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🌱 Cross Country @ Midlo and 11 more events
Spotted on the Venus calendar: VMS Football vs Boyd (Home) 5:00/6:00
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Coming up on the calendar:
- Cross Country @ Midlo at Venus H S
- VMS Football vs Boyd (Home) 5:00/6:00 at Venus ISD
- JV Football vs Boyd (Home) at Venus ISD
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Tuesday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 93 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Heavy t-storms; windy, humid, temps: high: 90, low: 73.
- Thursday: Cloudy, heavy t-storms; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 65 degrees.
📸 Around Venus
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Venus
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- Cross Country @ Midlo
Venus H S Venus, TX 76084 - VMS Football vs Boyd (Home) 5:00/6:00
Venus ISD Venus, TX 76084 - JV Football vs Boyd (Home)
Venus ISD Venus, TX 76084
7:00 pm - Volleyball @ Ferris
Venus H S Venus, TX 76084
4:30 am - Varsity Football vs Boyd (Away)
Venus ISD Venus, TX 76084
7:00 pm - Marching Contest
Venus H S Venus, TX 76084 - VHS Marching Contest
Venus ISD Venus, TX 76084 - FFA Car Show
Venus H S Venus, TX 76084
9:00 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
📣 Venus Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- City Stories: Read & Play with Public Works →
Geyer Commons, 605 E. Broad St., Mansfield
10:30 am - Story Time for Tots (18mo-3Y) →
Mansfield Public Library, 104 S. Wisteria St., Mansfield
10:30 am - Wiggle & Groove for preschoolers →
City Hall Community Room A, 215 N. 8th Street, Midlothian
11:00 am - 3A exhibition night @Keene HS
Keene Wanda R. Smith High School, 404 Charger Dr, Keene
5:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found this cute little guy at the location pinned, crossing the road.
There was a big field she seemed to have been walking through. Wondering if she belongs to anyone. Going to clean her up a bit, but unable to keep… (Nextdoor Spring Branch Estates) - Goodnight Neighbors.
God is Good. She's a Pitbull, Boxer, Doberman mix and i will take more pics tomorrow. With her previous owner for two years so very timid and it was… (Nextdoor Spring Branch Estates)
- Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Alvarado. Apply here.
- Papa John's - Sun Holdings, Inc. posted a job opening for Delivery Driver in Mansfield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Venus here.
🗞 Nearby News
Alvarado
- Prairieland Appeal: What the Jury Never Heard At Trial (theintercept.com)
- What Mature Security Programs Need Before Deploying AI - Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research (emerj.com)
- Fort Worth-area high school football Week 6 schedule: See where teams will play (star-telegram.com)
Midlothian
- $35 million expansion increases SunOpta's capacity (dairyprocessing.com)
- Abbott downplays tight polls in Texas Governor's race against Gina Hinojosa, takes new steps to stop data centers (cbsnews.com)
- Inc. Names Fuel Logic to Its 2026 List of the Fastest-Growing Private Companies in the Southwest (amnews.com)
Ok Venus! 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: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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