Pikeville, TN 37367
6:00 pm - Soccer: York Institute
Rockwood High School, 701 N Main St, Jamestown
6:30 pm - Soccer v. Sale Creek
Bledsoe County Schools Pikeville, TN 37367
6:30 pm - The Forge →
Rhea County Community Center, 232 4th Avenue, Dayton
1:00 am - Preschool Story Hour →
Clyde W Roddy Library, 371 1st Avenue, Dayton
5:30 am - Volleyball v. Marion Co. Varsity to Follow RT
Bledsoe County Schools Pikeville, TN 37367
4:00 pm - Colonial Pipeline McMinn County EMS →
McMinn Higher Education Center, 2345 Denso Dr, Athens
5:30 pm - SINGO at Cofer's →
Cofer's Garage, 141 S Front St, Rockwood
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Spring City. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Kitchen / Cook / Food in Dayton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Spring City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dayton
- 100 year Anniversary Roane Iron Company Rockwood Mine Disaster (3bmedianews.com)
Rockwood
- Sue P. Kelly, Rockwood (bbbtv12.com)
- Rockwood overwhelms Oliver Springs (roanecounty.com)
- Tina Lynne Reynolds Brandon, Rockwood (bbbtv12.com)
Pikeville
- Meigs County vs Bledsoe County (maxpreps.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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