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Good morning Temple! 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 did the Tem-Cats let an eight-point lead slip away?
  • How one Temple kindergarten teacher just earned a top national honor
  • How one Lake Belton senior erased over half of classmates’ lunch debt

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

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Turning sunny; breezy, warmer, with a high of 72 and low of 37 degrees.
  • Friday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 63, low: 46.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny and warmer, with a high of 76 and low of 50 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Temple suffers 48-40 setback against Bryan to begin 12-6A slate (kdhnews.com) — Temple girls’ basketball opened District 12-6A play at Wildcat Gym with a hard-fought 48-40 loss to Bryan, despite leading by eight late in the third quarter. The Tem-Cats got 11 points from Tierney Perkins and 10 points with 16 rebounds from Alanah Johnson, and coach Azzie Knox says the team will use the experience as it heads to College Station on Friday.
   

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2. Temple ISD Kindergarten Teacher Earns Prestigious National Teaching Honor (fox44news.com) — A Temple ISD kindergarten teacher at Kennedy Powell Elementary, JoMeka Gray, has been named one of just five educators nationwide to receive the Horace Mann Award for Teaching Excellence. Her advocacy for stronger classrooms, better teacher preparation, and student support brings national recognition to Temple’s schools and highlights the impact local educators have on families here.
   

3. Lake Belton High School senior raises $1,600 to erase student lunch debt (kxxv.com) — A Lake Belton High School senior in Bell County went door-to-door raising more than $1,600 to wipe out over half of his classmates’ lunch debt, easing the burden on local families this holiday season. His project-turned-mission highlights how Temple-area students are stepping up to support one another and strengthen their school community.
   

4. Fort Hood's microtransit changing lives (spectrumlocalnews.com) — A new on-demand transit system called the Cavazos Connector now links Fort Hood with nearby cities including Temple, offering app-based rides that cost most civilians $2 and are discounted for military and seniors. The service has rapidly expanded ridership, easing transportation for soldiers without cars and connecting Temple residents to the base and other Bell County communities. Other U.S. Army installations are studying the model.
   

5. Abbott's school property tax elimination proposal raises funding questions (kwtx.com) — Temple ISD’s superintendent is cautiously welcoming Governor Abbott’s idea to eliminate school property taxes, while warning it could threaten funding for local classrooms if the state can’t sustain replacement money. Local and state education leaders explain how the proposal would shift maintenance and operations costs to Austin, leaving Temple residents still responsible for school bond debt and raising big questions about long‑term school budgets.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • GOD IS GOOD GOD IS GREAT.
    Mr. Mistor is home he’s skinny as a rail so I don’t think he ate much but we found him (rather he found us )in a shed in our backyard WHICH WAS OPEN… (Nextdoor Jackson Park)
  • Raphael and Isabella are ready for Christmas.
    They are the sweetest Yorkies, they bring me joy everyday! (Nextdoor Bellwood)
  • STG International, Inc. posted a job opening for Activity Assistant in Temple. Apply here.
  • City of Temple posted a job opening for Recreation Leader I - PT - Adult Athletics in Temple. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Temple here.

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