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In today's newsletter:

  • Where Corpus Christi residents can safely ditch old medications this month
  • How this Blues Brothers tribute will help revive Corpus Christi's Ritz Theater
  • What Proposition A could mean for fire and EMS near Corpus Christi.

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 11 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Breezy, warm; a p.m. t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 92 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Have old medications at home? Nueces County opens 2 prescription drug drop-off sites (kiiitv.com) — Corpus Christi and Nueces County residents will soon have two safe, anonymous options to clear out old or unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Oct. 24. You can drop off pills for free at the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District on Horne Road or at the CVS in Robstown. Liquids must stay in tightly sealed original containers; needles and illegal drugs aren't accepted.
   

2. The Texas Bluesmen bring their Blues Brothers experience to Corpus Christi to benefit The Ritz Theater (kristv.com) — Corpus Christi music fans can catch The Texas Bluesmen live on Oct. 9 at Bar Under the Sun, with proceeds supporting the historic Ritz Theater downtown. The fully costumed Blues Brothers tribute includes photo ops with replica Bluesmobiles and a special appearance by original band member Tom "Bones" Malone. Tickets and optional meet-and-greet upgrades are on sale now.
   

3. Annaville Fire (ESD#1) seeks sales tax increase to fund new fire stations (kiiitv.com) — Emergency Services District 1, which serves areas around Corpus Christi including the growing London community, is asking voters to approve a sales tax increase to fund new fire stations and ambulances. Officials stress that property taxes would not rise, and say the money would expand coverage as call volumes and development surge across western Nueces County.
   

4. Mosaic Art Classes Corpus Christi Tickets (feverup.com) — Corpus Christi creatives can spend December 19 crafting a Turkish mosaic lamp at the Hilton Garden Inn on South Padre Island Drive. In this 2.5-hour, family-friendly workshop, participants ages 8 and up learn traditional techniques, arrange colorful glass, sip Turkish tea, and leave with a finished lamp. All materials are provided and tickets are available now.
   

5. Rio Grande City man convicted for transporting illegal aliens in cattle trailer (justice.gov) — A 28-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been convicted in federal court of transporting eight undocumented people in a cattle trailer after being stopped at the Falfurrias Border Patrol checkpoint. Jurors heard evidence tying him and his wife to the trailer purchase and prior crossings, and a judge in Corpus Christi will sentence him in January, with a possible 20-year prison term.
   

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Does anybody know this dog's story?
    He looks very rough and old and frequents Barracuda Place between Pope Drive and Ft. Worth Street. Fairly shy but I've been able to give him a scoop… (Nextdoor Pope Place)
  • So we have a bunch of bibles that we are getting rid of at work.
    I feel so bad if we throw them away I would rather give them to people (Nextdoor Waldron Park)
  • L.K. Jordan & Associates posted a job opening for Shipping Tech in Corpus Christi. Apply here.
  • DXP Enterprises, Inc. posted a job opening for Service Coordinator in Corpus Christi. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Corpus Christi here.

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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