🌱 How Wiggy Thump 2026 will rock Palestine and local youth programs

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In today's newsletter:

• How Wiggy Thump 2026 will rock Palestine and local youth programs

Also on today's calendar: Open Mic Night at Pint! and 5 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 71 and low of 37 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 64, low: 47.
• Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Whiskey Myers Announce 2026 Wiggy Thump Festival (ticketnews.com) — A major 2026 date is on the calendar for Palestine as Whiskey Myers brings their eighth annual Wiggy Thump Festival back home on April 25, with tickets already on sale. The event will again raise money for the Anderson County Youth Livestock Association and feature performances by Whiskey Myers, Stoney LaRue, The Band Feel, and 79 South.
   

📸 Around Palestine

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Palestine

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★ Featured events ★

Tuesday December 23

• Stitched with Love
  315 W Oak St, Palestine
  4:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Silent Book Club
  Over Yonder Crafts in Old Magnolia Mercantile , 120 W. Oak St. , Palestine
  6:30 pm

Friday December 19

• LADYCAT BASKETBALL AT HOME VS LORENA
  Palestine High School , 1600 TX-256 Loop , Palestine
  3:00 pm
• Boys Soccer vs Nacogdoches Scrimmage
  Palestine ISD Palestine, TX 75801
  4:00 pm

Monday December 22

• Trivia Night at Pint
  Pint & Barrel , 302 E. Crawford St. , Palestine
  7:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Open Mic Night at Pint!
  Pint and Barrel Drafthouse , 302 E Crawford St , Palestine
  7:00 pm

Thursday December 25

• Toastmasters Palestine
  First Christian Church , 113 E. Crawford St. , Palestine
  12:00 pm

Monday December 29

• Trivia Night at Pint
  Pint and Barrel Drafthouse , 302 E Crawford St , Palestine
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Christmas Sing-a-Long
  Historic Texas Theatre - Palestine Community Theatre , 213 W Crawford St , Palestine
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• JV/VB-H-Lovelady
  Slocum H S Elkhart, TX 75839
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• Jr. Rangers of Mission Tejas
  Mission Tejas State Park MissionTejasStatePark Map&Directions
  10:00 am
• Pork Butchering Class
  979 County Road 1772 , Grapeland
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Palestine. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member, Petsense in Palestine. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Palestine here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Tyler, Jacksonville split district doubleheader (tylerpaper.com)
• Cherokee Family motorcycle club hosts 9th annual toy run (ketk.com)
• Cutoff numbers released for UIL Reclassification and Realignment (marshallnewsmessenger.com)

Rusk

• Modern technology identifies final perpetrator in 1983 Kilgore, TX, KFC murders (magnoliareporter.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don’t know. I haven’t heard the last report.
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