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🌱 Friday Fun Night Out and 11 more events

Lone Star, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

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

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)


Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a t-storm in spots, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 76.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 85 and low of 71 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Friday June 12
  • Friday Fun Night Out
    Daingerfield City Park, Dangerfield City Park, 305 W Scurry St, Daingerfield
    5:00 pm
  • Saturday June 13
  • Archery 101 (Ages 10 years and up) *Registration Required*
    Daingerfield State Park DaingerfieldStatePark Map&Directions
    8:00 am
  • Guided Nature Hike
    Lake Bob Sandlin State Park LakeBobSandlinStatePark Map&Directions
    10:00 am
  • Reptile with a Ranger
    Lake Bob Sandlin State Park LakeBobSandlinStatePark Map&Directions
    2:00 pm
  • Monday June 15
  • Board Meeting
    Ore City ISD Ore City, TX 75683
    6:00 pm
  • Monthly Board of Trustees Meeting
    Pewitt CISD Omaha, TX 75571
    6:00 pm
  • Tuesday June 16
  • STAAR Scores on the Family Portal - Grades 3-8
    Gilmer ISD Gilmer, TX 75644
  • Summer Retesting window EOC
    Ore City ISD Ore City, TX 75683
    8:00 am
  • MS Cheer Practice (MS Gym)
    Ore City ISD Ore City, TX 75683
    12:30 pm
  • Wednesday June 17
  • Jr Class Meeting (Cafeteria)
    Ore City ISD Ore City, TX 75683
    6:00 pm
  • Saturday June 20
  • Paddling 101
    Daingerfield State Park DaingerfieldStatePark Map&Directions
    9:00 am
  • Tuesday August 11
  • Gladewater Girls JV Volleyball @ New Diana
    New Diana High School, 11826 TX-154, Diana
    5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Join us for a bicycle focus group at 321 Texas Boulevard this Thursday in Texarkana at 2 p.
    m.! RSVPs not required but appreciated. Text or call 469-626-8502 to confirm or get more info. Details here: https://tinyurl.com/ypun3vwz (Nextdoor )
  • Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Ore City. Apply here.
  • Brookshire Grocery posted a job opening for Bakery Clerk in Pittsburg. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Lone Star here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pittsburg

  • How 'coon hunting' shaped Koe Wetzel's album 'The Night Champion' (tennessean.com)
  • 50 years of service to the ministry (nwaonline.com)

Gilmer

  • Yamboree Empowerment Scholarship awarded to Vannia Romero, 2026 GHS grad (gilmermirror.com)
  • Big Brothers Giving Back mentoring group hosting fundraiser fish fry June 26-27 (gilmermirror.com)

Mount Pleasant

  • Psychiatrists and Psychiatric Nurses in Mount Pleasant, TX (psychologytoday.com)
  • Mount Pleasant man sentenced to 30 years for child trafficking, prostitution ring (kltv.com)

Ok Lone Star! 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: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lone Star

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Lone Star

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.