🌱 Why a Dickinson-raised Mizzou receiver is leaving in the transfer portal

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Dickinson-raised Mizzou receiver is leaving in the transfer portal

Also on today's calendar: Drop-in Art and 1 more event.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.
• Friday: Sunny, cooler and less humid, temps: high: 65, low: 53.
• Saturday: Breezy in the a.m.; sunshine, with a high of 78 and low of 66 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Mizzou set to lose another receiver to transfer portal, per report (saturdaydownsouth.com) — A standout Missouri Tigers receiver who grew up in Dickinson is entering the college football transfer portal and skipping Mizzou’s upcoming Gator Bowl appearance. Marquis Johnson, a junior who started seven games this season and logged 340 receiving yards, is seeking a “change of scenery,” according to his father, after three productive seasons in Columbia.
   

📸 Around Dickinson

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Dickinson

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Clothing and Toy Drive
  Dickinson Public Library, 4411 State Hwy 3, Dickinson
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Tuesday December 23

• City Council Regular Meeting
  City Hall Council Chambers , 4403 Highway 3 , Dickinson
  7:00 pm

Friday December 26

• Drop-in Art
  Dickinson Public Library , 4411 State Hwy 3 , Dickinson
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Family Movie
  Dickinson Public Library , 4411 State Hwy 3 , Dickinson
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• ITIL 4 Training for IT Teams in League City, TX – Join the Next Batch
  2600 South Shore Blvd , League City
  3:00 pm
• Teen Doodle Spot
  Helen Hall Library , 100 W Walker , League City
  5:00 pm
• 2nd Grade Christmas Music Program
  San Leon El Dickinson, TX 77539
  6:00 pm
• A Novel Arrangement
  Evelyn Meador Library , 2400 N Meyer Ave , Seabrook
  6:00 pm
• Advanced English Classes - In-Person
  Evelyn Meador Library , 2400 N Meyer Ave , Seabrook
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Early Release
  Texas City ISD Texas City, TX 77590
• LC Literati Book Club
  Helen Hall Library , 100 W Walker St , League City
  10:30 am
• Frost Holiday Family Fun Day | Friendswood
  Frost Bank , 1506 S Friendswood Dr , Friendswood
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Warning for WALKERS: yesterday around 1pm, two large dogs got away from their owner and attacked my dogs.
  Happened on Erwin near the Samara entrance. I was injured and one of my dogs is still hospitalized. The dogs were large mix breeds. One was orange… (Nextdoor Lobit West)
• Im a renter in the Bay Colony Pointe West Neighborhood.
  Does anyone have a copy of the HOA rules and regulations? Just trying to make sure we don't violate any rules or step on anyones toes. Thank you… (Nextdoor Bay Colony Pointe West)

• PetSmart, Inc. posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate in Dickinson. Apply here.
• PetSmart posted a job opening for Retail Sales Associate Full Time in Dickinson. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Dickinson here.

🗞 Nearby News

League City

• Tarleton State Takes Top Place at NASA-TSGC Design Challenge (fortworthbusiness.com)
• Dream Vacations Announces Winners for 14th Annual "Operation Vetrepreneur Become Your Own General" Contest (prweb.com)
• UF football transfer tracker: Jon Sumrall overhauls 2026 Gators' roster (orlandosentinel.com)

Santa Fe

• Early Dismissals = Early Starts (thepostnewspaper.net)
• Brown University shooter still on the loose. How quickly were suspects caught after other school shootings? (providencejournal.com)

Kemah

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