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Wartburg, Tennessee Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Wartburg! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Why Wartburg’s state prison is under intense scrutiny after a fatal stabbing
Also on today's calendar: Run for A-Rare-Ness & Wiffle for a Cure and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 80 and low of 46 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, temps: high: 80, low: 50.
- Friday: Mostly cloudy and warm, with a high of 81 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Family of slain TN correctional officer wants answers, supports death penalty in February attack (wbir.com) — A correctional officer was fatally stabbed at Morgan County Correctional Complex in Wartburg, and his family is demanding answers about security failures and faulty cell door locks. State investigators and lawmakers are now scrutinizing prison conditions, while prosecutors consider seeking the death penalty against the accused inmate. The family hopes their son’s death prompts lasting safety reforms. 
📸 Around Wartburg
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Run for A-Rare-Ness & Wiffle for a Cure (6.21 Miles)
101 Swan Pond Rd, Harriman
12:00 pm
Saturday May 2
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Other local events
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Run for A-Rare-Ness & Wiffle for a Cure
101 Swan Pond Rd , Harriman
12:00 pm -
Run for A-Rare-Ness (5 km)
101 Swan Pond Rd , Harriman
12:00 pm -
May 9 Training Day (Oliver Springs TN)
Windrock Shooting Range & Training Center , 720 Windrock Rd , Oliver Springs
1:00 pm -
Trial By Fire
Princess Theatre , 421 N Roane St , Harriman
7:00 pm
Saturday May 2
Saturday May 9
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🗓 Events Nearby
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ELA Part 2 EOC
Oliver Springs High School Oliver Springs, TN 37840
8:30 am -
Softball Game
Brillo Miller Sports Complex , 700 S Chamberlain Ave , Rockwood
5:30 pm -
Softball: South Doyle (home)
Harriman High School Harriman, TN 37748
6:00 pm -
Trivia Night @ The Greens
The Greens - Oak Ridge , 201 Tuskegee Dr , Oak Ridge
7:00 pm -
ELA Part 3 EOC
Oliver Springs High School Oliver Springs, TN 37840
8:30 am -
SB HOME Wartburg
Oliver Springs High School Oliver Springs, TN 37840
5:30 pm -
Softball: Oak Ridge (away)
Harriman High School Harriman, TN 37748
6:00 pm
Wednesday April 22
Thursday April 23
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🗞 Nearby News
Harriman
- James Franklin Qualls Jr, Harriman (bbbtv12.com)
- Ronnie Franklin Wright, Harriman (bbbtv12.com)
Kingston
- Kingston softball honors Ronald 'Smoothie' Ladd (themountainpress.com)
- Ronnie Franklin Wright, 81 (3bmedianews.com)
Rockwood
- Angela Hood Headley, 54 (3bmedianews.com)
- Amber Lee Barbee, 49 (3bmedianews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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