🌱 How will Sparta’s $7M power grid upgrade change your daily life?
Coffee in hand, Sparta? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How will Sparta’s $7M power grid upgrade change your daily life?
Also on today's calendar: Comprehensive Grain & Flour Class (Afternoon) and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 86 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, temps: high: 83, low: 43.
- Sunday: Turning sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 63 and low of 37 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Sparta Begins $7M, Five-Year Power Grid Upgrade Project (theucnow.com) — Sparta leaders have approved a $7 million, five-year overhaul of the city’s electric grid, aiming to boost reliability and support future business growth. Work at the substation is set to begin in late September, alongside code changes for laundry businesses, new auditing services, and a new street light on Depot Street. 
📸 Around Sparta
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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THE LIGHTNING THIEF BY WHITE CO HIGH SCHOOL
White County High School, 267 Allen Dr, Sparta
2:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Comprehensive Grain & Flour Class (Afternoon)
Farmers' Storehouse - Organic Food Co-Op , Flour Mill & Bakery , 971 Smithville Hwy , Sparta
2:00 pm -
Sunday Funday at HTBC
Happy Trails Brewery & Taproom , 38 E Bockman Wy , Sparta
1:00 pm -
Hike-A-Thon Burgess Falls Paddle — Cumberland Kayak & Adventure Company
Cumberland Kayak - Burgess Falls , 387 Cane Hollow Rd , Sparta
11:00 am -
TN Pickle Festival
155 Fairground St , Cookeville
3:00 pm -
Pickle Festival Day 2 — SweetieBean
155 Fairground St , Cookeville
3:00 pm -
Mother Daughter Tea
The Dimora , 440 Baker Mountain Rd , Sparta
10:00 am -
Fall Creek Falls Spring Sprint Triathlon
2009 Village Camp Rd , Spencer
1:00 pm
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
Thursday April 23
Saturday May 2
Sunday May 3
Saturday May 9
Saturday May 16
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Jay Valor Music
The Ugly Mug Bar & Grill , 70 I B Maynard Rd , Spencer
1:00 pm -
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 -
Matt Talley Comedy
Roasted Hemp Co , 1068 E 10th St F , Cookeville
7:00 pm -
Highlands City Tourn
Bowling World , 545 Neal St , Cookeville
10:00 am
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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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)
- Making an old fashioned prune cake for the cake walk (herald-citizen.com)
Smithville
- Higher pay for Smithville Police Officers? (wjle.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
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