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🌱 How the finished 635 East and new US 80 work affect Mesquite

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Greetings Mesquite! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How the finished 635 East and new US 80 work affect Mesquite

Also on today's calendar: DJR Lite Trio-Mesquite Chamber of Commerce Event and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a tail, but no body? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 100 and low of 77 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Wednesday: Sunshine and hot, temps: high: 99, low: 76.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 96 and low of 74 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• $1.7 billion 635 East Project is complete. Here's what to know (dallasnews.com) — Mesquite drivers will see long-term benefits and more construction as the $1.7 billion 635 East Project wraps up, completing a decades-long overhaul of the LBJ corridor. Local leaders, including Mesquite's mayor, say the improvements will boost eastern Dallas County. Meanwhile, a separate $540 million rebuild of the U.S. 80/I-635 interchange in Mesquite is 41% finished and runs through 2029.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday September 15
  • Toddler Storytime →
    Balch Springs Library, 12450 Elam Rd, Balch Springs
    10:30 am
  • RAIDER & LADY RAIDER TENNIS @ KAUFMAN HS
    Kaufman High School, 3205 S Houston St, Kaufman
    4:00 pm
  • Teen Time →
    Balch Springs Library, 12450 Elam Rd, Balch Springs
    4:30 pm
  • LADY RAIDER VOLLEYBALL (9) vs AUBREY HS
    Sunnyvale Middle School, 216 Collins Rd, Sunnyvale
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Look at that face !
    She looks happy to be out of the water. Ahhhhhh, to be a frog. (Nextdoor Sherwood Forest)
  • Pro tip: when walking through the store and that person always tracks you and asks "what electric company do you use?
    " Look at their company shirt and reply their company name. Follow me for more life hacks for not being hassled! :) (Nextdoor Mesquite Highlands)
  • Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Assistant Grocery Manager in Mesquite. Apply here.
  • Canadian Solar, Inc. posted a job opening for Equipment Technician in Mesquite. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mesquite here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sunnyvale

  • Can Princess Cruises charge you more after you paid in full? (mercurynews.com)

Garland

  • Garland shooting leaves three men dead after neighborhood dispute – [your]NEWS (yournews.com)
  • Texas couple sentenced in $2.4M Mexico-to-US smuggling operation (freightwaves.com)
  • Garland Man Accused of Firing Gun at Driver During Duncanville Road-Rage Incident (irvingweekly.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: Coin (Thank you John W. for sending it in!)
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