🌱 How Stafford’s Spartans shut down a five-game win streak

Good morning Stafford! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How Stafford’s Spartans shut down a five-game win streak
• See what a Whitney Oaks Lane home just sold for

Also on today's calendar: Houston Urban Nutcracker.

📸 Have a great pic of holiday decorations from around Stafford? Post it to Stafford photos of the day! ☃️ 🟢-🟠-🟣-🔴-🟡-🔵 ☃️

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Cloudy, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
• Wednesday: A stray thunderstorm, temps: high: 72, low: 63.
• Thursday: A thunderstorm in spots, with a high of 81 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Basketball Recap: Hardin-Jefferson's Run of Five Straight Wins Now Over (maxpreps.com) — Stafford High’s Spartans snapped Hardin-Jefferson’s five-game win streak with a 54–38 road victory, improving Stafford’s record to 6–4. The game recap highlights key Hardin-Jefferson performers and notes upcoming holiday matchups, including Stafford’s next contest against Ball on Tuesday evening.
   

• 630 Whitney Oaks Lane, Stafford sold by Susan Saji and Saji and Jobin Varghese (houstondaily.com) — A single-family home at 630 Whitney Oaks Lane in Stafford just sold for $303,944, one of eight local properties changing hands between November 12 and December 12. The article also notes that, while Stafford’s market is active, U.S. home prices overall have climbed to a median of about $447,000 amid a supply-demand imbalance.
   

📸 Around Stafford

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Stafford

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Parents' Night Out: December Edition
  Camps by KT, 9710 Hwy 6, Missouri City
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 21

• Houston Urban Nutcracker
  Stafford Centre , 10505 Cash Rd , Stafford
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Family Story Time: H is for Holiday
  Fort Bend County Libraries - Missouri City Branch , 1530 Texas Pkwy , Missouri City
  10:15 am
• ESL Conversation Circle
  Fort Bend County Libraries - Missouri City Branch , 1530 Texas Pkwy , Missouri City
  10:30 am
• CBAP® Classroom Training – IIBA® Aligned in Missouri City, TX
  18722 University Blvd , Sugar Land
  3:00 pm
• Girls BBall vs. Hightower (Home)
  William B. Travis High School , 11111 Harlem Rd , Richmond
  4:00 pm
• ACES Winter Clinic - Missouri City, TX 2025
  Missouri City Parks and Recreation Department , 2701 Cypress Point Dr , Missouri City
  5:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Children's Game Day
  Fort Bend County Libraries - Missouri City Branch , 1530 Texas Pkwy , Missouri City
  4:00 pm
• Open Mic Night 🎤
  DoubleDave's Pizzaworks , 4875 Hwy 6 , Missouri City
  4:00 pm
• Double Dave's Open Mic
  DoubleDave's Pizzaworks , 4875 Hwy 6 , Missouri City
  4:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• Senior Holiday Party 2025
  Missouri City Parks and Recreation Department , 2701 Cypress Point Dr , Missouri City
  4:30 pm

Friday December 19

• Winterfest at Missouri City
  Fort Bend County Libraries - Missouri City Branch , 1530 Texas Pkwy , Missouri City
  2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I’m looking for someone to help me with a project in my garage.
  I’d like to have it sheetrocked and painted. Can anyone recommend someone who can assist me with this? (Nextdoor Grove West)

• ABM Industries posted a job opening for Janitorial Cleaner in Stafford. Apply here.
• Burlington Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Lead - Part-Time in Stafford. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Stafford here.

🗞 Nearby News

Missouri City

• Lumin LASH Riverstone Unveils New Website; Showcases Luxury Lash Services (apnews.com)
• Do You Love Swimming? See 210 Swim Jobs You Might Love (swimswam.com)

Sugar Land

• Sugar Land expands Great Homes program, offering bigger reimbursements for homeowners with older homes (click2houston.com)
• Personalized Smile Makeover by Cosmetic Dentist in Sugar Land TX (signalscv.com)
• Morgan, Carlyle Begin Construction of Pearl Lake Point in Sugar Land (multifamilyaffordablehousing.com)

Ok Stafford! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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