🌱 North Freeway Cracker Barrel closes after decades
Atascocita, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readHello Atascocita! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- North Freeway Cracker Barrel closes after decades
- King Cotton sets its field, with three Texas boys teams
Also on today's calendar: KBW Friendsgiving and 5 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Peeks of sunshine, with a high of 76 and low of 59 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny, nice and less humid, temps: high: 79, low: 49.
- Friday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 51 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Infamous North Houston Cracker Barrell closes after decades (newsbreak.com) — The Cracker Barrel on North Freeway south of Spring closed Nov. 1, with employees offered severance and opportunities to transfer. The restaurant was where manager Robin Baucom was fatally shot during a 2022 attempted robbery. Deputies killed the suspect a week later near Atascocita High School. 
• King Cotton announces 2026 field (pbcommercial.com) — North Shore and Houston Heights will join defending champion Faith Family Academy in the King Cotton Holiday Classic's boys division Dec. 28–30 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Atascocita, which played in last year's tournament and ended North Shore's playoff run, is not among the announced teams.
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Discovery Time with Miss Christine →
Atascocita Branch Library, 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive, Atascocita
11:30 am
Tuesday November 17
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Other local events
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KBW Friendsgiving →
Walden on Lake Houston Golf & Country Club, 18100 Walden Forest Drive, Atascocita
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Tales for Tots →
Atascocita Branch Library, 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive, Atascocita
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Mother Goose →
Atascocita Branch Library, 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive, Atascocita
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Take the Lead Houston – Monthly Leadership Forum →
Panera Bread, 7041 Farm to Market 1960 Road East, Atascocita
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Discovery Time with Miss Christine →
Atascocita Branch Library, 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive, Atascocita
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Tales for Tots →
Atascocita Branch Library, 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive, Atascocita
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Mother Goose →
Atascocita Branch Library, 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive, Atascocita
11:30 am
Tuesday November 17
Wednesday November 18
Tuesday November 24
Wednesday November 25
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Senior Fit →
Humble Senior Activity Center, 1419 S Houston Ave., Humble
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Chair Yoga →
Humble Senior Activity Center, 1419 S Houston Ave., Humble
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Conversation Spanish →
Humble Senior Activity Center, 1419 S Houston Ave., Humble
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Bingo →
Humble Senior Activity Center, 1419 S Houston Ave., Humble
12:00 pm
Wednesday November 11
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🗞 Nearby News
Humble
- Old MacDonald's Farm in Humble to close after 34 years, family announces (click2houston.com)
- Franchisee Expanding Donatos Pizza into the Houston Area (franchising.com)
- Houston-area mom says TEFA private school withdrew her son with autism (click2houston.com)
Kingwood
- Inflation Continued to Rise in October, Squeezing Employees (shrm.org)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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