🌱 Meridian State Park Car Camp and 7 more events

Hi Meridian! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Front Pasture Replacement Female Sale - Production Sale at Clifton Livestock Commission, LLC
• Band Gala Fundraiser at Meridian Elementary
• Early Voting at MERIDIAN ISD

... and check out 3 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Cloudy, windy and humid, with a high of 85 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: Windy; a strong a.m. t-storm, temps: high: 63, low: 43.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 51 degrees.

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📸 Around Meridian

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Meridian

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Front Pasture Replacement Female Sale - Production Sale
  Clifton Livestock Commission, LLC, 3199 Hwy 6, Clifton
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Band Gala Fundraiser
  Meridian Elementary Meridian, TX 76665
  6:00 pm

Monday April 20

• Early Voting
  MERIDIAN ISD Meridian, TX 76665

Friday May 8

• Meridian State Park Car Camp
  Meridian State Park , 173 Park Road #7 , Meridian
  5:00 pm

Thursday May 14

• Texas Rattlesnake Rally
  157 FM 203 , Walnut Springs
  5:00 pm

Friday May 15

• Brazos River Clean-up — Texas Land Conservancy
  Little L Ranch , 1010 County Rd 2960 , Kopperl
  1:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• The Magnolia Table Cooking Show Experience
  Magnolia Gristmill Tour , 401 Avenue A , Valley Mills
  12:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Explore the Gristmill
  Magnolia Gristmill Tour , 401 Avenue A , Valley Mills
  12:00 pm

Friday June 26

• Texas Songwriters On The Rise
  HiCo Hall - Wedding & Event Venue , 101 W Ave B , Hico
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sunflower Bank N.A. posted a job opening for Universal Banker in Meridian. Apply here.
• US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Clifton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Meridian here.

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🗞 Nearby News

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• Blanchard angler having a successful year (newcastlepacer.com)
• Central Texas Voter Guide: Municipal Election May 2, 2026 (kxxv.com)

Glen Rose

• Lions surrender 15 runs in first inning of 16-4 loss at Glen Rose (koxe.com)

Hillsboro

• Hillsboro Municipal Airport Named Airport of the Year (hillsbororeporter.com)
• Hillsboro data center forum addresses community impact concerns (kwtx.com)
• Thousands raised for family following tragic death of 21-year-old lineman killed on the job (wbtv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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