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🌱 Patch AM: Meridian community remembers the life of Thomas “Tom” Melvin Sanderford Jr.
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In today's newsletter:
- Meridian community remembers the life of Thomas "Tom" Melvin Sanderford Jr.
Also on today's calendar: Mississippi Science Festival is Back!.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 92 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Humid with heavy t-storms, temps: high: 93, low: 73.
- Thursday: Humid; heavy p.m. t-storms, with a high of 89 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Mr. Tom Sanderford Obituary (wtok.com) — Family and friends in Meridian will honor Thomas "Tom" Melvin Sanderford Jr. at a Celebration of Life this Saturday, August 29, at Robert Barham Family Funeral Home. A Meridian native and Meridian High graduate, he was a devoted Mississippi State fan and uncle; his family suggests memorials to Jones Memorial Presbyterian Church or Baptist Anderson Cancer Benevolent Fund. 
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Meridian
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- THIRD THURSDAYS – Meridian Council For The Arts →
Dumont Plaza, 400 22nd Ave, Meridian
5:30 pm
Thursday September 17
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Other local events
- Football vs. Resurrection @ Home
Clarkdale High School Meridian, MS 39301
7:00 pm - Mississippi Science Festival is Back! →
Mississippi Children's Museum - Meridian, 403 22nd Ave, Meridian
10:00 am
Friday August 28
Saturday September 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
- ABC Come Play with Me →
Mississippi Children's Museum - Meridian, 403 22nd Ave, Meridian
10:00 am - Volleyball vs. Union
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
4:30 pm - Cross Country - East Mississippi Classic
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
5:00 pm - Volleyball @ Choctaw Central
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
5:00 pm - Football @ Seminary (away)
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
7:00 pm - Volleyball vs. Newton County
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
5:00 pm - Volleyball vs. Northeast
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
4:30 pm - Comic Commons at The MAX →
Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX), 2155 Front St, Meridian
10:00 am - 32nd Annual Coors Light Fall Classic Night One →
Whynot Motorsports Park, 4680 Old Hwy 19 SE, Meridian
7:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Thursday August 27
Friday August 28
Monday August 31
Tuesday September 1
Saturday October 10
Friday October 23
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🗞 Nearby News
Lauderdale
- Silver Alert issued for missing 77-year-old Lauderdale County man (darkhorsepressnow.com)
Newton
- Jason Rosenberg, longtime advocate for Newton's disabled, dies at 81 (metrowestdailynews.com)
- Newton Man Charged with DWI Following Jefferson Township Crash (morrisfocus.com)
- Aurora Heights Construction Update And District Culture Survey Results On Newton School Board Agenda (kniakrls.com)
Philadelphia
- Philadelphia Police Department Arrest Report: August 16th (queencitynewsfeed.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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