🌱 Springfield’s Week 5 kickoff moved—are you ready for Thursday night?

Hello Springfield! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Springfield's Week 5 kickoff moved—are you ready for Thursday night?

Also on today's calendar: Independence Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Springfield and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 88 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, temps: high: 87, low: 75.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Week 5 Louisiana High School Football Game Change Tracker (crescentcitysports.com) — Springfield High's home football game against Ben Franklin has been moved up to Thursday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m. due to expected bad weather across south Louisiana. The statewide Week 5 schedule shows many other matchups also shifting, but local fans should especially note Springfield's new game night and plan accordingly.
   

📸 Around Springfield

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Springfield

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Independence Girls JV Volleyball @ Springfield →
  Springfield High School, 27322 LA-42, Springfield
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Independence Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Springfield →
  Springfield High School, 27322 LA-42, Springfield
  5:30 pm
Tuesday October 13
• Amite Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Springfield →
  Springfield High School, 27322 LA-42, Springfield
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 17
• Fright Night →
  Bayhi's Landing, 30012 Louisiana 22, Springfield
  6:00 pm
Friday October 23
• 31st Annual Golf Outing →
  Carter Plantation Golf Course, 23475 Carter Trce, Springfield
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Northshore at Ponchatoula →
  Ponchatoula High School, 19452 Hwy 22 E, Ponchatoula
  7:00 pm
Friday October 2
• HHMS Football Game
  HHMS
  7:00 pm
• Midnight Circus Live at Our Mom's →
  Our Mom's Restaurant, 205 E Thomas St, Hammond
  7:00 pm
• Northshore Varsity Football @ Ponchatoula →
  Ponchatoula High School, 19452 LA-22, Ponchatoula
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 3
• Legacy Women's Brunch →
  First Baptist Church of Ponchatoula, 325 East Pine Street, Ponchatoula
  8:00 am
• Becoming The Woman God Called Me To Be →
  1700 North Oak Street, Hammond
  2:00 pm
• School Bus Driver Training (Day 1 of 6)
  TPSS Family and Community Event Center, 711 Coleman Ave, Hammond
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Ponchatoula. Apply here.
• Sonic posted a job opening for Carhop or Skating Carhop in Ponchatoula. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Springfield here.

🗞 Nearby News

Ponchatoula

• The Escape Warehouse named the second best escape room in the country (shreveporttimes.com)
• 40750 Cara Mae St, Ponchatoula, LA 70454 (redfin.com)
• 3 Southeastern students identified after deadly crash near Ponchatoula (wwltv.com)

Hammond

• Be on the lookout: Runaway juveniles from Hammond (hammondstar.com)
• Arts center opens nature exhibits (hammondstar.com)

Ok Springfield! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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