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Sweetwater, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Sweetwater! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Sweetwater drivers can squeeze more miles from every gallon
  • Why a turbine-blade pile near Sweetwater helped change Texas law

Also on today's calendar: October Chamber Coffee hosted by Hoyt Court and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A brief shower or two, with a high of 76 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: Cloudy, temps: high: 80, low: 62.
  • Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 83 and low of 59 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Experts offer advice on saving money amid gas price increases (kens5.com) — Advice from an automotive instructor at Texas State Technical College’s Sweetwater campus focuses on simple maintenance and driving habits that can help you stretch every gallon as fuel prices climb. From tire pressure and clean air filters to using gas-price apps and planning trips carefully, students and instructors share practical strategies to cut fuel costs without major upgrades.
   

• Texas Imposes New Rules on Recyclers of Renewable Energy Components (jdsupra.com) — New state rules on recycling wind, solar, and battery components were partly driven by a massive pile of discarded wind-turbine blades discovered near Sweetwater. The regulations add reporting, financial assurance, and closure requirements for recyclers, aiming to prevent abandoned renewable-energy waste sites and publish a public list of compliant facilities that companies and communities can rely on.
   

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💬 Chatter

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  • Tammy Harris’ Orton-Gillingham Decodable Stories: Level 8-The Loud Storm
    I received this book courtesy of Booksprout for the purpose of a fair and honest review. Overview: What happens when a fun day outside is ruined by a… (Nextdoor Sweetwater)
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    I received this book courtesy of Booksprout for the purpose of a fair and honest review. Overview: Saint Frank just wanted to go home. His wife wasn… (Nextdoor Sweetwater)
  • Walmart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Sweetwater. Apply here.
  • Brookshire Grocery posted a job opening for Cashier in Sweetwater. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sweetwater here.

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Ok Sweetwater! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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