🌱 How will moving Nederland’s post office change your daily errands?

Greetings Nederland! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How will moving Nederland’s post office change your daily errands?
• Why Nederland’s business leaders were singled out during National Small Business Week
• Meet the Nederland mom whose quiet kindness moved a whole courtroom

Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 81 and low of 71 degrees.
• Sunday: Humid; a morning shower, temps: high: 87, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• USPS Announces Final Decision to Relocate Retail Services at Nederland Post Office (panews.com) — Nederland residents should know the U.S. Postal Service has officially decided to relocate retail services from the Nederland Post Office on North 14th Street to another site within two miles, though the new address and closure date aren’t set yet. USPS says services will continue at the current location until the new facility opens and stresses it considered community feedback, even as some local leaders felt blindsided earlier this year.
   

• Port Arthur EDC welcomes SBDC during National Small Business Week (panews.com) — Nederland’s Economic Development Corporation and Chamber of Commerce were among several local organizations recognized this week by Lamar State College Port Arthur’s Small Business Development Center and a representative from Congressman Randy Weber’s office. Their visit, part of National Small Business Week, highlighted how Nederland’s business groups help support and grow small businesses across Southeast Texas through ongoing collaboration and economic development efforts.
   

• Nederland Mother of Year Rinehart's Compassion, Selflessness Extolled (panews.com) — Nederland’s newly named Mother of the Year, longtime school employee Robbie Rinehart, was honored at a reception in the Homer E. Nagel Public Safety Complex for her decades of quiet support for local students and families. Her daughters’ emotional tributes highlighted her work with Nederland ISD and her strength after losing her husband, as Mayor Jeff Darby presented an official proclamation.
   

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📸 Around Nederland

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday May 9

• Mom & Me! I only have Fries for You →
  Painting with a Twist, 229 Dowlen Rd Ste 3B, Beaumont
  10:00 am
• Bright Cherry Blossom Path →
  Painting with a Twist, 229 Dowlen Rd Ste 3B, Beaumont
  7:00 pm

Sunday May 10

• Lucky Feather →
  Painting with a Twist, 229 Dowlen Rd Ste 3B, Beaumont
  4:00 pm
• Mom's Hydrangeas →
  Painting with a Twist, 229 Dowlen Rd Ste 3B, Beaumont
  5:00 pm

Monday May 11

• VJHS: Girls Soccer vs LCM
  Vidor ISD Vidor High School - 500 Orange St. - Vidor, Texas 77662
  5:00 pm
• VISD: School Board Meeting
  Vidor ISD 1255 N. Main St. | Vidor, Tx 77662
  6:00 pm

Tuesday May 12

• PFE: 4th Grade Shangri La Field Trip (Collins/Herrington/Moss/Williams)
  Vidor ISD Vidor, TX 77662
• VE-Fun Run School Fundraiser
  Vidor ISD Vidor, TX 77662
  7:00 am
• VJHS Choir "At the Movies" Concert @ VHS Auditorium
  Vidor ISD Vidor, TX 77662
  6:00 pm

Wednesday May 13

• PFE: 4th Grade Shangi La Field Trip (Beard)
  Vidor ISD Vidor, TX 77662
• VJHS Life Skills to Spring Fling
  Vidor ISD Vidor, TX 77662

Thursday May 14

• VJH: Girls Soccer District Tournament @ Vidor
  Vidor ISD Vidor High School - 500 Orange St. - Vidor, Texas 77662
  8:00 am

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Subway posted a job opening for Sandwich Artist in Nederland. Apply here.
• Sherwin-Williams posted a job opening for Bilingual Customer Service Specialist (Spanish) in Nederland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Nederland here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Port Neches

• INEOS to sell Calabrian to Ecovyst in $190M deal, expected closure by June 2026 (12newsnow.com)
• Tugboat fire at Port Neches shipyard contained in under 30 minutes (12newsnow.com)
• Brenham opens area round with thrilling nine-inning win over Port Neches-Groves (kdhnews.com)

Groves

• Groves Traffic Stop Leads to Felony Drug Arrest, Recovery of Stolen Property (panews.com)
• JP Burnett awards 'Shining Star' to student who overcame challenges to succeed (kfdm.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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