🌱 Why Mesquite police want more tips about this ex-teacher-coach

Hello Mesquite! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Mesquite police want more tips about this ex-teacher-coach
• How a Dallas double homicide investigation ended on a Mesquite street

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sun yielding to clouds, with a high of 61 and low of 49 degrees.
• Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 65, low: 58.
• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 66 and low of 36 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Former Mesquite Teacher Arrested In Child Grooming Case (dallasexpress.com) — Mesquite police have arrested a former local teacher and coach on a child-grooming charge tied to a church in the city, and are asking anyone with additional information to come forward. The suspect previously worked at a Mesquite charter school and coached a Mesquite volleyball club, and his state teaching certificate is now under review by education regulators.
   

• Man accused of killing 2 in Dallas then dying from self-inflicted gunshot identified (dallasnews.com) — A man suspected in a double shooting in Dallas was later found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot in a Mesquite neighborhood on Craig Drive, alongside the vehicle tied to the case. Dallas and Mesquite police are still investigating the motive and are asking anyone with information to contact detectives.
   

📸 Around Mesquite

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mesquite

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Wednesday December 17

• Library Storytime: Preschool Wednesday
  Mesquite Main Library , 300 West Grubb Drive , Mesquite
  10:30 am

Thursday December 18

• Library Playdate
  Mesquite North Branch Library , 2600 Oates Drive , Mesquite
  10:30 am

Monday December 22

• Library Storytime at North Branch Library
  Mesquite North Branch Library , 2600 Oates Drive , Mesquite
  10:30 am

Tuesday December 23

• Library Storytime: Toddler Tuesdays
  Mesquite Main Library , 300 West Grubb Drive , Mesquite
  10:30 am

Wednesday December 24

• Library Storytime: Preschool Wednesday
  Mesquite Main Library , 300 West Grubb Drive , Mesquite
  10:30 am

Thursday December 25

• Homeschool Hangout
  Mesquite Main Library , 300 West Grubb Drive , Mesquite
  12:00 pm

📣 Mesquite Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• LADY RAIDER BASKETBALL (JV, V) @ PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN
  PRESTONWOOD CHRISTIAN , 6801 W Park Blvd. , Plano
  5:00 pm
• TMS Choir - Winter Concert
  Themer Middle School , 12503 FM1641 , Forney
  6:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• CHOIR - SPIRIT NIGHT @ HOPE COFFEE
  HOPE Coffee , 129 N Collins Rd Suite 1103 , Sunnyvale
  12:00 pm
• RAIDER (JV/V) & LADY RAIDER (V) vs GAINESVILLE HS
  Raider Stadium , 222 Collins Rd , Sunnyvale
  4:30 pm
• Library Book Club
  Doris Padgett Public Library , 402 Tower Pl , Sunnyvale
  5:30 pm
• CHOIR - TRUE COLORS @ ZOO LIGHTS
  Sunnyvale ISD Sunnyvale, TX 75182
  6:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• To all of you getting puppies, kittens or rabbits, etc.
  for Christmas Gifts, please remember that this is a commitment for life. You are ADOPTING into your family. Be sure you are ready to give LOVE,… (Nextdoor Valley Creek)
• Found 2 sweet dogs on Barnes Bridge Rd.
  between Ferguson and Shiloh. Knocked on some doors but no one recognized them. Worried they would get hit by a car and it's really cold outside. I… (Nextdoor Vanston Park)

• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Mesquite. Apply here.
• Cavender's posted a job opening for Seasonal Stocker - Store in Mesquite. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mesquite here.

🗞 Nearby News

Sunnyvale

• Canyon regains No. 1 spot in Class 4A state basketball rankings (myplainview.com)
• Dallas/Fort Worth welcomes the iconic Oscar Mayer Wienermobile (cw33.com)

Garland

• 'Dallas Morning News' Names Lady Dragons To All-Area Team (southlakestyle.com)

Dallas

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-- The Patch AM Team

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