🌱 How FCC fee crackdowns already silenced a Yoakum country radio signal

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In today's newsletter:

• How FCC fee crackdowns already silenced a Yoakum country radio signal

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 91 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 75.
• Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 90 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Texas FM Faces FCC License Threat Over Unpaid Fees. (insideradio.com) — Yoakum listeners should know that the FCC previously cancelled the license of KYKM’s Texas Thunder Radio simulcast in Yoakum after unpaid federal regulatory fees, highlighting how seriously the agency treats overdue bills. A new case against another Texas station shows regulators are continuing to use license revocations to enforce payment, with mounting penalties and interest for noncompliance.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• Leather Tooling Workshop by Darlene Immekus →
  Hallet Oak Gallery - Hallet Oak Foundation, 115 N Main St, Hallettsville
  9:00 am

Monday June 15

• Dinomite Day at the Library →
  Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, Weimar
  11:00 am

Tuesday June 16

• Mid Coast Family Craft →
  Cuero Municipal Library, 207 E Main St, Cuero
  4:30 pm

Wednesday June 17

• Shiner ISD Board Meeting
  Shiner H S Shiner, TX 77984
  6:00 pm

Friday June 19

• District Closed
  Gonzales ISD Gonzales, TX 78629

Monday June 22

• Magic in the Library with Bronson Chadwick →
  Weimar Public Library, 1 Jackson Square, Weimar
  10:00 am

Tuesday June 23

• Hallettsville Livestock Commission Company →
  Hallettsville Livestock Commission, 140 Auction Ring Rd, Hallettsville
  11:00 am

Saturday June 27

• Midnight Wranglers at Cistern Country Store →
  Cistern Country Store, 12604 State Hwy 95, Flatonia
  7:00 pm

Tuesday June 30

• Dale Kern Summer Series - (Weimar) →
  Weimar Elementary School, 515 W Main St, Weimar
  10:00 am

Wednesday July 8

• Gonzales Community Health Center - Infant Massage... →
  Gonzales Community Health Center, 228 St George St, Gonzales
  10:00 am
• Gonzales Community Health Center - Infant Massage Series (4 Weeks) →
  Gonzales Community Health Center, 228 St George St, Gonzales
  10:00 am

Tuesday July 14

• South Central Texas Art League Meeting and Program →
  Hallet Oak Gallery - Hallet Oak Foundation, 115 N Main St, Hallettsville
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Advantage Drainage Systems, Inc. posted a job opening for Downstream Technician in Yoakum. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Yoakum. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Yoakum here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Shiner

• Turek bids farewell to Shiner Elementary (lavacacountytoday.com)

Cuero

• Cuero Regional Hospital Participates in Regional Mass‑Casualty Preparedness Exercise (cueroonlinenews.com)
• DCHC continues collection residents' Spirit of '76 roots (dewittcountytoday.com)
• Cuero ISD Education Foundation seeks 2026 Concert for Classrooms sponsors (dewittcountytoday.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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