🌱 Matt Rogers Country: Delta Hot Tamale Festival 2026 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Steve Azar's Mississippi
• Disability Rights and Fair Housing at Leland R&R Center
• Matt Rogers Country: Delta Hot Tamale Festival 2026 at Main Street Greenville

... and check out 2 more events on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny and remaining warm, with a high of 93 and low of 65 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Hot, temps: high: 94, low: 69.
• Thursday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 93 and low of 72 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Leland

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8
• Steve Azar's Mississippi →
  EE Bass Cultural Arts Center, 323 S Main St, Greenville
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday October 8
• Disability Rights and Fair Housing →
  Leland R&R Center, 305 N. Broad Street, Leland
  5:30 pm
Thursday October 15
• Matt Rogers Country: Delta Hot Tamale Festival 2026 →
  Main Street Greenville, 332 Main St, Greenville
  7:00 pm
Friday October 23
• Riverfield Academy Varsity Football @ St. Joseph →
  St. Joseph Catholic School, 1501 V F W Rd, Greenville
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 24
• Steve Azar's Mississippi →
  EE Bass Cultural Arts Center, 323 S Main St, Greenville
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 8
• FROM LOSS TO LIVING →
  Pasquales Italian Restaurant, 1429 US-82, Greenville
  1:00 pm
Friday October 9
• Marshall Academy at Greenville Christian →
  Greenville Christian, 2064 Greenville Christian School Rd, Greenville
  7:00 pm
• Carroll Academy at St. Joseph →
  St. Joseph, 1501 V F W Rd, Greenville
  7:00 pm
Thursday October 15
• Welcome Dinner →
  Hotel 27, 211 South Walnut Street, Greenville
Friday October 16
• Indianola Academy at Greenville Christian →
  Greenville Christian, 2064 Greenville Christian School Rd, Greenville
  7:00 pm
Saturday October 17
• Flavors of the Festival →
  Hotel 27, 211 South Walnut Street, Greenville
  1:00 pm
Monday October 19
• GROWN FOLKS LOVE HOMECOMING →
  Schelben Park, South Walnut Street, Greenville

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Leland. Apply here.
• GPS Hospitality | Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Greenville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Leland here.

🗞 Nearby News

Greenville

• This Family-Run Delta Steak House In Mississippi Started As A Grocery Counter And Still Serves Porterhouses Made For Sharing (takingthekids.com)
• Nearly Alone With a Guitar, Keb' Mo' Gets Through The Breakdown (thebluegrasssituation.com)

Cleveland

• The 'Modern-Day Lynching' Hoax (frontpagemag.com)
• Susan Rebecca McKee Robertson (dailyleader.com)
• American Blonde premieres 'Kiss Me Like the World Is Ending' (mainstreetmediatn.com)

Itta Bena

• Mississippi Valley State Sports Set for Busy Week in Jackson and Itta Bena (newsbreak.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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