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🌱 Where Unicoi County football stands in this week’s state rankings

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  • Where Unicoi County football stands in this week's state rankings

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  • Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.
  • Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 83, low: 66.
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📰 News we're reading

• New Class 5A No. 1 in Latest TSWA / USA TODAY Top Ten Rankings; More Division II Teams Go Independent; TSSAA Calls Emergency Board of Control Meeting; Science Hill to Appeal Ruling on Use of Ineligibl (tricitiessports.com) — Unicoi County's football team holds steady at No. 8 in the statewide Class 3A rankings, keeping the Blue Devils firmly in the playoff conversation. The rankings rundown also highlights Greeneville's rise, shifts in other classifications, and a TSSAA emergency meeting on Division II football and eligibility appeals.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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