🌱 How Bay City’s Blackcats earned a top-five state football ranking

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In today's newsletter:

• How Bay City's Blackcats earned a top-five state football ranking
• How tiny relay defects at Bay City's nuclear plant raised safety alarms

Also on today's calendar: Campfire Stories and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 91 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 90, low: 78.
• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Week 6 Texas High School Football Rankings from Dave Campbell's Texas Football (crossroadstoday.com) — Bay City High School's Blackcats are holding strong at No. 5 in the statewide Class 4A Division I football rankings, even after an early loss. Riding a four-game win streak, they're firmly in the mix among Texas' top programs as district play approaches, with nearby rivals like El Campo also climbing the charts.
   

• Relay failures inside a pair of 1,280-megawatt Texas reactors hit eleven over three years, and a grinding subcontractor's undersized rotor was hiding inside every single one of them (energiesmedia.com) — A series of eleven failed safety relays at the South Texas Project nuclear plant near Bay City has been traced to a tiny machining defect in subcontracted parts, prompting federal reporting and industry-wide alerts. While no reactors shut down and no one was harmed, the incident highlights how small supply-chain errors can quietly erode safety margins over years of operation.
   

📸 Around Bay City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Bay City

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 4
• El Maton National Hall Live Music Sundays →
  El Maton National Hall, 565 FM1095, El Maton
  3:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 30
• Diamond S Veterans Meet and Greet Social Club →
  Diamond S, 3608 Ave F, Bay City
  8:00 am
• Walk with Ease in Bay City →
  Le Tulle Park, 1135 Highway 35 S, Bay City
  10:30 am
• Bay City Branding Initiative Workshop →
  Bay City Civic Center, 201 7th St, Bay City
  5:00 pm
• Bar Bingo in Bay City →
  Neon Moon Club, 5212 7th Street, Bay City
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Campfire Stories →
  Riverside Park, 7330 FM 2668, Bay City
  6:30 pm
Wednesday October 21
• Bar Bingo in Bay City →
  Neon Moon, 5212 7th St, Bay City
  7:00 pm

📣 Bay City Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• BHS F/JV/V Volleyball @ Palacios
  Boling ISD Boling, TX 77420
  4:30 pm
• Volley ball F/JV/V @ Home vs. Tidehaven (Parent Night)
  Van Vleck ISD Van Vleck, TX 77482
  5:00 pm
• HS Volleyball vs. Industrial
  Sweeny H S Sweeny, TX 77480
  5:00 pm
• Palacios at Boling →
  Boling High School, 407 Atlantic St., Boling
  6:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Sweeny - Preschool Storytime →
  Sweeny Branch Library, 205 W. Ashley Wilson, Sweeny
  11:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Does your child need help with Math?
  I have tons of starter books for K-4th grade plus pens, stickers, squishy balls. And teacher Guide. Also some Juju Texas plush penguin. All from… (Nextdoor Avenue Bay)

• Brinker International posted a job opening for Dishwasher - Bay City Chili's in Bay City. Apply here.
• GWR Management, LLC posted a job opening for Maintenance Technician in Bay City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bay City here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Your Local Cop Could Be Working for ICE as 13,000+ Officers Deputized. Here's the Metro-by-Metro Breakdown (latintimes.com)

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• Fallen Cove officer among those honored in Texas Brotherhood Ride (fox44news.com)
• Buc-ee's is opening six new stores in 2027, including Kansas's first (piratesandprincesses.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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