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🌱 How did Yoakum restaurants and stores score on their latest inspections?

Yoakum, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Greetings Yoakum! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How did Yoakum restaurants and stores score on their latest inspections?
  • What did Yoakum residents see in the sky back in 1947?

Also on today's calendar: TOM TOM FESTIVAL 2026.

Today's riddle: Where did the two roofs meet? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Sunday: Decreasing clouds and warm, temps: high: 89, low: 67. 🌶 Hot!
  • Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 63 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Know Before You Dine: Restaurant Inspections for April 23-May 6, 2026 (victoriaadvocate.com) — Recent health inspections show Yoakum’s Jo’s Daiquiri & Beverage Barn, Yoakum Petro, and Willie Joe’s Processing all passed routine checks, with only Yoakum Petro needing better date labeling in its cooler. The roundup also lists detailed scores and violations for dozens of nearby restaurants, food trucks, schools, and concession stands across the region so you can gauge cleanliness before you eat out.
   

• Newly Released UFO Files Have a Few Texas Sightings (1063thebuzz.com) — Newly declassified Pentagon “UFO Files” include a curious 1947 report from the Yoakum Times Record, describing residents seeing flying discs and giant balls of fire moving in strange patterns over Yoakum. The piece walks through several Texas-related sightings, links to the federal documents, and offers context on when and where UFO reports most often occur nationwide.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Whataburger posted a job opening for Restaurant Shift Leader - Unit 360 in Cuero. Apply here.
  • McDonald's Restaurants posted a job opening for Shift Manager (Up to $16.50 hr) in Hallettsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yoakum here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cuero

  • Late comeback leads Lady Mustangs to regional final (kdhnews.com)

Hallettsville

Ok Yoakum! 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: At a shingles bar! (Thank you Yann P. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Yoakum

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