🌱 What a Fort Hood fan really thinks about the Jaguars’ chances.
Fort Hood, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Fort Hood! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- What a Fort Hood fan really thinks about the Jaguars’ chances.
- How a Fort Hood soldier is fighting a local wrongful death suit
- Could CTC’s trades program be your pathway to post–Fort Hood work?
Also on today's calendar: Fort Hood Red White and You.
Today's riddle: What sits at the bottom of the ocean and Shakes? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Sunday: Clouds and sun, with a high of 81 and low of 56 degrees.
- Monday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 81, low: 62.
- Tuesday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• O-Zone: Quick Turnaround (jaguars.com) — A Fort Hood Jaguars fan chimes into this team mailbag, sharing skepticism about the squad improving its 4-2 record amid penalties and wiped-out touchdowns. The columnist fields questions from around the country on injuries, coaching decisions, and player performance while lightly ribbing the Fort Hood fan’s pessimism during the team’s bye week. 
• Fort Hood MP who was arrested in connection with deadly I-14 collision responds to wrongful death lawsuit filed by Faith Sidman's parents (kdhnews.com) — A Fort Hood military police soldier and a Killeen woman are denying responsibility in a wrongful death lawsuit over the July I-14 crash that killed visiting friend Faith Sidman. The suit also targets two local bars for allegedly overserving alcohol, as well as multiple drivers and the truck’s owner, while each defendant files responses pushing back on claims of negligence and liability.
• CTC building trades program prepares students for construction careers, entrepreneurship (kdhnews.com) — Central Texas College’s Building Trades Program is actively training students for construction, electrical, plumbing, and carpentry jobs that can lead directly to work at Fort Hood and other local employers. With hands-on projects and employer partnerships, the program especially helps service members and veterans transition into civilian careers or start their own businesses while filling a regional shortage of skilled tradespeople.
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🗞 Nearby News
Killeen
- Young entrepreneurs showcase products at Oscar's Market in Killeen (kwtx.com)
- Firefighters train in Killeen to support two firefighters with cancer (kwtx.com)
- Killeen-Fort Hood area gas prices drop by 20 cents (kdhnews.com)
Copperas Cove
- Council approves agreement for Courtney Lane and Golf Course Road drainage projects (coveleaderpress.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What sits at the bottom of the ocean and Shakes?" — A nervous wreck (Thank you Fiona M. for sending it in!)
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