🌱 Army Vet The First Female Traffic Officer For Sugar Land PD

Hey, people of Sugar Land! It's me again, Jeffrey Perkins, your host of the Sugar Land Daily.

First, today's weather:

Sunny and beautiful. High: 77. Low: 49.

Here are the top stories in Sugar Land today:

1. A fourth man received a 40-year sentence in killing of witness in Missouri City. (Fortbendstar.com)
2. Here are seven spots in Sugar Land and Missouri City to celebrate happy hour. (Community Impact Newspaper)
3. Bharti Shahani, a 22-year-old Texas A&M student, became the ninth person to die from the crowd surge at the Astroworld Festival. Her family remembered her as a very generous and studious person. (Houston Patch)
4. GALLERY: Missouri City gathers for Veterans Day ceremony, memorial dedication. (Community Impact Newspaper)
5. ‘It can be a man’s world, but as females we make our place in it’: Army veteran becomes first-ever female traffic officer for the Sugar Land Police Department. (KPRC Click2Houston)

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Today in Sugar Land:

• Varsity Boys Basketball: Ridge Point vs. Texas City — Ridge Point High School. (4 p.m.)
• Varsity Boys Basketball: Travis vs. Bridgeland — Travis High School. (4 p.m.)
• Varsity Girls Basketball: Elkins vs. Lamar — Elkins High School. (6 p.m.)
• Varsity Boys Basketball: Clements vs. Klein Cain — Klein Cain High School. (7 p.m.)
• EHS Theatre Presents: Thespian Showcase — Elkins High School. (7 p.m.)

Sugar Land Patch Notebook

• City of Sugar Land: "Happy Veteran's Day, Sugar Land. Join us in thanking the men and women who have bravely served our country, including those who continually serve our city every day!" (Instagram)

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— Jeffrey Perkins

About me: Born in San Antonio, I was raised in Arkansas but got back to Texas as soon as I could to attend Texas A&M University, where I earned a bachelor's degree in Telecommunication Media Studies. I started my journalism career as a copy editor at The Eagle in Bryan, Texas, in 2014 and later became the high school sports beat writer for the paper. My seven years at The Eagle strengthened my passion for journalism, and I love getting to know people and telling their stories, both on the field and off. I've seen firsthand the importance of hyper-local journalism in a community, especially in an eventful 2020, when I helped with news coverage and design in addition to my high school athletics beat responsibilities. I joined Patch in 2021 as Texas Field Editor for the Conroe-Montgomery County area. I welcome your questions, comments and story ideas! Please contact me at jeffrey.perkins@patch.com or (479) 264-5801.

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