🌱 How Center ISD plans to use over $1.7 million in grants
Center, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Center! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Center ISD plans to use over $1.7 million in grants
Also on today's calendar: Hell's Kitchen - The Musical.
Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Friday: Humid with sunny spells, with a high of 94 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 94, low: 74.
- Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Center ISD Notice Regarding All Federal Grant Funds with TEA for 2026-27 (scttx.com) — Center ISD is seeking public comments on several major federal education grants it plans to apply for with the Texas Education Agency for the 2026–27 school year, including ESSA, Special Education, and Perkins CTE funds. Residents are invited to email feedback on these applications by June 24, 2026, to the appropriate program directors. 
📸 Around Center
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Scott Floyd Dinner Entertainment →
Tie and Timber Lodging & Event Center, 397 Jacob St, Timpson
7:30 pm
Saturday June 20
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Other local events
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Hell's Kitchen - The Musical →
Center Motor Company, 825 Hurst St, Center
7:00 pm -
Mikey B - Live In Timpson TX →
Tie and Timber Lodging & Event Center, 397 Jacob St, Timpson
8:00 pm
Thursday July 9
Friday July 10
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Joint Forces: Rumble in Title Town →
Carthage Civic Center, 1702 S Adams St, Carthage
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Central Heights Volleyball League →
Gary ISD Gary, TX 75643 -
National Beta Convention
Garrison H S Garrison, TX 75946 -
Cushing Volleyball League (High School Only) →
Gary ISD Gary, TX 75643 -
ETBU Volleyball Camp June 23rd - 25th →
Gary ISD Gary, TX 75643 -
Cultural Exchange in East Texas →
Mission Dolores State Historic Site, 701 S Broadway St, San Augustine
2:00 pm -
Fresco Trey →
Texas Tea Room, 100 E Sabine St, Carthage
7:00 pm -
2026 Civic Auction (San Augustine County) →
San Augustine County Expo Center, 1109 Oaklawn St, San Augustine
7:00 pm -
Linda Davis: John Ritter Tribute Showcase →
Carthage Civic Center, 1702 S Adams St, Carthage
7:00 pm
Saturday June 13
Monday June 15
Tuesday June 16
Thursday June 18
Tuesday June 23
Saturday June 27
Sunday July 12
Saturday July 25
Friday August 7
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Center. Apply here.
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Center. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Center here.
🗞 Nearby News
Nacogdoches
- From Carryout To Dining: South Street Pizza Hut's Journey In Nacogdoches (ksfa860.com)
- Homemade Meals With Holly: Delicious dessert recipes for after dinner (dailysentinel.com)
- El Paso Has The Oldest Community in Texas (klaq.com)
Lufkin
- Eakin joins Lufkin Daily News staff 50 years after the first time (lufkindailynews.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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