🌱 Plaza Driveway Closed + RR Project Wins Award + School Marshal

Hello, friends. It's me, Rose Mendez, your host of the Round Rock Daily — here to tell you all the most important things happening in the community today. Enjoy...

First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 95 Low: 74.

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Here are the top three stories in Round Rock today:

1. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. today, Jul. 15, one of the driveways to the Market at Round Rock Shopping Plaza will be closed. The closure is due to construction related to the RM 620 roundabout project. It is expected to reopen by October 2022. The driveway closest to McDonald's will remain open. (City of Round Rock)
2. The city of Round Rock's Logan Street Connection project has been recognized as Project of the Year. The project was recognized on Jun. 14 by the Texas Chapter of the American Public Work Association (APWA). Round Rock's Transportation Department has presented the award at the TX-APWA Annual Conference at the Frisco Convention Center. (City of Round Rock)
3. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement doubled the number of training opportunities this summer. They also plan to increase the availability of the school marshal program. The recent training demonstration in Round Rock is an example of scenario-based training that prepares teachers and school staff to carry guns on campus. (Dallas News)

Today in Round Rock:

• Happy Hour Painting At 1401 S Interstate 35, Suite 140 (5:00 PM)
• Billy Currington Live At Round Rock Amp (6:00 PM)
• Family Night At Gattitown North (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A Round Rock-based chemical plant plans to move its headquarters to County Road 236 next year, but residents in northern Williamson County are worried about air contamination and other problems. View the link to read the full article. (Liberty Hill Independent)
• The free "Friday Fun Nights" at Yonders Point continues on Friday, Jul. 22, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. with a Texas Luau! The event includes free Hawaiian food, ceremonial roasted pig, Lonestar Beer, Hawaiian dance lessons, fire dancers, leis, limbo competition, live drum band, and more! Click here for more information. (Facebook)
• Round Rock Arts announced an open art call, "My Art, My Cause!" Create art based on something you're passionate about and choose a charity to donate a percent of sales. The deadline to apply is 5:00 p.m. on Aug. 31. Click here for more information. (Facebook)

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— Rose Mendez

About me: Rose Mendez is a freelance writer. She is studying English Literature at Hunter College. She loves reading, walking around the city, and coffee!