🌱 How Alex Haley’s Norris home connects to Tennessee’s “Roots” book ban fight

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In today's newsletter:

• How Alex Haley’s Norris home connects to Tennessee’s “Roots” book ban fight

Also on today's calendar: Master Bash 2026.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Partly sunny, warm and humid, temps: high: 87, low: 67.
• Sunday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 82 and low of 63 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Lawmakers push to fix gaps the 'Roots' controversy exposed in book ban law (knoxnews.com) — Norris gets a notable mention as the place where “Roots” author Alex Haley once built a home, tying the community directly to the renewed debate over Tennessee’s school book ban law. After Knox County Schools briefly banned and then reinstated “Roots,” two Knoxville-area lawmakers are now working on bipartisan changes to clarify who can challenge books, how appeals work, and how transparent the process must be statewide.
   

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📸 Around Norris

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Norris

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★ Featured events ★

Friday June 19

• Museum of Appalachia Barn Dance →
  Museum of Appalachia, 2819 Andersonville Hwy, Clinton
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday June 26

• Master Bash 2026 →
  Deerfield Resort, 1235 Deerfield Way, LaFollette
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday June 13

• The Lakeshore Park Picnic →
  Lakeshore Park, 5930 Lyons View Pike, Knoxville
  6:00 pm
• New York Cosmos at One Knoxville SC →
  Covenant Health Park, 500 E Jackson Ave, Knoxville
  7:00 pm

Sunday June 14

• Paint Night at Token Game Tavern →
  Token Game Tavern, 213 N Seven Oaks Dr, Knoxville
  2:00 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Veterans Treatment Court - Room 118A
  Anderson County Government 100 North Main St, Clinton, TN 37716
  8:00 am
• Budget Committee - Room 312
  Anderson County Government 100 North Main St, Clinton, TN 37716
  4:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Opioid - Room 312
  Anderson County Government 100 North Main St, Clinton, TN 37716
  4:30 pm
• 2026 Green Tie Gala →
  Clinton Community Center, 101 S Hicks St, Clinton
  6:30 pm

Monday June 22

• Claxton Task Force - School Board Room
  Anderson County Government 100 North Main St, Clinton, TN 37716
  4:30 pm

Friday June 26

• Dead Set On Life →
  Stardust Marina, 149 Stardust Ln, Andersonville
  6:00 pm

Friday July 17

• Sequoyah Marina →
  Sequoyah Marina, 336 Lakeview Ln, Andersonville
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Team Member in Clinton. Apply here.
• TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for general product assembler in Clinton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Norris here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Clinton

• Kenneth Glenn Overstreet Jr or 'Ken', Clinton (bbbtv12.com)
• Kathy Lindsey Warren, Clinton (bbbtv12.com)
• Anderson County Veterans Invited to Monthly Community Breakfast (bbbtv12.com)

Jacksboro

• Jacksboro Planning Commission approves ordinance to restrict data centers (themountainpress.com)
• Semiquincentennial celebration is July 4 at Cove Lake State Park (1450wlaf.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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