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🌱 How a Royse City license plate reader led to J.R. Smith’s arrest
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Hello Royse City! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How a Royse City license plate reader led to J.R. Smith's arrest
- What Royse City officers discovered after stopping J.R. Smith's car
- How Royse City police ended up arresting NBA champ J.R. Smith
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid, with a high of 77 and low of 70 degrees.
- Friday: Humid; heavy morning showers, temps: high: 75, low: 67.
- Saturday: Humid with a shower in spots, with a high of 73 and low of 65 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former NBA Star J.R. Smith Arrested On Assault Charges In Texas (thesource.com) — Royse City police arrested former NBA star J.R. Smith on Interstate 30 after a license plate reader flagged an outstanding Southlake family violence warrant, leading to his booking into the Hunt County Detention Center. Authorities say he remains presumed innocent and have not released details about the alleged assault, victim, or timeline while the investigation continues. 
• JR Smith arrested on family violence assault charge in Texas (totalapexsports.com) — Royse City police stopped J.R. Smith's vehicle on Interstate 30, leading to his arrest on a Southlake family violence assault warrant and booking into the Hunt County Detention Center. Local and national outlets report he later posted a $5,000 bond, while investigators and Southlake police have released few details about the alleged incident.
• J.R. Smith arrested on family violence assault warrant (cleveland.com) — Royse City police arrested former NBA guard J.R. Smith during a Monday traffic stop after an automated license-plate reader flagged an assault warrant from Southlake, Texas. He was booked into the Hunt County Jail and later released on a $5,000 bond, while his attorney says he looks forward to resolving the family violence charge in court.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Royse City
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- Music Bingo at Sweetwater Grill →
Sweetwater Grill, 4884 TX-276, Royse City
7:00 pm
Tuesday October 13
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Open Play (All Levels) - Thursday →
Oasis Pickleball Club, 5757 SH-205, Rockwall
8:00 am - Coed JV Tennis at Farmersville
Caddo Mills High School Caddo Mills, TX 75135
4:00 pm - Bulldogs vs Tyler Legacy - Tennis (M) - Junior Varsity
Tyler Legacy High School Away -
4:00 pm - JV Tennis @ Farmersville
Caddo Mills Middle School Caddo Mills, TX 75135
4:00 pm - JV Tennis vs Sherman High School Bearcats - JV - Tennis (C) - Junior Varsity
Sherman High School Away -
5:00 pm - JV Football vs Lovejoy High School LHS Football JV Leopards - Football (M) - Junior Varsity
Braves Stadium Home -
5:30 pm - Lady Bulldogs vs Rockwall Rakow - Volleyball (F) - 7th grade
Ursula Rakow Middle School Away -
5:30 pm - Lady Bulldogs vs Rockwall Rakow - Volleyball (F) - 8th grade
Ursula Rakow Middle School Away -
5:30 pm - Lady Buldogs vs Williams Middle School Lady Wildcats - A Team 6:30\
Bobby Summers Middle School Home -
5:30 pm - 9th Football vs Lovejoy High School LHS Football Freshmen Red - Football (M) - 9th grade
Lovejoy HS Away -
5:30 pm - Boys 8th Grade Football at Scurry Rosser
Caddo Mills ISD, 8321 State Hwy 34, Caddo Mills
6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Just want to let the older people and the disabled ones if you struggle to put your trash can and recycle cans out call the water department and request disabled stickers put on your cans when the guys see the sticker they will come up and get your
can take to the truck empty it return it to where you had it . This doesn't cost anything extra and please people if your not disabled don't call and… (Nextdoor Sunrise Meadows)
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising Part Time Days in Royse City. Apply here.
- Prysmian Group posted a job opening for Machine Operator in Rockwall. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Royse City here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rockwall
- Rockwall County Stabbing Leaves Two Injured; Suspect Dies After Barricading Inside Home (greenvillechronicle.com)
- Ten Commandments monument coming to new Smith County courthouse (ketk.com)
- Kelley Tabbed Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week (gofrogs.com)
Wylie
- Anthony Mills dies in motorcycle crash on South Ballard Avenue (newsline.com)
- Summit Racing Series E.T. Finals divisional results set stage for championship battle (nhra.com)
- Tom Elliston (blogspot.com)
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-- 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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