🌱 Patch AM: How high did The Woodlands-area powerhouse rank in Class 6A?

Good morning to you The Woodlands! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How high did The Woodlands-area powerhouse rank in Class 6A?
• How risky is new development between Spring, The Woodlands and Conroe?

Also on today's calendar: Songwriters Festival and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Fog in the morning, with a high of 82 and low of 66 degrees.
• Sunday: Very warm, temps: high: 82, low: 42.
• Monday: Rather cloudy; windy, cooler, with a high of 52 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Texas High School Volleyball Preseason Rankings Revealed (wearemidlandodessa.com) — A top local storyline for The Woodlands is Grand Oaks sharing the No. 1 spot and Conroe The Woodlands ranked No. 8 in the Class 6A preseason volleyball poll. The statewide Texas Girls Coaches Association rankings highlight how strong local programs are heading into the new UIL season, with district play and a run toward November’s state championships ahead.
   

• These 5 Houston-area neighborhoods saw the most floodplain development since Hurricane Harvey (houstonchronicle.com) — For residents of The Woodlands, this investigation highlights how suburban growth from Spring through The Woodlands up to Conroe is increasingly pushing into mapped floodplains, raising downstream flood risks. Reporters map more than 65,000 new post-Harvey properties in official flood zones across Greater Houston, spotlighting hot spots from Katy Prairie to Montgomery and Fort Bend counties and the policy gaps that worry flood experts.
   

📸 Around The Woodlands

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🗓 Upcoming Events in The Woodlands

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday December 28

• Republic Grille - Woodlands
  The Republic Grille, 4775 W Panther Creek Dr #490, The Woodlands
  5:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 28

• Workout with Vuori The Woodlands x ISI Elite Training
  The Woodlands Area Chamber of Commerce , 9595 six pines Dr, Unit #820 , The Woodlands
  10:00 am
• Open Sundays (2nd and 4th)
  Magnolia Soap & Bath Co. , 6318 FM 1488 Suite 110 , Magnolia
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Songwriters Festival
  The Woodlands® Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton , 2301 N Millbend Dr , The Woodlands
  3:00 pm

Wednesday December 31

• High Noon Countdown
  The Woodlands Children's Museum , 4775 W Panther Creek Dr #280 , The Woodlands
  9:30 am
• Songwriters Festival
  The Woodlands® Resort, Curio Collection by Hilton , 2301 N Millbend Dr , The Woodlands
  7:00 pm

Sunday January 4

• The Woodlands Cars & Coffee for a Cause at Market Street
  Market Street , 9595 Six Pines Drive , The Woodlands
  6:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Self-Care Saturday
  Conroe/Lake Conroe Chamber , 14368 Perry Road , Conroe
  8:30 am
• Tomball Farmers Market
  Tomball Farmers Market , 205 W Main St , Tomball
  9:00 am
• Tomball Farmers Market Weekly All local farmers market
  Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce , 205 W. Main Street , Tomball
  9:00 am
• TOMBALL ART MARKET
  Greater Tomball Chamber of Commerce , 403 Commerce Street , Tomball
  9:30 am
• Main Street Market
  Main Street Market
  10:00 am

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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making The Woodlands PatchAM possible:

• GIR Appliance repair — (346) 625-4289
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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
  Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible!

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🗞 Nearby News

Conroe

• Christmas tree recycling: Houston locations, times to take your live tree (fox26houston.com)
• Hugh Jackman carries biopic Song Sung Blue beyond thin story (culturemap.com)
• Martha Laverne Brown (bluebonnetnews.com)

Spring

Ok The Woodlands! 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 have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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