🌱 See which past award went to a standout Troup quarterback

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

In today's newsletter:

• See which past award went to a standout Troup quarterback

Also on today's calendar: West Rusk Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Troup and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Humid with a t-storm or two, with a high of 88 and low of 73 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 80, low: 70.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Van, Lindale, Tyler, Legacy players take Week 5 Player of the Week honors (tylerpaper.com) — Area high school football standouts were honored this week, with earlier awards including Troup senior quarterback Trevor Golightly among past offensive winners. The latest recognitions highlight players from Van, Lindale, Tyler, and Tyler Legacy, with details on their big performances and upcoming district matchups that many Troup fans follow closely.
   

📸 Around Troup

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Troup

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Tatum Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Troup →
  Troup High School, 927 Arp Dr, Troup
  4:30 pm

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Other local events

Friday October 2
• Tatum at Troup →
  Troup High School, 927 Arp Dr., Troup
  4:30 pm
• Troup Tigers Volleyball vs Tatum →
  Troup High School, 927 Arp Dr., Troup
  4:30 pm
Tuesday October 6
• West Rusk at Troup →
  Troup High School, 927 Arp Dr., Troup
  5:30 pm
• Troup Tigers Volleyball vs West Rusk →
  Troup High School, 927 Arp Dr., Troup
  5:30 pm
• West Rusk Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Troup →
  Troup High School, 927 Arp Dr, Troup
  6:30 pm
Saturday October 10
• Aaron Watson →
  Blackhawk Creek Grill, 20255 TX-110, Whitehouse
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Troup JV Football @ Arp →
  Arp Junior High School, 101 School St, Arp
  6:00 pm
Friday October 16
• Troup Tigers Volleyball vs Sabine →
  Troup High School, 927 Arp Dr., Troup
  4:30 pm
• Sabine at Troup →
  Troup High School, 927 Arp Dr., Troup
  4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday October 2
• H.S. Volleyball Game
  West Rusk High School, 10705 Main St, New London
  4:30 pm
• Sonny James Band →
  Serenade Range, 12290 Farm to Market 344 E, Whitehouse
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I totally trust Stacia as a Petsetter.
  She works and has worked at WHITEHOUSE Vet hospital for many years and can be trusted with your 4 legged family members or how ever many legs they… (Nextdoor Overton South)

• Brookshire Grocery Company posted a job opening for Market Manager in Whitehouse. Apply here.
• Sonic posted a job opening for Carhop or Skating Carhop in Bullard. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Troup here.

🗞 Nearby News

Whitehouse

• Brook Hill's Smith scores twice in ETBU win (kltv.com)
• Did Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes' wife Brittany pay homage to Taylor Swift with 3-0 celebratory post? (yardbarker.com)

Bullard

• Bullard's Smith has scoreless outing in White Sox Game 1 win over Houston (kltv.com)

Jacksonville

• Livingston's Akers finishes 4th at Jacksonville College Invitational (kltv.com)
• Tyler Junior College marks 100 years with county proclamation (kltv.com)
• 37 jailed in Frio, September 14 (frio-nuecescurrent.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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