🌱 Open Mic Night and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Open Mic Night at Mutt’s Last Stand
• Tiger Basketball @ Lake Belton at Lake Belton High School
• LT Basketball @ Taylor (Time TBD) at Taylor High School

... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!

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

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 77 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 67, low: 49.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warmer, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.

📸 Around Smithville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Smithville

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Free Community Support Group — Smithville Community Clinic
  Smithville Community Clinic, 808 SE Martin Luther King Blvd, Smithville
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Open Mic Night
  Mutt’s Last Stand , 205 N 3rd St , Smithville
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Tiger Basketball @ Lake Belton
  Lake Belton High School , 9809 Farm To Market 2483 , Temple
  3:00 pm
• LT Basketball @ Taylor (Time TBD)
  Taylor High School , 355 FM973 , Taylor
  4:00 pm
• Tiger Soccer @ Hallettsville (Scrimmage)
  Hallettsville High School , 200 N Ridge St , Hallettsville
  5:00 pm
• Theater: Bastrop’s Rockin’ Holiday Revue 2024
  James H. Long Railroad Park and Museum , 100 NW 1st St , Smithville
  7:30 pm

Saturday December 20

• Scream Hollow Twisted Christmas 2025 season
  Scream Hollow , 149 Split Rail Ln , Smithville
  6:00 pm
• Fat Chuck’s Revenge 2025
  Rocky Hill Ranch Mountain Bike Trails , 578 FM 153 , Smithville
  9:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Learn to Fish with an Angler Specialist
  Buescher State Park BuescherStatePark Map&Directions
  9:00 am
• Happy Holly-Days!
  Buescher State Park BuescherStatePark Map&Directions
  10:00 am
• Library Partner Program: Senior Technology Workshop: Staying Connected with Family & Friends
  Bastrop Public Library , 1100 Church Street , Bastrop
  10:30 am
• Community Organization: Girl Scouts Troop 337
  Bastrop Public Library , 1100 Church Street , Bastrop
  2:15 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• POSSIBLE SIGHTINGS/INFO for our lost Lilibet..
  Please read, especially the Alum Creek, Tahitian, Doty Estates, and Colovista neighborhoods. This week, we've had a couple of new developments in… (Nextdoor Young Schoolhouse)
• Anyone missing this SWEET boy?
  Neutered, housebroken. If he’s yours, give me a shout. He’s a fantastic dog! (Nextdoor Smithville Southwest)

• Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. posted a job opening for Dairy Clerk in Bastrop. Apply here.
• Space Exploration Technologies Corporation posted a job opening for Materials Management Supervisor (Starlink) in Bastrop. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Smithville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bastrop

• Bastrop ISD appoints Dr. Kristi Lee as superintendent in unanimous board decision (cbsaustin.com)
• Sprouts Farmers Market : Plans to Hire 82 Team Members for New Bastrop Store (marketscreener.com)
• Suspected jewelry thief arrest (foxsanantonio.com)

La Grange

• Santa Trades His Sleigh for a Locomotive at La Grange's Historic MKT Depot (news4sanantonio.com)

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