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🌱 PJH Tailgate (Family Engagement) and 11 more events
Coming up on the Algoma Patch calendar: Helen Foster Lecture

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Coming up on the calendar:
- PJH Tailgate (Family Engagement) at Pontotoc City Schools
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, temps: high: 88, low: 70.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 68 degrees.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Algoma
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- PJH Tailgate (Family Engagement)
Pontotoc City Schools Pontotoc, MS 38863
5:00 pm
Monday October 5
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Helen Foster Lecture →
Tupelo MS
6:00 pm - Live @ Jobo's →
Jobos, 314 East Main Street, Tupelo
6:00 pm - East Union vs Mooreville →
East Union High School, 1548 Hwy 9 S, Blue Springs
6:00 pm - Mooreville at East Union →
1548 Hwy 9 S, Blue Springs
6:00 pm - Blues Friday: Blayze Windham →
Elvis Presley Birthplace & Museum, 306 Elvis Presley Drive, Tupelo - Pontotoc XC Invitational →
Pontotoc MS - Pontotoc Invitational →
Pontotoc MS
10:00 am - Hooked on Halloween: Crittenden's, Queen's Reward, & Creole Cuisine →
Forklift Restaurant, 1101-1103 West Jackson Street, Tupelo
5:00 pm - Live @ Romie's Grocery (FULL BAND) →
Romie's Grocery, 804 West Jackson Street, Tupelo
8:30 pm - Unity 4 Quartet at Priceville Baptist Church →
Priceville Baptist Church, 713 N Feemster Lake Road, Tupelo
10:00 am - PJH Tailgate (Family Engagement)
Pontotoc City Schools Pontotoc, MS 38863
5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Sunday October 4
Monday October 5
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- O'Reilly Automotive posted a job opening for Retail Service Specialist in Pontotoc. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News
Pontotoc
- Putin must be defeated (meridianstar.com)
- Families Still Count Down To Mississippi's Pumpkin Festivals, And These 6 Run Every October Weekend (takingthekids.com)
Tupelo
- Elvis '56 celebrates 70 years of the King's Mississippi homecoming: He 'put Tupelo on the map' (wwno.org)
- AI, cybersecurity, fiber: Tech conference held in Tupelo (nationalcybersecurity.com)
- Golfing tournament supports two groups (wtva.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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