🌱 How could Algood’s new budget change your taxes, parks, and water lines?

Greetings Algood! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How could Algood’s new budget change your taxes, parks, and water lines?
• Which Algood buildings will keep power when the next big storm hits?

Also on today's calendar: Matt Talley Comedy and 5 more events.

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 84 and low of 62 degrees.
• Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 80, low: 44.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Algood Council Begins Build Of Next Fiscal Year Budget (theucnow.com) — Algood leaders are shaping next year’s city budget, weighing nearly $6 million in spending, including major investments in Main Street water lines, a new city park, and automated meters. Property tax rates aren’t set yet, but officials say using reserves carefully will fund upgrades while keeping the city’s finances stable.
   

• Mayor Porter: 10 critical buildings to stay powered when disaster strikes (ucbjournal.com) — Algood’s Community Center and City Hall are slated to get new FEMA-funded backup generators as part of a countywide effort to keep key buildings powered during disasters. Putnam County will use an $883,000 hazard mitigation grant to equip 10 critical facilities, helping ensure shelters, services, and emergency response can keep running through future storms and outages.
   

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📸 Around Algood

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Algood

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Heartsaver First Aid, CPR and AED
  Cookeville Regional Medical Center, Cookeville Reg'l Medical Ctr, 1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Matt Talley Comedy
  Roasted Hemp Co , 1068 E 10th St F , Cookeville
  7:00 pm

Sunday April 19

• Dabgo Music Bingo Sundays
  Roasted Hemp Co , 1068 E 10th St F , Cookeville
  3:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Thursday Special
  Gutters Grille , 545 Neal St , Cookeville
  9:00 am
• PSES Chorus - Spring Program
  Prescott South Elementary Cookeville, TN 38506
  4:00 pm
• Cookeville Cavaliers vs Farragut Admirals
  Cookeville High School , 1 Cavalier Dr , Cookeville
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• TN Tech - Cookeville Area Sportsman's Banquet
  Leslie Town Centre , 1 W 1st St , Cookeville
  6:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• Spring Bizapalooza 2026
  Cookeville-Putnam County Chamber of Commerce , 1 W 1st St , Cookeville
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• 2025 Awards Banquet Sponsorship
  Putnam County Convention Center | Jessica Rector Clark Welcome Center & Fairgrounds (new Expo Center under construction) , 2121 Event Ctr Dr , Cookeville
  6:00 pm

Thursday April 23

• Bomb Shelter Comedy Open Mic
  Roasted Hemp Co , 1068 E 10th St F , Cookeville
  9:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• WishFest 2026
  Red Silo , 118 W. 1st St. , Cookeville
• Made Here Market
  The Biz Foundry , 114 N Cedar Ave , Cookeville
  9:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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🗞 Nearby News

Cookeville

• Smith shows Cookeville's deep musical roots (tntechoracle.com)
• Ransomware Attack on Cookeville Regional Medical Center Affected 338K Individuals (hipaajournal.com)
• Tax numbers trending upward in this Upper Cumberland community (ucbjournal.com)

Sparta

• Stickers Allow Students To Help Shape Sparta Parks Plan (theucnow.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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