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🌱 Parade from Jacksboro launches big July 4 bash at Cove Lake
Jacksboro, Tennessee Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Jacksboro! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Parade from Jacksboro launches big July 4 bash at Cove Lake
- Jacksboro-educated coach honored as Campbell County’s Educator of the Week
- Jacksboro firefighters assist as Caryville blaze sends firefighter to hospital
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Partly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 89, low: 67.
- Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 63 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Semiquincentennial celebration is July 4 at Cove Lake State Park (1450wlaf.com) — A major July 4 semiquincentennial celebration will kick off with a parade from Jacksboro to Cove Lake State Park in Caryville, offering Jacksboro residents a nearby way to mark America’s 250th birthday. From 1 to 7 p.m., families can enjoy food, live music, patriotic displays, craft vendors, and a Loretta Lynn tribute, plus a look at the new Norris Highlands Freedom Trail exhibit. 
• Adam Ellison is Eagle Tire Pros Educator of the week (1450wlaf.com) — A Campbell County High School teacher who grew up attending Jacksboro Elementary and Jacksboro Middle has been named Eagle Tire Pros Educator of the Week. Adam Ellison now teaches ISS and coaches baseball and girls’ basketball, credits local teachers for inspiring his career, and says the relationships he builds with Campbell County students and coworkers make the job rewarding.
• Caryville Firefighter hospitalized after battling Wednesday fire (1450wlaf.com) — Jacksboro firefighters joined Caryville and Campbell County crews battling a dangerous mobile home fire Wednesday afternoon, where extreme heat sent one Caryville firefighter to the hospital. All occupants escaped safely, but responders from Jacksboro and neighboring departments worked for nearly three hours in heavy gear and high humidity before clearing the scene.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Ranger-Led Hike at Big South Fork →
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area, 4564 Leatherwood Rd, Oneida
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The Lakeshore Park Picnic →
Lakeshore Park, 5930 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville
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New York Cosmos at One Knoxville SC →
Covenant Health Park, 500 E Jackson Ave, Knoxville
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Paint Night at Token Game Tavern →
Token Game Tavern, 213 N Seven Oaks Dr, Knoxville
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Veterans Treatment Court - Room 118A
Anderson County Government 100 North Main St, Clinton, TN 37716
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Budget Committee - Room 312
Anderson County Government 100 North Main St, Clinton, TN 37716
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Opioid - Room 312
Anderson County Government 100 North Main St, Clinton, TN 37716
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2026 Green Tie Gala →
Clinton Community Center, 101 S Hicks St, Clinton
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Museum of Appalachia Barn Dance →
Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Hwy, Clinton
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Whitman Hollow Marina →
Whitman Hollow Marina / Froggies Patio Bar, 1203 Whitman Hollow Rd #10, LaFollette
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Fun Run to City Park →
Oneida City Park, 590 Park Rd, Oneida
9:00 am
Saturday June 13
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Thursday June 18
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What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Dollar Tree Family Dollar - Dollar Tree, Inc. posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Jacksboro. Apply here.
- Synergy HomeCare posted a job opening for In Home Caregiver in Jacksboro. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Jacksboro here.
🗞 Nearby News
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- Lawmakers push to fix gaps the 'Roots' controversy exposed in book ban law (knoxnews.com)
- Obituary: Joan Therese Batting Dowd, 97 (thereadingpost.com)
Clinton
- Kenneth Glenn Overstreet Jr or 'Ken', Clinton (bbbtv12.com)
- Anderson County Veterans Invited to Monthly Community Breakfast (bbbtv12.com)
- Kathy Lindsey Warren, Clinton (bbbtv12.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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