🌱 What happens next after Prosper’s 7–0 vote against the data center?

Hello Prosper! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What happens next after Prosper's 7–0 vote against the data center?
• How a Prosper sixth grader's artwork won a national safety prize

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A stray t-storm; not as hot, with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and humid, temps: high: 95, low: 72.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 98 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Prosper data center faces opposition after 7-0 commission vote – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com) — A proposed data center near Prosper has hit a major roadblock after the town's Planning and Zoning Commission voted 7–0 to recommend the Town Council deny it. Residents and neighbors raised concerns about noise, light, water use, and environmental impacts, while developers argue it would bring jobs and infrastructure upgrades; the final decision comes before Prosper Town Council on Sept. 8.
   

• Texas Sixth Grader Wins National School Bus Safety Poster Contest (stnonline.com) — A Prosper sixth grader from Moseley Middle School has won the top national prize in the 2026 National School Bus Safety Poster Contest, putting the town in a positive national spotlight. Her artwork, built around the theme "Safe Rides, Everyday Heroes," will be featured during National School Bus Safety Week and helps promote safer behavior around school buses nationwide.
   

📸 Around Prosper

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Prosper

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Friday September 4
• Professional Learning / Student Holiday
  Charles and Cindy Stuber El Prosper, TX 75078
• Professional Learning/ Student Holiday
  Ralph and Mary Lynn Boyer El Prosper, TX 75078
• No School for Students
  Jack and June Furr El Prosper, TX 75078
Monday September 7
• School Holiday
  Charles and Cindy Stuber El Prosper, TX 75078
Wednesday September 9
• Prosper High School Homecoming Pep Rally
  Prosper H S Prosper, TX 75078
• Prosper High School Homecoming Parade
  Prosper ISD Prosper, TX 75078
• PHS Homecoming Parade
  Reynolds Middle Prosper, TX 75078
  5:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Volleyball vs Hays
  Reynolds Middle Robert and Robbie School, 700 N Coleman St, Pros
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday September 3
• Lunch Bunch: 903 Brewers - SRC →
  McKinney Parks and Recreation Senior Recreation Center - 1400 S. College St. McKinney TX
  10:00 am
• CHS JV Tennis vs Liberty
  Centennial H S Centennial High School, 6901 Coit Rd, Frisco, TX 75035, USA
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball at Rushing
  Bill Hays Middle Prosper, TX 75078
  5:00 pm
• Band Hawaiian Waters PISD Band Social
  Reynolds Middle Hawaiian Waters The Colony, 4400 Paige Rd, The Colony, TX 75056
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for a house cleaner.
  It seems like people start off good and gradually stop doing a good job. Any recommendations? (Nextdoor Glenbrooke)
• Looking for someone to cut lawn.?
  front & back an back yard. Located in Greenspoint community Cut on weekly basis.. (Nextdoor Greenspoint of Prosper)

• Kohl's posted a job opening for Part-Time Store Cleaning & Operations Associate (Early Morning) in Prosper. Apply here.
• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Prosper. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Prosper here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Celina, Texas: Where Growth Meets the Texas You Were Promised (texasmonthly.com)
• Penn State Volleyball's 2026 Roster Shows Promise In Undefeated Regular-Season Start (onwardstate.com)

Frisco

• Road Trippin' Frisco: Cowboys, family fun, food, & more make this Texas City worth a stop (cbsaustin.com)
• Best Frisco, Texas Health Care Lawyers (bestlawyers.com)
• Sarabha's Creamery to Bring Nashville's Best Ice Cream to Frisco (whatnow.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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