🌱 Which Batesville restaurants aced — and struggled on — July health inspections?

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In today's newsletter:

• Which Batesville restaurants aced — and struggled on — July health inspections?
• How Batesville’s stand-in municipal judge just took on a statewide role

Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 95 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, temps: high: 93, low: 71.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 93 and low of 69 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• July food service inspections (panolian.com) — Panola County health inspectors graded 17 food businesses in July, including several in Batesville that many locals visit regularly. Walmart deli, Cafe Ole’, Kroger’s Supreme Produce, and others earned A grades, while Wendy’s on Hwy. 6 and Little Caesar’s initially received lower marks, with Little Caesar’s later improving to a B on reinspection.
   

• Defer Elected President Of Municipal Judges Association (yalnews.com) — A Water Valley attorney who sometimes serves as a stand-in judge for Batesville Municipal Court has been elected president of the Mississippi Municipal Court Judges Association. Tommy Defer’s new statewide leadership role highlights his ties to Batesville’s legal community, including earlier work with a Batesville attorney, and underscores how municipal judges stay on call around the clock to keep local courts running smoothly.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Batesville

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★ Featured events ★

Friday August 28

• West Memphis Christian at North Delta →
  North Delta School, 330 Green Wave Lane, Batesville
  7:00 pm

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📣 Batesville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 6

• VOLLEYBALL VS CENTER HILL
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  5:00 pm
• LMS VOLLEYBALL @ DESOTO CENTRAL
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  5:30 pm
• MS VOLLEYBALL @ DESOTO CENTRAL
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  5:30 pm

Friday August 7

• Bill Engvall →
  Heindl Center for the Performing Arts, 315 Northwest Dr, Senatobia
  7:30 pm

Saturday August 8

• 60th Anniversary Gala for North Mississippi Rural Legal Services →
  Oxford Conference Center, 102 Ed Perry Blvd, Oxford
  6:00 pm

Tuesday August 11

• VOLLEYBALL @ ALCORN CENTRAL
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  5:00 pm

Thursday August 13

• LMS VOLLEYBALL VS TUPELO
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  5:00 pm
• VOLLEYBALL @ WEST POINT
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  5:00 pm
• Back-to-School Parent Night (OMS)
  Oxford Elementary School Oxford Middle School (222 Bramlett Blvd., Oxford, MS 38655)
  5:30 pm

Monday August 17

• Back-to-School Parent Night (OECC - 3K Only)
  Oxford Elementary School Oxford Early Childhood Center (1637 Highway 30 East, Oxford, MS
  5:30 pm

Tuesday August 18

• VOLLEYBALL@ NEW ALBANY
  Lafayette County School District Oxford, MS 38655
  5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I love this thrift shop.
  I remember I use to run in just to grab a quick outfit and looked like a million bucks (Nextdoor Batesville)

• TempStaff posted a job opening for Assembly in Batesville. Apply here.
• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Part Time - Receiver/Stocker - Flexible in Batesville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Batesville here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Senatobia

• New Ford Baptist Church Steps In to Host PACE Senatobia Community Forward Forum After Housing Authority Denial (pacenewsonline.com)
• Protesters continue to call for justice in Kohen Wiley case (wjtv.com)
• Holly Springs man charged with murder (southreporter.com)

Oxford

• EAT IN OXFORD: Wednesday, August 5, 2026: Food & Drink Options + ROUNDABOUT OXFORD® (thelocalvoice.net)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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