🌱 Dancing Rabbit 5k and 10 more events

Hey there, Macon! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• Noxubee Alumni Homecoming Tailgate
• Dancing Rabbit 5k
• Middle School Fall Retreat

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

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

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Hot and humid; a p.m. t-storm, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 72.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 72 degrees.

📸 Around Macon

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Macon

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 2
• Noxubee Alumni Homecoming Tailgate →
  New Vision School, 84 Viking St, Macon
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 17
• Dancing Rabbit 5k →
  Macon MS
• Middle School Fall Retreat →
  Lake Forest Ranch, Macon
Saturday October 24
• Evergreen Weekend 2026 →
  1 Sportsplex Drive, Macon
  12:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Bottle Baby Basics for Goats →
  3363 Pricedale Road Southeast, Bogue Chitto
  1:00 pm
• "Who Gets to Tell the Story?": The Power of Public Media in Mississippi →
  MUW's Parkinson Hall, Columbus
  6:00 pm
• Who Gets to Tell the Story? The Power of Public Media in Mississippi →
  Nissan Auditorium, Parkinson Hall, MUW Campus, Columbus
  6:00 pm
• Who Gets to Tell the Story?: The Power of Public Media in Mississippi →
  MUW's Parkinson Hall, Columbus
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Crochet Upcycling Workshop →
  Columbus Arts Council, 501 Main St., Columbus
  2:00 pm
• Comic Wing Fridays! →
  Bowling Center, Building 736, Columbus
  4:00 pm
• Oktoberfest →
  Munson & Brothers, 301 2nd Avenue N, Columbus
  5:00 pm
• New Hope Trojans vs West Point Green Wave →
  New Hope High School, 2920 New Hope Rd, Columbus
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Roses Discount Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Macon. Apply here.
• J.M. Huber Corporation posted a job opening for Press Operator in Shuqualak. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macon here.

🗞 Nearby News

Mississippi State

• Delta Harvest market is now open monthly (mississippitoday.org)
• Dr. Anne Hollis Estes (msstate.edu)
• Dixie National Rodeo announces 2027 entertainment lineup (wlbt.com)

Columbus

• Spears to seek Lowndes supervisor seat in 2027 (cdispatch.com)
• Calm and Sunny Fall Day - Home (wcbi.com)

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-- 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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