🌱 How Mesquite’s new budget will reshape your library and rec centers

Hello Mesquite! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How Mesquite's new budget will reshape your library and rec centers
• What investigators say about the deadly I-30 to I-635 ramp crash

Also on today's calendar: Built For More Dallas-Area Men's Series .

Today's riddle: Why did the burglar wear blue gloves? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 99, low: 76.
• Friday: Sunshine and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 78 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mesquite City Council unanimously approves new budget, which will close North Branch Library (wfaa.com) — Mesquite's new city budget will close the North Branch Library and shift its services into the Florence Recreation Center, while keeping the main library open. City leaders say the move will extend services citywide, but some residents and at least one council member argue the smaller space, reduced staffing, and other planned recreation center closures amount to a loss for neighborhoods.
   

• Lisa Maldonado dies in two-vehicle crash on Interstate 635 (newsline.com) — A 33-year-old Garland woman died after her SUV collided with a tractor-trailer on the transition ramp from westbound I-30 to northbound I-635 in Mesquite, and the truck driver now faces a manslaughter charge. Mesquite police traffic investigators are handling the case, while legal experts note families often seek independent investigations and possible wrongful death claims after serious truck crashes.
   

📸 Around Mesquite

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mesquite

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday September 9
• Built For More Dallas-Area Men's Series →
  3014 Skillman St, Dallas
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• Bashy's Golden Run →
  Mesquite TX
• Premier Gun Shows, Mesquite →
  Mesquite Convention Center – Rodeo, 1700 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite
  9:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday September 9
• SMS Band Back to School Social
  Sunnyvale ISD Sunnyvale, TX 75182
  5:00 pm
• Sunnyvale GOLD Football @ Lake Highlands GOLD
  Sunnyvale ISD Lake Highlands Middle School, 10301 Walnut Hill Ln, Dallas, TX
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Grandparent's Luncheon
  Sunnyvale ISD Sunnyvale, TX 75182
• 8th Grade Science Test
  Sunnyvale ISD Sunnyvale, TX 75182
  9:33 am
• RAIDER & LADY RAIDER (JV) @ CADDO MILLS
  Sunnyvale ISD Caddo Mills High School, 3049 FM 36, Caddo Mills, TX 75135, US
  4:00 pm
• RAIDER FOOTBALL (9TH) @ FERRIS HIGH SCHOOL
  Sunnyvale ISD Ferris High School, 1025 E 8th St, Ferris, TX 75125, USA
  5:00 pm
• LADY RAIDER VOLLEYBALL - 8B/7B @ CADDO MILLS MS
  Sunnyvale ISD CADDO MILLS AUX 2 GYM
  5:30 pm
• LADY RAIDER VOLLEYBALL - 7A/8A @ CADDO MILLS MS
  Sunnyvale ISD Caddo Mills Middle School, 2710 Gilmer St, Caddo Mills, TX 7513
  6:30 pm
• RAIDER FOOTBALL (JV) @ FERRIS HIGH SCHOOL
  Sunnyvale ISD Ferris High School, 1025 E 8th St, Ferris, TX 75125, USA
  6:45 pm
Friday September 11
• LADY RAIDER CROSS COUNTRY @ LYNN CREEK PARK
  Sunnyvale ISD Lynn Creek Park at Joe Pool Lake, 5610 Lake Ridge Pkwy, Grand Pr

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Slate is wishing everybody a wonderful Labor Day!
  He is dreaming of all the friends and family gatherings. All the hamburgers and briskets. All the swimming pools and corn holes. All the children and… (Nextdoor Samuell Farms)
• Your sensitivity is your superpower.
  Many of us are taught to shut off our feelings. To numb ourselves. To feel less. I want you to know that sensitive people do exist. Some people… (Nextdoor Towne Centre Village)

• Jack In The Box posted a job opening for Team Member in Mesquite. Apply here.
• Dollar General posted a job opening for ASST STORE MGR in BALCH SPRINGS, TX S01221 in Balch Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mesquite here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sunnyvale

• Volleyball Roundup: Lindale sweeps Spring Hill (tylerpaper.com)

Garland

• Lisa Maldonado Killed in Frightening Crash on I-30 (sweetlaw.com)
• El Rio Grande Latin Market's HHM Strategy (abasto.com)
• Texas college financial aid in Texas available for Latino at free fair (latination.com)

Ok Mesquite! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: So he wouldn't get caught red handed. (Thank you Vicki B. for sending it in!)
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