{"id":361848,"date":"2026-07-05T15:01:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/361848\/"},"modified":"2026-07-05T15:01:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:01:08","slug":"harris-county-precinct-4-deputies-help-you-beat-the-heat-with-a-sweet-treat-at-annual-watermelon-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/361848\/","title":{"rendered":"Harris County Precinct 4 deputies help you beat the heat with a sweet treat at annual watermelon giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stop by Atkinson Farms on July 14 starting at 10 a.m. for one free homegrown watermelon per family, while supplies last<\/p>\n

Do you prefer watermelon sliced or cubed? (pixabay)<\/p>\n

SPRING, Texas \u2013 If your summer survival plan includes staying cool and snacking on something sweet, put this on your calendar: the Harris County Precinct 4 Constable\u2019s Office is hosting their annual free watermelon giveaway<\/a> on Tuesday, July 14, starting at 10 a.m.<\/p>\n

The event will take place at Atkinson Farms Produce<\/a>, located at 3217 Spring Cypress Road.<\/p>\n

Families can pick up one homegrown watermelon per household while supplies last. It\u2019s a simple tradition with a big goal \u2014 helping neighbors stay hydrated and get through the hottest stretch of the season.<\/p>\n

Organizers say it\u2019s also a chance to meet Constable Mark Herman and his deputies and enjoy a community moment that\u2019s become a summertime favorite. They noted no county funds will be used to make the giveaway happen.<\/p>\n

Need-to-know:<\/p>\n

When: Tuesday, July 14, 2026 (starts at 10 a.m.)<\/p>\n

Where: Atkinson Farms Produce, 3217 Spring Cypress Road<\/p>\n

Limit: One watermelon per family, while supplies last<\/p>\n

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About the AuthorChristian Hudspeth<\/a><\/p>\n

Christian Hudspeth is a Houston native who joined KPRC 2 News in December 2025. Christian began his news career at KTRK in 2022 before moving to newsrooms in Waco, Texas (KXXV), Las Vegas, Nevada (KTNV), and now back to H-Town. He earned his BA at the University of Houston Jack J. Valenti School of Communication in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Stop by Atkinson Farms on July 14 starting at 10 a.m. for one free homegrown watermelon per family,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":361849,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[128415,447,405,23324,56,58,57,88397,128416],"class_list":["post-361848","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-atkinson-farms-produce","tag-community","tag-harris-county","tag-harris-county-precinct-4-constables-office","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-summer-heat","tag-watermelons"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361848","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=361848"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/361848\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/361849"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=361848"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=361848"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=361848"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}