🌱 Patch AM: Planning fireworks near Corpus Christi? Read this before you light up

Morning Corpus Christi! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Planning fireworks near Corpus Christi? Read this before you light up
• How a Corpus Christi jail class could cut repeat offenses
• How a beloved CCFD deputy chief is saying goodbye after 30 years

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Fog will lift in the morning, with a high of 83 and low of 68 degrees.
• Saturday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, temps: high: 82, low: 66.
• Sunday: Fog in the a.m., then breezy, with a high of 81 and low of 52 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. What to know before buying fireworks this holiday season (kiiitv.com) — If you’re planning fireworks around Corpus Christi this holiday season, Nueces County has lifted its burn ban in unincorporated areas through the state’s Dec. 20–Jan. 1 sales window. Local officials and the Corpus Christi Fire Department urge residents to buy permitted fireworks, keep kids away from lighting them, carry an extinguisher, and clean up flammable debris afterward.
   

2. How financial education is giving Nueces County Jail inmates a second chance (kristv.com) — A financial literacy class at the Nueces County Jail in Corpus Christi is helping inmates learn budgeting, banking, and credit skills before they’re released. Led by a Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi doctoral candidate, the program has strong support from a local magistrate judge, who sees it as a way to reduce repeat offenses and stabilize families across Nueces County.
   

3. CCFD Deputy Chief says goodbye to Corpus Christi after nearly 30 years of service (kiiitv.com) — A longtime Corpus Christi Fire Department leader is leaving after nearly three decades of service to become fire chief in Spokane, Washington. Deputy Chief Erben reflects on his early days at Station 1, responding during Hurricane Harvey, and deep involvement in local civic groups before saying goodbye to the community he’s served since the 1990s.
   

4. Robstown woman creates remembrance bears for grieving families (kiiitv.com) — A Corpus Christi–area seamstress is helping grieving families heal by turning their loved ones’ clothing into custom Remembrance Bears and pillows. Working from Robstown, Jacqueline Lerma says holiday orders surge as families seek tangible ways to remember those they’ve lost, including one local family honoring a husband and father who died six months ago.
   

5. Home for the holidays: Habitat for Humanity helps Texas family achieve dream (kens5.com) — In Corpus Christi, a formerly homeless mother is celebrating a life-changing milestone after closing on a Habitat for Humanity home where her family will move in January. The nonprofit’s local director explains that partner families must meet job, credit, and sweat-equity requirements as they work together to build affordable housing and revitalize neighborhoods.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Sunday December 28

• Sunday Funday @ VFW Post 8967
  VFW Post 8967 , 311 N Alister St , Port Aransas
  12:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Girls Basketball tournament aways vs Tuloso Midway
  Tuloso- Midway High School

Tuesday December 30

• Varsity Boys Soccer vs SA Holmes
  Ray Akins Stadium , 4600 Athletic Facilities , Ingleside
  11:30 am
• Rialto Theatre Open Mic Night
  Rialto Events Venue , 327 S Commercial St , Aransas Pass
  6:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Boys/Girls Basketball Away vs. Alice
  Alice High School
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• NCJLS Horse Show
  Richard M. Borchard Regional Fairgrounds , 1213 Terry Shamsie Blvd , Robstown

Friday February 6

• Yellow Rose Fiber on the Coast
  Port Royal Ocean Resort & Conference Center , 6317 TX-361 , Port Aransas
  10:00 am

Friday April 17

• Texas SandFest
  Port Aransas Texas , Port Aransas Beach Rd , Port Aransas
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Looking for recommendations for a good plumber.
  Woke up today with no power to my hot water heater. Checked the circuit breaker and pressed the reset button, but still no power to my water heater. … (Nextdoor Stonegate)
• Merry Christmas and Happy New year to all my nabors!
  It's not what's under the Christmas tree but people that are around it that matters. Be safe in all your travels. (Nextdoor Leopard and Mckinzie Rd)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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