🌱 How does Alexandria’s police pay stack up against Smithville’s proposal?

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• How does Alexandria’s police pay stack up against Smithville’s proposal?

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 63 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Cloudy, breezy and very warm, temps: high: 81, low: 44.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 39 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Higher pay for Smithville Police Officers? (wjle.com) — Alexandria’s police pay is part of a new regional comparison that Smithville’s police chief is using to push for higher officer wages in his city’s 2026–27 budget. He says Smithville is losing officers to nearby departments, including Alexandria, that offer better starting pay, and is asking city leaders to boost hourly wages and uniform allowances to stay competitive.
   

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📸 Around Alexandria

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Leadership Retreat — KYTN
  Indian Creek Camp , 150 Cabin Cir Dr , Liberty
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Fiber Arts Group
  Watertown Public Library , 206 Public Square , Watertown
  1:30 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Watertown Purple Tigers vs Macon County Tigers
  Watertown High School , 9360 Sparta Pike , Watertown
  6:00 pm
• Watertown Purple Tigers vs Bledsoe County Warriors
  Watertown High School , 9360 Sparta Pike , Watertown
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Tuesday @ Tenn Lakes Brewing Company
  Tenn Lakes Brewing Company , 300 N Maple St Suite 4-135 , Lebanon
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Watertown Purple Tigers vs Gordonsville Tigers
  Watertown High School , 9360 Sparta Pike , Watertown
  6:00 pm

Saturday May 2

• New Frontiers 5k Fell Run
  New Frontiers Camp & Retreat Center , 3939 Old Snow Hill Rd , Dowelltown
  9:00 am
• Tennessee Maneuvers Remembered
  Historic Smith County Courthouse , 211 Main St N , Carthage
  10:00 am

Sunday May 3

• Narcotis Anonymous: A Work in Progress
  The SPOT , 107 3rd Ave E , Carthage
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 7

• Sports Council
  Lebanon Wilson County Chamber Of Commerce , 149 Public Sq , Lebanon
  12:00 pm

Friday May 8

• YA Retreat — KYTN
  Indian Creek Camp , 150 Cabin Cir Dr , Liberty
  1:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• Town of Gordonsville Planning Commission
  Gordonsville Civic Center , 63 E Main St , Gordonsville
  3:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Emergency Alert
  Thanks for helping us spread the word! PREVIOUSLY POSTED: Alert. #TNSilverAlert We need your help to find Hedy Woods, who is missing from Robertson… (Nextdoor )

• Pilot Flying J posted a job opening for Janitorial Maintenance in Gordonsville. Apply here.
• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Gordonsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alexandria here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Watertown

• Sudden bridge closure forcing trucks onto a tiny one-lane road, and neighbors are fed up (newschannel5.com)

Carthage

• Bird finds home atop historic bridge (carthagecourier.com)
• Two thrown from boat rescued (carthagecourier.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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