🌱 Which big-school rivals Royse City volleyball will face in new district?

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• Which big-school rivals Royse City volleyball will face in new district?

Also on today's calendar: Celina JV Baseball @ Royse City.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly cloudy; windy, humid, with a high of 83 and low of 52 degrees.
• Saturday: A couple of morning showers, temps: high: 63, low: 41.
• Sunday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 47 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Jackson leaving Longview to coach volleyball at White Oak (news-journal.com) — Royse City High School volleyball will share District 10-6A with Longview, Rockwall, Forney, and other large East Texas programs over the next two seasons. The story centers on Longview coach Chaka Jackson leaving for White Oak, but it also confirms Royse City’s district placement, shaping future matchups and travel for local athletes and fans.
   

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📸 Around Royse City

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Royse City

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• 2026 Jr. Golden Debs Spring Mini Clinic
  Royse City High School, 700 FM 2642, Royse City
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 18

• Bulldogs - JV2 vs Celina High School Bobcats - White - Baseball (M)
  RCHS Baseball Complex Home -
  10:00 am
• Celina JV Baseball @ Royse City
  Royse City High School , 700 FM 2642 , Royse City
  12:15 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Lady Bulldogs vs Longview - Softball (F) - Junior Varsity
  RCHS Softball Complex Home -
  5:00 pm
• NEON NIGHTS | Twist Family! KPOP Tiger
  Painting with a Twist , 513 E Interstate 30 , Rockwall
  5:00 pm
• Music Bingo at Landon Winery - Greenville, TX
  Landon Winery - Greenville TX , 2508 Lee St , Greenville
  7:00 pm
• Boys Varsity Baseball at Quinlan Ford
  Caddo Mills High School Caddo Mills, TX 75135
  7:00 pm
• Lady Bulldogs vs Longview - Softball (F) - Varsity
  RCHS Softball Complex Home -
  7:00 pm
• Date Night! Wet Kiss - Set | Blacklight
  Painting with a Twist , 513 E Interstate 30 , Rockwall
  8:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• CHS: Spring Mini Clinic
  Community High School , 440 N Farm To Market 1138 , Nevada
  9:00 am
• Sewing Workshop - Spring '26 - Wylie, TX 2026
  Wylie Recreation Center , Wylie Rec Ctr , 300 Country Club Rd building 200 , Wylie
  9:30 am
• Bulldogs - JV2 vs Celina High School Bobcats - White - Baseball (M)
  RCHS Baseball Complex Home -
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• My cat is missing!
  This picture was taken a few months back so she’s a little bigger than this currently. Shes been missing since Saturday 4/11, near Stone River golf… (Nextdoor Woodland Creek)

• US Customs and Border Protection posted a job opening for Marine Interdiction Agent in Royse City. Apply here.
• City of Royse City Texas posted a job opening for Police Officer in Royse City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Royse City here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Rockwall

• HomeBank Texas Honored for Community Impact, Celebrates 25 Years with Rockwall Area Chamber (blueribbonnews.com)
• Rockwall-Heath Infiniti choir heads to national finals again – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth (nbcdfw.com)
• Ericka Ledferd launches campaign for Texas State Board of Education District 9 (blueribbonnews.com)

Wylie

• Teacher Tribute: Ms. Myers, Wylie East Junior High (ktxs.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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