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🌱 How Iuka’s last-in-the-state drive-in makes fall nights special

Make time for Tishomingo County Farmers Market on the Iuka Patch calendar

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Cheers Iuka! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Iuka's last-in-the-state drive-in makes fall nights special

Also on today's calendar: Tishomingo County Farmers Market Chili Cook-Off and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Partly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A stray afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 87, low: 71.
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 78 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Pack A Picnic Blanket For These 5 Mississippi Drive-In And Outdoor Movie Nights This Fall (takingthekids.com) — Iuka's own Drive-In Theatre gets top billing as Mississippi's last operating drive-in, offering affordable weekend double features just minutes from home. The piece walks you through what to expect on a typical night, from family-friendly pricing and clean restrooms to how locals set up blankets and chairs, then briefly spotlights four other outdoor movie options around the state.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday October 1
  • VB vs Booneville
    Kossuth High School Corinth, MS 38834
    5:00 pm
    • Friday October 2
  • FB vs. Booneville
    Kossuth High School Corinth, MS 38834
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday October 3
  • VB First Round
    Kossuth High School Corinth, MS 38834
    5:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • TIBCO Software, Inc. posted a job opening for Shift Lead in Iuka. Apply here.
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation posted a job opening for Dimension Control Technician Level 1/2 in Iuka. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Iuka here.

🗞 Nearby News

Corinth

Booneville

  • Booneville Water Shutoff Set for Veterans Street Wednesday (alcornnewsms.com)
  • Alcorn County roundup, Sept. 29, 2026: Shelter adoption discounts end Wednesday; unemployment at 2.9% (alcornnewsms.com)

Ok Iuka! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- 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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