🌱 See which Whitehouse student helped UT Tyler shine statewide

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

In today's newsletter:

• See which Whitehouse student helped UT Tyler shine statewide
• How a Whitehouse alum could become the Chiefs’ next shutdown corner

Also on today's calendar: Dueling Pianos and 2 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Breezy and humid, with a high of 86 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, temps: high: 72, low: 48.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• UT Tyler students earn more than 50 awards at state media convention competition (tylerpaper.com) — Whitehouse readers can cheer on hometown student Jim Rasberry, who earned an honorable mention multimedia web-feature award at the statewide Texas Intercollegiate Press Association competition. UT Tyler students collectively brought home 53 honors across journalism, design, and media categories, showcasing strong local talent from Whitehouse, Tyler, Lindale, Troup, and other nearby communities.
   

• Chiefs Draft Darlings: CB Jermod McCoy has risk with high-reward talent (arrowheadpride.com) — A standout NFL Draft prospect at cornerback, Jermod McCoy, grew up in Whitehouse and played at Whitehouse High before starring at Oregon State and Tennessee. The piece breaks down his strengths, injury concerns, and why the Kansas City Chiefs might consider taking him early in this year’s draft.
   

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📸 Around Whitehouse

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Whitehouse

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday April 23

• J's Dueling Pianos
  Blackhawk Creek Grill, 20255 TX-110, Whitehouse
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Dueling Pianos
  Blackhawk Creek Grill , 20255 TX-110 , Whitehouse
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Cory Morrow
  Blackhawk Creek Grill , 20255 TX-110 , Whitehouse
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 28

• SHARS Interactive: Whitehouse
  Whitehouse ISD Education Support Center , 104 TX-110 N , Whitehouse
  11:30 am

Saturday May 2

• M3Gala26’
  Oak Crossing Event Center , 101 Glenda St , Whitehouse
  6:00 pm

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📣 Whitehouse Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• JV/Varsity Baseball vs Spring Hill
  Chapel Hill ISD Tyler, TX 75707
  4:30 pm
• West Rusk at Arp
  Arp Independent School District , 101 Toney Dr , Arp
  4:30 pm
• H.S. Baseball Games - Catch With Dad
  Falious Arnold Joe Gillispie Sports complex , 403 E Longview St , Ar
  4:30 pm
• JV/Varsity Softball vs Spring Hill - Senior Night
  Chapel Hill ISD Tyler, TX 75707
  5:00 pm
• Lions Soccer at UT Tyler
  Citizens 1st Bank-Perkins Soccer Complex , 2851-3219 Old Omen Rd , Tyler
  5:30 pm
• Casino Night - MANA & MARK Department, Soules College of Business
  The University of Texas at Tyler , 3900 University Blvd , Tyler
  6:30 pm
• Spring Hill JV Baseball @ Chapel Hill
  Chapel Hill High School , 13172 State Hwy 64 , Tyler
  7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Have had 2 great weeks .
  Here are some before and after pics. This ranch is located in Troup. It initially had 18 roses bushes that was transplanted to the stocked pond. I… (Nextdoor Downtown Whitehouse)
• We received our Smith County tax appraisal.
  It increased by $ 24,000. How do I contest the amount. ? How do I get comps for my neighborhood ? (Nextdoor Country Gardens)

• O'Reilly Auto Parts posted a job opening for Merchandising Specialist in Bullard. Apply here.
• Chili's Grill & Bar posted a job opening for Janitor - Tyler Relo Chili's in Tyler. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Whitehouse here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Troup

• Softball Roundup: Bullard wins 70th straight district game; Brownsboro stuns 1st-place Van (tylerpaper.com)
• KNOW THE SIGNS: Parents worry after 3 confirmed cases of Infant Botulism in East Texas (ketk.com)

Tyler

• Tyler State Park brings back vegetation with controlled fires (ketk.com)
• Taxpayers draw concerns over Tyler Junior College's $167.3 million bond set for May election (ketk.com)
• ‘Be safe, drive smart': Pedestrian deaths make up 20% of Texas traffic fatalities, officials say (ketk.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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