🌱 How much Helene recovery money is coming to Mountain City?

Greetings Mountain City! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How much Helene recovery money is coming to Mountain City?
• Why Mountain City suddenly leads the Tri-Cities housing market surge

Also on today's calendar: The Kody Norris Show.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny, nice and warm, with a high of 78 and low of 51 degrees.
• Saturday: Warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 81, low: 45.
• Sunday: A shower; windy, cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 36 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• State budget includes funds for Carter Co. fire engine replacements, Helene recovery (wjhl.com) — Mountain City will receive $520,386 in the new state budget to help cover Hurricane Helene flood recovery costs, while Johnson County gets more than $3.2 million plus planning funds for a youth sports complex. Nearby Carter County communities also secured money to replace three destroyed fire engines and support broader recovery and local infrastructure projects.
   

• NETN Association Realtors: Median price of homes in region sitting at $282K (wjhl.com) — Mountain City’s housing market is surging, with home sales jumping 200% in March to 12 closings, leading the entire Tri-Cities region. NETAR reports overall regional sales rose more than 10%, with a median home price of $282,000 and continued strong buyer demand despite limited inventory.
   

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📸 Around Mountain City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Mountain City Mammoth 5K/10K
  210 S Church St, Mountain City
  1:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday May 9

• The Kody Norris Show
  Heritage Hall Theatre , 211 N Church St , Mountain City
  7:00 pm
• The Kody Norris Homecoming Show
  Heritage Hall Theatre , 211 N Church St , Mountain City
  7:00 pm

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📣 Mountain City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Dale Jones is coming to Bristol, TN. April 17 & 18
  Blue Ridge Comedy Club , 560 English St , Bristol
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Them Dirty Roses with Vern Daysel and The Burning Breeze and Gents and Liars
  Stockyard , 190 N Raceway Villa Dr , Bristol
  5:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Planning Commission
  Bristol, TN Calendar Bristol, TN 37620
  5:00 pm
• Comedy Open Mic Night
  Crossroads Craftworks , 411 E Doe Ave , Elizabethton
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Power Board
  Bristol, TN Calendar Bristol, TN 37620
  12:00 pm
• Bristol Housing Board
  Bristol, TN Calendar , 1227 Volunteer Parkway , Bristol
  3:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Better Property Board
  Bristol, TN Calendar Bristol, TN 37620
  5:00 pm

Friday April 24

• Bellamy Brothers
  Paramount Bristol , 518 State St , Bristol
  7:30 pm
• The Bellamy Brothers
  Paramount Bristol , 518 State St , Bristol
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Howdy!
  New to the area, not new to Appalachia! From southern West (by God) Virginia! Retired. Lived all over the country and world due to my work. People… (Nextdoor Furnace Creek)

• Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Restaurant General Manager in Mountain City. Apply here.
• ServiceMaster Clean posted a job opening for Commercial Cleaner in Mountain City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mountain City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Bristol

• Bristol, TN holds meeting for Parks & Rec master plan (wjhl.com)
• Aldi proposed for development off Volunteer Parkway (wcyb.com)
• The Pinnacle announces free ‘Kick Off to Summer Concert' featuring Julia Cole and Annie Bosko (tncontentexchange.com)

Elizabethton

• TCAT Elizabethton welcomes more than a hundred students during signing day event (wcyb.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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