🌱 Why Ole Miss says this week’s Tupelo trip really matters

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• Why Ole Miss says this week’s Tupelo trip really matters

Also on today's calendar: Magnolia Boulevard Live.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 53 and low of 38 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 61, low: 49.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 34 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Ole Miss coach explains why Saturday was a "must-win" game - HottyToddy.com - Ole Miss Sports, Oxford Entertainment, Dining & More (hottytoddy.com) — Ole Miss men’s basketball is heading to Tupelo this Wednesday for a key nonconference matchup against Alabama A&M, part of its push to stay on track for an NCAA Tournament bid. Coach Chris Beard called Saturday’s narrow win over Southern Miss a must-win and says the Rebels’ deep, still-evolving rotation could become a strength as they continue their season.
   

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📸 Around Tupelo

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tupelo

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Wyly Bigger
  Downunder, 216a W Main St, Tupelo
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Magnolia Boulevard Live
  Blue Canoe , 2006 N Gloster St , Tupelo
  7:00 pm
• Magnolia Boulevard
  Blue Canoe , 2006 N Gloster St , Tupelo
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• Taylor Grace
  Blue Canoe , 2006 N Gloster St , Tupelo
  7:30 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Alabama A&M Bulldogs at Ole Miss Rebels Basketball
  Cadence Bank Arena , 375 E Main St , Tupelo
  7:00 pm

Thursday January 29

• Tupelo Community Theatre presents Almost Maine
  Tupelo Community Theater , 201 N Broadway St , Tupelo
  7:00 pm

Wednesday March 4

• Old Southwest Highway
  2680 Natchez Trace Pkwy , Tupelo
  8:00 pm

Thursday March 19

• Tupelo Community Theatre presents Miss Firecracker Contest
  Tupelo Community Theater , 201 N Broadway St , Tupelo
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Kroger posted a job opening for Online Grocery Pick-Up Clerk in Tupelo. Apply here.
• PrideStaff posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Tupelo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tupelo here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Saltillo

• John Harold Knight, 90 (nemiss.news)
• Basketball Game Preview: East Union Urchins vs. Saltillo Tigers (maxpreps.com)

Pontotoc

• John's Late Saturday Forecast - Very cold air hangs around our area for Sunday and Monday (wtva.com)
• Soccer Recap: Strayhorn Victorious (maxpreps.com)

Oxford

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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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