🌱 Why an appeals court ordered a new trial for a West Point woman

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• Why an appeals court ordered a new trial for a West Point woman

Also on today's calendar: Heritage Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Oak Hill Academy and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 51 and low of 35 degrees.
• Friday: Sun and some clouds, temps: high: 69, low: 36.
• Saturday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 58 and low of 34 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Innocence Project helps West Point woman get new trial (cdispatch.com) — A West Point woman convicted of killing her sister’s boyfriend has been granted a new trial by the Mississippi Court of Appeals, which found key expert testimony and her legal representation undermined the original verdict. The decision follows years of post-conviction challenges supported by the Mississippi Innocence Project, including a recanted medical opinion and an unintroduced letter suggesting possible suicide.
   

📸 Around West Point

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Point

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 13

• Full Body Yoga Flow
  Redwood Business & Wellness Center, 5374 Hwy 45 N, Columbus
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday December 13

• Heritage Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Oak Hill Academy
  Oak Hill Academy , 1682 N Eshman Ave , West Point
  4:30 pm
• ‘THAT PART’ Spoken Word Event
  The Mill at MSU , 600 Russell St , Starkville
  6:00 pm
• Jodie Ross: Georgia Blue - Starkville
  Georgia Blue , 207 S Jackson St , Starkville
  7:00 pm
• Holiday Soiree at The Blueberry Peace Farm of Starkville
  Blueberry Peace Farm of Starkville , 10580 US-82 , Starkville
  8:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Restorative Yoga Reset with Anna
  Redwood Business & Wellness Center , 5374 Hwy 45 N , Columbus
  2:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Columbus Falcons vs West Point Green Wave
  Columbus High School , 215 Hemlock St , Columbus
  5:00 pm
• Heritage Academy Boys Varsity Soccer @ Starkville Academy
  Starkville Academy , 505 Academy Rd , Starkville
  5:30 pm

Friday December 12

• Noxubee County vs Columbus
  Columbus High School , 215 Hemlock St , Columbus
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Starkville Yellow Jackets vs Corinth Warriors
  Yellow Jacket Field , 136 Bent Brook Ridge St , Starkville
  12:00 pm

Sunday December 14

• Southern Miss Golden Eagles at Mississippi State Bulldogs Women's Basketball
  Humphrey Coliseum , 55 Bailey Howell Dr , Starkville
  2:00 pm

Tuesday December 16

• Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. Long Island University Sharks
  Humphrey Coliseum , 55 Bailey Howell Dr , Starkville
  9:30 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Sprint Mart posted a job opening for Team Member Food Service - SM #4141 in West Point. Apply here.
• Yokohama Tire Corp posted a job opening for Product Industrialization Engineer-I in West Point. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Point here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mississippi State

• Christmas by Candlelight Tour and Possum Ridge Exhibit return to Jackson this holiday season (magnoliatribune.com)
• Moving the Needle: MDE Approves New Performance Level Cuts for the Accountability System (mississippifreepress.org)
• Mississippi leads nation in FAFSA completion, study finds (wjtv.com)

Starkville

• Robert St. John talks Starkville flavor, food memories and holiday cheer (cdispatch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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