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🌱 Why a bold two-point call lifted Pilot Point to a thriller.

Pilot Point, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hey hey Pilot Point! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Why a bold two-point call lifted Pilot Point to a thriller.
  • How Pilot Point’s explosive growth could reshape taxes and city services.

Also on today's calendar: Theology on Tap and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with a shower or two, with a high of 71 and low of 66 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid; a morning shower, temps: high: 79, low: 62.
  • Monday: Sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Bearcats gamble, win nail-biter (postsignal.com) — Pilot Point Bearcats fans can relive a wild 44-43 win over Farmersville, sealed by a gutsy late two-point conversion and a clutch kickoff fumble recovery. Coach Chad Worrell and his players describe the momentum swings, key touchdown runs, and confidence that carried Pilot Point to a 4-1 record heading into their bye week and district play.
   

• City manager gives outlook of growth, laws (postsignal.com) — Pilot Point’s city manager says the population has likely topped 10,000, driving a bigger budget that still keeps the tax rate flat and slightly lowers the average bill. He warns that rapid housing growth, state property-tax proposals, and ETJ changes could strain funding for police, fire, parks, and infrastructure unless residents stay engaged and support bringing development into city limits.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • There is an emergency vehicle on I-35W N • North...
    There is an emergency vehicle on I-35W N • North Fwy reported at 6:32 PM. "AAA Truck Ahead, Slow Down Move Over" (Nextdoor )
  • There is an emergency vehicle on Main St reported...
    There is an emergency vehicle on Main St reported at 6:43 PM. "Police on scene" (Nextdoor )
  • Cracker Barrel Old Country Store posted a job opening for Server in Pilot Point. Apply here.
  • InstaSwim posted a job opening for Private Swim Instructor in Aubrey. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pilot Point here.

🗞 Nearby News

Aubrey

  • 3705 Bedrock Way, Aubrey, TX 76227 (zillow.com)
  • Aubrey PD to get armored vehicle (postsignal.com)
  • From A Giant Potato To A Cereal Box, I Found The Most Outrageous Food-Themed Airbnbs You Can Book (delish.com)

Sanger

  • Sanger parents remember 13-year-old killed in school bus crash – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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