🌱 Patch AM: Can Victoria West’s new QB spark a fast 4-0 season start?

Good morning to you Victoria! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Can Victoria West's new QB spark a fast 4-0 season start?
• What new skills your Victoria County commissioners just brought back home
• How a Goliad teen's cancer fight inspired medical dreams

Also on today's calendar: Understanding Entity Taxation and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What is full of holes but still holds water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 101 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Toasty conditions, temps: high: 102, low: 74.
• Sunday: Hot, with a high of 103 and low of 75 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• DeLeon looks to take reigns as Warriors QB (victoriaadvocate.com) — Victoria West football fans are set to see senior Aiden DeLeon step in as the Warriors' new starting quarterback as the team wraps up preseason and prepares for its Aug. 28 home opener at Memorial Stadium. The multi-sport standout, also a key pitcher in West's baseball program, is embracing a leadership role and focusing on smart decision-making to avoid turnovers.
   

• Two Victoria County Commissioners Graduate From Leadership Academy (crossroadstoday.com) — Two Victoria County commissioners have completed a two-year leadership academy aimed at sharpening how they govern and serve local residents. Jason Ohrt and Kenneth Sexton say the advanced training, site visits and networking with officials statewide will help them better represent Victoria County on Commissioners Court and tackle future challenges.
   

• Cancer journey inspires Goliad teen's medical dreams (victoriaadvocate.com) — A Goliad teen whose cancer battle led to an above-the-knee amputation is now starting college and planning a medical career, inspired by her care team. She credits a wide support network, including family in Victoria, for fundraisers, prayers, and encouragement that helped her return to sports and rebuild her life.
   

📸 Around Victoria

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Victoria

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday September 12
• Gulf Bend Center's Friendship Fest Event →
  DeLeon City Plaza, 101 N Main St, Victoria
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday August 21
• Understanding Entity Taxation →
  10:00 am
Saturday August 22
• Victoria Farmers' Market →
  Victoria Farmers' Market, 2805 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX, 77901
  9:00 am
Wednesday August 26
• Victoria Farmers' Market →
  Victoria Farmers' Market, 2805 N Navarro St, Victoria, TX, 77901
  9:00 am
• IRS New Entrepreneur Program →
  1:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Special Called Board Meeting
  Victoria ISD 102 Profit St, Victoria, TX 77901, USA
  5:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday August 22
• Little Miss Silver Spur Camp
  Edna ISD Edna, TX 77957
  8:00 am
• THE STEEL WHEELS Return to the Rear Window! →
  Rear Window Listening Room, 107 Menefee Ave, Ganado
  7:00 pm
Monday August 24
• EHS Cheer Practice- dome
  Edna ISD Edna, TX 77957
  6:45 am
• FFA Meeting
  Edna ISD EHS Cafeteria
  5:00 pm
• FFA Booster Club Meeting
  Edna ISD EHS Room 501
  5:30 pm
• BAND - Monday Night Rehearsal
  Edna ISD Edna, TX 77957
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• MISSING CAT
  Name is Rajah. He is about 5 years old and weighs around 12 pounds. Missing from our house off Anaqua. Please let me know if you have seen him! He's… (Nextdoor E Crestwood Dr)
• Someone in the Cimmaron neighborhood just said they lost their little black and white dog.
  I don't know what kind but they said the dog has a collar on with their phone number. Please call them if you see it. They're very upset. (Nextdoor Cimarron)

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Shift Manager (Up to $16.50 hr) in Victoria. Apply here.
• ManpowerGroup posted a job opening for Janitorial in Victoria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Victoria here.

🗞 Nearby News

Port Lavaca

• Letter to the editor: Green promises, local risks (portlavacawave.com)
• Arrest Report: Victoria County August 10-16, 2026 (victoriaadvocate.com)
• Ruth Marie (Hart) Gurley (portlavacawave.com)

Cuero

• Cuero Police Department Introduces New Officer at August 10 City Council Meeting (cueroonlinenews.com)
• Mandatory Shotgun Safety Meeting Aug 30, 2026 (cueroonlinenews.com)
• Dangerous Heat Advisory in Effect Through Sunday Across Central and South‑Central Texas (cueroonlinenews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A sponge (Thank you Netty W. for sending it in!)
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