🌱 How a Picayune standout fits into Alabama’s 2026 football class

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Picayune standout fits into Alabama’s 2026 football class

Also on today's calendar: Picayune Maroon Tide Dual Meet.

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

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 43 degrees.
• Wednesday: Nice with periods of sun, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 78 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alabama Adds JUCO Defensive Back, Tuscaloosa Native to 2026 Signing Class (ledger-enquirer.com) — A University of Alabama football recruiting update highlights defensive lineman Nolan Wilson from Picayune among the 2026 commits. Local fans can track how this hometown player fits into a nationally recruited class that spans Alabama, Georgia, Texas, and beyond, showing where Picayune talent stands on a major college stage.
   

📸 Around Picayune

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Picayune

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 18

• Random Readers’ Book Club!
  Margaret Reed Crosby Memorial, 900 Goodyear Blvd, Picayune
  10:30 am

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Other local events

Thursday December 18

• Picayune Maroon Tide Dual Meet
  Picayune Memorial High School , 800 Fifth Ave , Picayune
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Picayune Memorial Maroon Tides vs Pearl River Central Blue Devils
  Picayune Memorial High School , 800 Fifth Ave , Picayune
  5:30 pm
• PHS Basketball vs Richton
  PHS Gymnasium , 1 Hornet Drive , Poplarville
  6:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• City of Waveland Board Meeting
  City of Waveland , 301 Coleman Ave , Waveland
  6:30 pm

Thursday December 18

• Book Club for Adults at Waveland Branch
  Waveland Public Library , 345 Coleman Ave , Waveland
  2:00 pm
• Hancock County Planning and Zoning Commission
  Hancock County, MS Calendar
  5:00 pm
• Hancock County Planning Commission Meeting
  Hancock County, MS Calendar
  5:00 pm
• 2 for 1 Christmas Paint Night / Bay St Louis
  Bay Bridge Art , 835 US-90 Suite 6 , Bay St Louis
  6:00 pm
• Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer™ JR.
  THE RANDOLPH CENTER , 315 Clark Ave , Pass Christian
  7:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Pearl River Central Blue Devils vs Bay Tigers
  Pearl River Central High School , 7407 US-11 , Carriere
  4:00 pm
• Hancock Hawks vs Pascagoula Panthers
  Hancock High School , 7084 Stennis Airport Rd , Kiln
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I know everyone knows but It’s gonna be cold the next couple days.
  Be sure to take care of yourself, plants, animals, & check on your neighbors especially the seniors. Stay safe & warm. (Nextdoor Walkiah)
• I got hit by the Cookie Bandits the other night.
  Scared the crap out of me and my dog. They banged really loudly, rang the doorbell and screamed something, then jumped in a white dodge charger… (Nextdoor Otis Steward/Dumas Bailey)

• Mississippi Staffing posted a job opening for Store Scanning Specialist 45864 in Picayune. Apply here.
• Home Depot (Retail) posted a job opening for Freight/Receiving in Picayune. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Picayune here.

🗞 Nearby News

Long Beach

• Long Beach had Christmas Cheer on Radar (thegazebogazette.com)

Gulfport

• Here are the 5 best fishing towns in MS, new ranking shows. See which town got the No. 1 spot (sunherald.com)
• Harrison County sheriff talks Ayden's law support, recent scams, meth bust (wlox.com)
• State Rep. Hulum discusses school choice, healthcare ahead of 2026 legislative session (wlox.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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