🌱 Patch AM: How will FedEx’s 856 Coppell layoffs affect local families?

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In today's newsletter:

• How will FedEx’s 856 Coppell layoffs affect local families?

Also on today's calendar: Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar and 8 more events.

Today's riddle: I used to work in a doughnut shop. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 76 and low of 62 degrees.
• Thursday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 80, low: 63.
• Friday: Sunny and very warm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• FedEx Faces Backlash Over H-1B Visa Move (newsweek.com) — FedEx plans to cut 856 jobs at its Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics facility in Coppell, a major hit for local workers just after the holidays. The broader story examines how the company’s use of H-1B visas, federal contracts, and nationwide layoffs intersect, while experts say there’s no clear evidence that foreign hires directly caused these Coppell job losses.
   

📸 Around Coppell

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Coppell

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday December 24

• Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
  Online,
  12:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• The International Gem & Jewelry Show - Dallas, TX (January 2026)
  Dallas Market Hall, 2200 N Stemmons Fwy, Dallas
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 25

• Virtual College Tours
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  5:30 pm
• Music Bingo at Eno's Pizza Tavern Coppell
  Eno's Pizza Tavern , 3111 Olympus Blvd Ste#110 , Coppell
  7:00 pm

Friday December 26

• NTFB Application Assistance for Social Services
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  9:30 am
• Toddler Storytime
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  10:30 am
• Winterween (Holiday Movie Series)
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm
• Fiber Arts Workroom Open Office Hours!
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  2:00 pm
• Holiday Lights In the Park Coppell
  Andrew Brown Park East , 260 Parkway Blvd , Coppell
  6:00 pm

Saturday December 27

• Yoga on The Lawn
  The Sound , 3203 Mulberry Hill Rd , Coppell
  10:00 am

Wednesday December 31

• Crain & Wooley: Free Estate Planning Webinar
  Online
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday December 24

• Toddler Storytime in Flower Mound
  Flower Mound Public Library , 3030 Broadmoor Ln , Flower Mound
  9:30 am
• It's a Wonderful Life
  Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Las Colinas , 320 W Las Colinas Blvd. building a2 , Irving
  12:30 pm
• Fiber Arts Workroom Open Office Hours!
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  1:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Virtual College Tours
  Dallas Public Library , 1515 Young Street , Dallas
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Watch out for this… it’s spam or a scam.
  I texted and got the “You will need to do training, first. Kindly share screenshots of your laptop…” I’ve reported it to Next Door. (Nextdoor The Meadows)
• Hi neighbors, I just wanted to remind you that Like New Again Remodeling is here for all of your Handyman needs.
  We do everything from bathroom remodeling to hanging pictures and much more. We also just added pressure washing to the list. Give us a call at… (Nextdoor Edgewood Drive)

• Advatix, Inc. posted a job opening for Warehouse Crew Member in Coppell. Apply here.
• Superior Group of Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Senior Inventory Planner--Coppell, TX in Coppell. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Coppell here.

🗞 Nearby News

Carrollton

• Dallas ranks #1 in Christmas Eve lottery wins, as Powerball draws (cw33.com)
• North Texas Animal Welfare Groups Unite for Silent Night Foster Campaign (northdallasgazette.com)
• Waffles' Picks: Top photos of 2025 (kxt.org)

Farmers Branch

• They shoot; they score (branchherald.com)

Dallas

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I got tired of the hole business.
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