🌱 Lady Lions Volleyball v. Keene* and 11 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly cloudy and very warm, with a high of 94 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Heavy t-storms; windy, humid, temps: high: 92, low: 74.
• Thursday: Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid, with a high of 82 and low of 67 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Lady Lions Volleyball v. Keene*
  Keene
  4:30 pm
• 3A exhibition night @Keene HS
  Keene Wanda R. Smith High School, 404 Charger Dr, Keene
  5:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• JH and HS XC @ Rio Vista
  Frost ISD Frost, TX 76641
• Rio Vista XC Invitational
  Rio Vista
• LSK Book Fair
  Lorene S. Kirkpatrick Elementary School , Maypearl, TX 76064, USA
  7:25 am
Thursday October 1
• HS Cross Country Meet - Heritage High
  Heritage High , Midlothian
  8:00 am
• MS Cross Country Meet - Heritage High School
  Heritage High School , Midlothian
  4:00 pm
• JH Football @ Santo
  Frost ISD Frost, TX 76641
  5:00 pm
Friday October 2
• HS Vball vs Dawson V/JV
  Frost ISD Frost, TX 76641
  4:30 pm
• HS Football vs Santo
  Frost ISD Frost, TX 76641
  7:00 pm
Monday October 5
• Jr. High Volleyball vs Grandview*
  Maypearl High School
  5:00 pm
• JH Vball vs Itasca
  Frost ISD Frost, TX 76641
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Blooming Grove. Apply here.
• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Waxahachie. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Italy here.

🗞 Nearby News

Waxahachie

• I Bagged Groceries at Texas' H-E-B. Come Shop With Me Now (allrecipes.com)
• Why No. 1 softball recruit Michaela Landers chose Texas as her future home (usatoday.com)

Midlothian

• SunOpta opens $35 million beverage line (foodbusinessnews.net)
• Abbott downplays tight polls in Texas Governor's race against Gina Hinojosa, takes new steps to stop data centers (cbsnews.com)
• Inc. Names Fuel Logic to Its 2026 List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Southwest (amnews.com)

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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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