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

In today's newsletter:

  • Round Rock officers join regional sting targeting online child exploitation suspects.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Warm; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 97 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, a t-storm; warm, temps: high: 97, low: 77.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 99 and low of 77 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hutto police identify 6 men arrested in child exploitation operation (kvue.com) — Law enforcement agencies, including the Round Rock Police Department, helped Hutto police run a multi-agency child exploitation operation targeting adults suspected of seeking sexual contact with minors online. Six men were arrested, and investigators say the charges may change as the ongoing cases develop.
   

📸 Around Round Rock

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Round Rock

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    Friday August 28
  • High Five with Dads (Any Male Guardian)
    Old Town El Round Rock, TX 78681
  • RRHS Volleyball @ Volleypalooza Varsity Tournament
    Round Rock H S Round Rock HS
  • Back to School Bash PTA
    Chandler Oaks El Round Rock, TX 78681
  • Water Polo Mav Rock Tourney
    Cedar Ridge H S RRISD Aquatic Center, Aquatics Center, 2801 Gattis School Rd, R
  • RRHS Water Polo - MavRock Tourney
    Round Rock H S RR Aquatic Center
  • PTA Meeting
    Old Town El Round Rock, TX 78681
    7:30 am
  • X-Country @ Pro Fit XC Invitational
    Stony Point H S James Wilson Park, 1909 Curtis B Elliot Dr, Temple, TX 76501
    7:30 am
  • Kona Ice @ Behrens Amenity Center
    Cactus Ranch El Round Rock, TX 78681
    3:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 27
  • 3rd Grade Planning
    Deepwood El Round Rock, TX 78681
    9:40 am
  • RRHS Tennis - Varsity vs. Westwood HS
    Round Rock H S RRHS Courts
    4:00 pm
  • Blue Jay Social
    Brushy Creek El Round Rock, TX 78681
    5:00 pm
  • 4th & 5th Grade, FCC, & FAC Parent Info Night
    Elsa England El Austin, TX 78717
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • FOUND DOG!
    Found this handsome dude at the entrance to Highlands at Mayfield Ranch. He was walking along the sidewalk without a collar, and seemed very… (Nextdoor Highlands at Mayfield Ranch)
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    Pain coming against my body. But there is good evidence that my kidneys are improving already. Soon I will be free of the kidney disease that was… (Nextdoor South Creek)
  • L.K. Jordan & Associates posted a job opening for Production Clerk in Round Rock. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Hutto

  • Structure fire in Hutto area under control, CR 138 reopens (cbsaustin.com)
  • Predicting data centers' energy and health impacts (harvard.edu)
  • Predicting the Biggest Week 1 Games in Texas: 6A-5A (texasfootball.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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