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🌱 How a former Mendenhall QB became a standout college linebacker

You won't want to miss Pillow Academy Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Simpson Academy on the Mendenhall Patch calendar

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a former Mendenhall QB became a standout college linebacker

Also on today's calendar: Simpson Academy vs Pillow Academy and 8 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 90 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 70.
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Southern football turned a pair of DBs into lanky linebackers. The move is paying off. (nola.com) — A former Mendenhall High School football standout, Tay James, is now starring as a linebacker for Southern after once earning all-state honors as a dual-threat quarterback in Mississippi. The story explains how James and a teammate successfully shifted from defensive back to linebacker, boosting Southern's defense and showing how local talent is thriving on the college stage.
   

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  • Peoples Bank promotes Tiffany Mangum to Senior Operations Officer (mageenews.com)
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Brandon

  • Four-star Mississippi wide receiver will visit Tennessee-Auburn game (newsbreak.com)
  • Mississippi's chronic absenteeism rate drops to 26.5% (wapt.com)
  • Riley Green Scores Highest-Charting Debut Of His Career As 'That's Just Me' Comes In At #3 On The Billboard 200 All-Genre Chart (whiskeyriff.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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