🌱 How a stuck box truck is snarling RDU traffic this morning

Good morning Morrisville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How a stuck box truck is snarling RDU traffic this morning
• Is Morrisville quietly becoming the Pokémon card capital of America?
• How a Morrisville Walmart became central in a multi-state fraud case

Also on today's calendar: Menorah Lighting Morrisville 2025 and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain and drizzle in the p.m., with a high of 59 and low of 55 degrees.
• Friday: Windy; a morning shower, temps: high: 61, low: 31.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 53 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Box truck stuck in tunnel on International Drive at RDU, lanes closed: Officials (cbs17.com) — A box truck got wedged in the tunnel on International Drive near Terminal 1 at RDU in Morrisville, closing inbound lanes and peeling the roof off the vehicle. Only one side of International Drive has reopened, and airport officials urge drivers to use Airport Boulevard or Aviation Parkway and expect delays while they assess the crash and any injuries.
   

• Did the largest Pokémon printer just sign a massive lease in Morrisville? (newsobserver.com) — A major, unnamed Morrisville-based manufacturer has signed a huge lease at the Spark LS campus on McCrimmon Parkway, creating a new regional employment hub in town. Developers and real estate sources say the tenant is likely Millennium Print Group, the Pokémon card printer, which would consolidate and expand operations here through 2027, potentially reshaping Morrisville’s industrial and economic landscape.
   

• Man charged with using fraudulent food benefit cards at Morrisville Walmart, warrants show (cbs17.com) — Morrisville police say a man faces more than 20 felony charges after baby formula was allegedly bought with fraudulent food benefit cards at the Davis Drive Walmart this fall. Warrants detail over $2,100 in formula taken in Morrisville, related charges in Cary, and a current $135,000 secured bond with a Wake County court appearance scheduled.
   

📸 Around Morrisville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Morrisville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Dean Edwards
  Goodnights Comedy Club, 401 Woodburn Rd, Raleigh
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Menorah Lighting Morrisville 2025
  Indian Creek Greenway , 101 Town Hall Dr , Morrisville
  5:30 pm
• Flannels and Flexing: Weight Lifting Fundamentals
  9521 Lumley Rd , Morrisville
  6:00 pm
• Dean Edwards
  Goodnights Comedy Club , 401 Woodburn Rd , Raleigh
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Learning Lunch ~ Kwanzaa
  Apex, NC Calendar , 63 Hunter Street , Apex
  12:00 pm
• Boys'/Girls' Basketball @ North Garner (away)
  Ligon Middle , 706 E Lenoir St , Raleigh
  4:00 pm
• Special Meeting - Environmental Advisory Board Subcommittee Meeting
  Apex, NC Calendar , Mason Street Municipal Building 322 N. Mason Street | 2nd Floor Conference Room , Apex
  5:00 pm
• Environmental Advisory Board Meeting
  Town Hall , 73 Hunter Street , Apex
  6:00 pm
• Winter Art Show
  Cary High , 638 Walnut St , Cary
  6:00 pm
• Southern Peak Brewery Run Club
  Southern Peak Brewery , 950 Wind Rd. STE 100 , Apex
  6:30 pm
• Pop Up Chorus: Holiday
  The Cary Theater , 122 E Chatham St , Cary
  7:00 pm
• Winter Band Concert
  Cary High , 638 Walnut St , Cary
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sensaria + Circle Graphics posted a job opening for Production Lead in Morrisville. Apply here.
• Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Food/Consumables Team Supervisor in Morrisville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Morrisville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Cary

• Closed-Cell Spray Foam Introduced as a Reliable Option for Energy Control (bakercityherald.com)
• Car rear-ends Wake County school bus on NC-540, causes delays (abc11.com)
• Wake County schools propose changes to enrollment caps as overcrowding persists (cbs17.com)

Apex

• Popular brand opens new Raleigh store at North Hills soon. When to shop (newsobserver.com)

Ok Morrisville! 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

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