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🌱 Gulfport students put veterans at the center of annual celebration

Gulfport, Mississippi Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Gulfport! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Gulfport students put veterans at the center of annual celebration
  • Three sentenced in Gulfport Seabee Silas Kauakahi's overdose death
  • Gulfport's David Hammons takes $40,000 win at hometown dragway

Also on today's calendar: Wildcat XC Challenge and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of morning showers, with a high of 75 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Thursday: Pleasant with clouds and sun, temps: high: 77, low: 47.
  • Friday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 70 and low of 41 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Gulfport High School honored veterans with annual Veterans Day Breakfast (wxxv25.com) — Gulfport High School students served local veterans breakfast and performed for them during the school's annual Veterans Day celebration. Culinary students prepared the meal, while JROTC students marked the Marine Corps' 251st birthday with a cake cutting. Veterans from a retirement home were among the invited guests.
   

2. Gulfport Seabee's overdose death sends three to federal prison (wtva.com) — Three people received federal prison sentences for their roles in the 2022 overdose death of Silas Kauakahi, a 23-year-old Navy Seabee in Gulfport. Clayton Faubion received 157 months and Michael Nix 84 months for supplying fentanyl-laced cocaine. Augustina Dahilig received one year for concealing Faubion's involvement from investigators.
   

3. Ferraro, Raynor, Lynch, Farmer, Hammons cash in at FTD Customs' End of the Year Extravaganza (dragchamp.com) — Gulfport racer David Hammons claimed the final $40,000 prize at Gulfport Dragway's five-day FTD Customs End of the Year Extravaganza, beating Tracy Sons in Saturday's final. He was one of five winners during the event. Fellow winner Jason Lynch also reached two semifinals.
   

4. Voters raise concerns as Harrison County reviews affidavit ballots (wxxv25.com) — Rejected ballots with missing poll worker signatures are drawing scrutiny as Harrison County reviews more than 1,400 provisional votes from last week's election. Gulfport Councilwoman Carrissa Corbett joined observers questioning the fairness of some decisions during Tuesday's review, which stretched late into the night. Counties must certify their totals by Friday, November 13.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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