🌱 How did Rice-Totten Stadium in Itta Bena fare in new rankings?

Morning Itta Bena! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How did Rice-Totten Stadium in Itta Bena fare in new rankings?

Also on today's calendar: Leflore County Tigers vs Leland Cubs and 1 more event.

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 96 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Partly sunny, a stray t-storm, temps: high: 96, low: 73.
• Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 95 and low of 72 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• FCS Stadiums: Nine HBCU football venues ranked in bottom half (hbcugameday.com) — Mississippi Valley State’s Rice-Totten Stadium in Itta Bena appears in a new national ranking of all 128 FCS football venues, landing at No. 100. A stadium-focused YouTube creator praised its double-decker grandstand and entrance but described the overall facility as fairly plain. Several other HBCU stadiums were also placed in the lower half of the list.
   

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📸 Around Itta Bena

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Itta Bena

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 13

• Leflore County Tigers vs Palmer Dragons →
  Leflore County High School, 401 Lakeside St, Itta Bena
  5:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday August 20

• Leflore County Tigers vs Leland Cubs →
  Leflore County High School, 401 Lakeside St, Itta Bena
  5:30 pm

Tuesday August 25

• Leflore County Tigers vs Gentry Rams →
  Leflore County High School, 401 Lakeside St, Itta Bena
  5:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• Leflore County Tigers vs Humphreys County Cowboys →
  Leflore County High School, 401 Lakeside St, Itta Bena
  5:30 pm

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📣 Itta Bena Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday August 13

• Amanda Elzy Panthers vs Leland Cubs →
  Amanda Elzy High School, 604 Elzy Ave, Greenwood
  5:30 pm

Tuesday August 18

• Ruleville Central Tigers vs Leflore County Tigers →
  Ruleville Central High School, 360 L F Packer Dr, Ruleville
  5:00 pm

Tuesday August 25

• Ruleville Central Tigers vs Gentry Rams →
  Ruleville Central High School, 360 L F Packer Dr, Ruleville
  5:00 pm
• Amanda Elzy Panthers vs Simmons Devils /Blue →
  Amanda Elzy High School, 604 Elzy Ave, Greenwood
  5:30 pm

Thursday August 27

• Greenwood High Bulldogs vs Ruleville Central Tigers →
  Greenwood High School, 1209 Garrard Ave, Greenwood
  5:30 pm

Thursday September 3

• Ruleville Central Tigers vs O' Bannon Green Waves →
  Ruleville Central High School, 360 L F Packer Dr, Ruleville
  5:00 pm
• Amanda Elzy Panthers vs Yazoo County Panthers →
  Amanda Elzy High School, 604 Elzy Ave, Greenwood
  5:30 pm
• Greenwood Middle vs Weston Golden Eagles →
  Greenwood High School, 1209 Garrard Ave, Greenwood
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Thompson Hospitality Corporation posted a job opening for Utility Worker - Mississippi Valley State University in Itta Bena. Apply here.
• Mississippi Valley State University posted a job opening for Sergeant in Itta Bena. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Itta Bena here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Greenwood

• UMMC Greenwood preserves access to health care in the Delta region (yazooherald.net)
• Coming up for Aug. 5 (gwcommonwealth.com)
• Carolyn Moorman McKinney (gwcommonwealth.com)

Leland

• Deputy Municipal Clerk Hackler earns certification (thelelandprogress.com)
• Operation Muddy Waters Nets 13 Child Exploitation Arrests, Rescues One Child (queencitynewsfeed.com)

Greenville

• Shelia Joy Bone (ddtonline.com)

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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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