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Alligator, Mississippi Patch AM: a 3 min readGood day Alligator! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Today's riddle: I Am not animal, vegetable, or mineral. I don’t eat, but need to be fed regularly to stay alive. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 78 and low of 63 degrees.
- Saturday: Partly sunny and humid, temps: high: 82, low: 62.
- Sunday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 57 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Pinetop Perkins Foundation Crawfish Boil. Benefit →
Ground Zero Blues Club, 387 Delta Ave, Clarksdale
3:00 pm -
Pinetop Boogie & Crawfish Boil — Visit Clarksdale →
Ground Zero Blues Club, 387 Delta Ave, Clarksdale
4:00 pm -
Crossroads Blues Guitar & Bass Workshop - May 2026 — Visit Clarksdale →
Shack Up Inn, 001 Commissary Cir Rd, Clarksdale
2:30 pm -
Art with Allyson Older Elementary Art Imagineers →
Allyson Hardy Art, 322 Laughlin Rd, Cleveland
3:15 pm -
Art with Allyson Early Elementary Art Explorers →
1227 Deering St, Cleveland
9:30 pm -
Art with Allyson Mini Makers →
Allyson Hardy Art, 322 Laughlin Rd, Cleveland
2:45 pm -
5k-2nd Art Sprouts →
Allyson Hardy Art, 322 Laughlin Rd, Cleveland
3:30 pm -
Bad Apple Blues Festival — Visit Clarksdale →
Bad Apple Blues Club, 349 Issaquena Ave, Clarksdale
2:00 pm -
Natchez Screening – Cleveland →
Delta Arts Alliance, 104 S Court St, Cleveland
6:00 pm -
BAM Fest 2026 - The Birthplace of American Music Festival →
Delta Blues Alley Cafe, 352 Delta Ave, Clarksdale
5:00 pm -
Pinetop Perkins Workshop Blues Showcase →
Ground Zero Blues Club, 387 Delta Ave, Clarksdale
7:00 pm -
BAM Fest - The Birthplace of American Music Festival - Sunday Only →
Delta Blues Alley Cafe, 352 Delta Ave, Clarksdale
5:00 pm
Saturday May 9
Tuesday May 12
Monday May 18
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Wednesday May 20
Sunday May 24
Friday May 29
Friday June 19
Sunday June 21
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- Healthcare Services Group posted a job opening for Housekeeper in Shelby. Apply here.
- Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Cook in Clarksdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alligator here.
🗞 Nearby News
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Batesville
- April restaurant inspections (panolian.com)
- No. 5 Pearl River clinches first-ever World Series berth (hubcityspokes.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Fire (Thank you Steve H. for sending it in!)
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