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🌱 Why McMinnville hit pause on a massive new AI data center

McMinnville, Tennessee Patch AM: a 3 min read

What's up McMinnville! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why McMinnville hit pause on a massive new AI data center
  • What makes the Caney Fork near McMinnville a perfect cheap adventure?

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 87 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid with variable clouds, temps: high: 87, low: 71.
  • Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 62 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Tennessee communities are blocking data centers. Nashville could be next. (wpln.org) — McMinnville has just enacted an 18‑month pause on new data centers after a 25‑megawatt AI-focused project was announced without local consultation, raising concerns about noise, water, air quality, and nursery impacts. The story also tracks similar moratoriums across Tennessee and explains how new state laws and TVA policies could shape where and how future data centers are built.
   

• 10 Tennessee Summer Adventures That Feel Like A Splurge But Cost Less Than A Tank Of Gas (takingthekids.com) — One of the featured budget adventures is paddling the Caney Fork River near McMinnville, where locals can choose anything from gentle family floats to Class III rapids with affordable rentals. The piece also outlines nine other under‑a‑tank‑of‑gas Tennessee trips, from waterfalls and archaeological parks to riverside walks, all designed as low‑cost summer getaways.
   

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    Thursday June 18
  • Summer reading night 2
    Bobby Ray Memorial McMinnville, TN 37110
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Caris Healthcare, L.P. posted a job opening for Insurance Verification Specialist - McMinnville, TN in Mcminnville. Apply here.
  • National Healthcare Corporation posted a job opening for Laundry Assistant in Mcminnville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near McMinnville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Smithville

  • Chamber Announces 25th Annual 'Jamboree Project Welcome Mat' Contest (wjle.com)
  • Three Arrested Following Narcotics Investigation in DeKalb County (wjle.com)
  • More drugs found, another arrest made (wjle.com)

Manchester

Ok McMinnville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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