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Hello Pilot Point! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Discover why Pilot Point is a standout small-town escape
  • How a Pilot Point child's death is reshaping federal trucking rules

Also on today's calendar: Art Show Reception and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Heavy t-storms; not as warm, with a high of 78 and low of 69 degrees.
  • Friday: Cloudy, showers around; humid, temps: high: 76, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Humid with a shower in places, with a high of 76 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nicest Small Towns To Visit Near Dallas (worldatlas.com) — If you're craving a quick escape without leaving home turf, Pilot Point gets a starring role in this roundup of small towns near Dallas, spotlighting its historic square and Hollywood-famous bank building. The piece highlights the restored Ice House, the Pilot Point Market, nearby Lake Ray Roberts, and local horse-country ranch experiences that make the town a relaxed, scenic getaway.
   

• New bill proposes $100K cabotage fines, mandatory English tests for truckers (freightwaves.com) — A proposed federal trucking bill named for 8-year-old Barron Ritchey of Pilot Point, who was killed in a 2023 crash, would tighten English testing, immigration checks, and penalties for commercial drivers and carriers nationwide. For Pilot Point families, it ties a local child's death to a broader push in Congress to change how truckers are licensed, monitored, and held accountable.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Wendy's posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Aubrey. Apply here.
  • Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Food Runner - Teel 380 Chili's in Prosper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pilot Point here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sanger

  • Walmart Is Offering Gen Z a Path to Six Figures Without a College Degree (bitcoin.com)
  • Community raises funds for family of Sanger teen who died in bus crash - Cross Timbers Gazette Southern Denton County Flower Mound (crosstimbersgazette.com)

Little Elm

  • North Texas fall calendar: balloons, arboretum, State Fair (newsbreak.com)
  • Retractable Technologies, Inc. Declares Dividends to Series II and III Class B Preferred Stock Shareholders (rutlandherald.com)
  • Sewell's Big Day Results in Heart Player of the Week Laurel (oskynews.org)

Ok Pilot Point! 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: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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