🌱 Record Unemployment Rate + United States Senate Youth Program

Hey, Round Rock! It's Wednesday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Round Rock.

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First, today's weather:

Partial sunshine. High: 53 Low: 36.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Round Rock today:

1. Round Rock ISD board of trustees will meet again to consider the status of its superintendent position on Jan. 27, 2022. The board met on Jan. 20 to discuss the status of the position and to consider hiring an interim superintendent but no action was taken from the meeting. This week's meeting will have an agenda item to "deliberate and consider the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of the superintendent" the could possibly resolve the situation. (Community Impact Newspaper)
2. Round Rock records lowest unemployment rate in Texas. The rate of 2.9 percent is a testament to the strength of the community's job growth. The new data was released by the Texas Workforce Commission. (Beaumont Enterprise)
3. Round Rock High School senior has been selected to represent Texas in highly competitive merit based United States Senate Youth Program. Krupali Kumar will join another Texas student virtually for the program in March. Kumar will also receive a $10,000 undergraduate college scholarship. (Round Rock ISD News)

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Today in Round Rock:

• 2nd Impression Print Show At The Round Rock Arts (12:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• Round Rock ISD celebrates Krupali Kumar's selection for the United States Senate Youth Program. Congratulations! (Facebook)
• Round Rock Police Department mourns the loss of Sergeant Ramon Gutierrez. (Instagram)
• Round Rock, Texas – City Government asks the community for business ideas for Round Rock. Click to submit an idea! (Facebook)

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— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.