🌱 Cedar Park Man Guilty Of Impersonating FBI + New Donut Shop

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First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and very warm. High: 84 Low: 48.

Here are the top three stories today in Cedar Park-Leander:

1. Round Rock Donuts, which serves a variety of doughnuts, pastries, kolaches, and drinks, opened its second location on Feb. 20 at 1614 E. Whitestone Blvd., Cedar Park. The bakery is known for its two-pound "Texas-Sized Donut" and is open daily from 5:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Community Impact Newspaper)
2. Jonathan Jefferson Ferris, 53, of Cedar Park, was found guilty of impersonating a federal officer. His sentence, which came last Wednesday, is a year in prison after he was convicted of impersonating an FBI agent while trying to fill a prescription for fentanyl patches. (KXAN.com)
3. The Leander School District made headlines again after its Dec. 2021 decision to ban 11 books from libraries, including “The Handmaid’s Tale: The Graphic Novel” and “V for Vendetta,” popped up in recent banned book conversations. Libraries across the U.S. will observe Banned Books Week between Sept. 18 - 24, 2022. (Rappler)

Today in Cedar Park-Leander:

• Early Voting – Limited Programs - Cedar Park Public Library (All Day)

From my notebook:

• Neville Shortbottom, a bulldog available for adoption from the Austin Bulldog Rescue, is so good with cats that he’ll even share his most prized possession: a partially destroyed slobbery box. (Facebook)
• Continue to celebrate Feb., the Heart Health month, with Twin Lakes Family YMCA by joining into a group fitness class, on the fitness floor, or in the pool. (Facebook)

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About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!