🌱 How this new military honor could reshape life at Mississippi State

Cheers Mississippi State! 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 this new military honor could reshape life at Mississippi State
• How MSU kids helped build cowbells for a world-record night
• How loud was Mississippi State’s world-record cowbell celebration?

Also on today's calendar: First Responders 5K.

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 71 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 80, low: 65.
• Monday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 87 and low of 56 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Secretary of War designates Mississippi State as new 'Distinguished Military College' (magnoliatribune.com) — Mississippi State University has been named a new “Distinguished Military College,” joining four other schools in an expanded federal “America’s Corps of Cadets” program that could boost officer commissions and leadership training on campus. University and state leaders say the designation builds on MSU’s land‑grant and military roots and may eventually position the school to become a Senior Military College.
   

• IDEELab helps young fans build cowbells on record-setting night (msstate.edu) — Young fans in Mississippi State got hands-on engineering experience as MSU’s IDEELab helped children build 209 custom cowbells before the Bulldogs’ record-setting game against Missouri. The program mixed school spirit with STEM learning, letting kids use real manufacturing tools and take home a keepsake from the world-record cowbell ringing at Davis Wade Stadium.
   

• Magnolia Mornings: September 28, 2026 (pressregister.com) — Mississippi State fans just set a world record at Davis Wade Stadium, with 41,819 cowbells ringing together to celebrate the Bulldogs’ win over Missouri and a nearly century-old tradition. The same roundup notes MSU’s jump to No. 16 in the AP poll, state reminders about campaign signs on highways, and key national business and political headlines.
   

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📸 Around Mississippi State

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mississippi State

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday October 8

• Fall Break – no classes scheduled →
  Mississippi State

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Other local events

Saturday October 17

• First Responders 5K →
  Mississippi State MS
  10:00 am

Monday October 19

• Lake Flato Exhibition →
  Charlotte and Richard McNeel Gallery, Giles Hall, Mississippi State

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📣 Mississippi State Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday October 3

• Free Community Barre Class →
  The Warehouse Market, 1010 Lynn Ln, Starkville
  9:00 am
• Alabama @ Mississippi State →
  Davis Wade Stadium, 90 B. S. Hood Rd, Mississippi State
  12:00 pm
• Alabama Crimson Tide at Mississippi State Bulldogs Football →
  Davis Wade Stadium, 90 B. S. Hood Rd, Mississippi State
  12:00 pm
• Blame It On The Juice →
  6433 Rockhill Road, Starkville
  4:00 pm

Monday October 5

• Starkville Academy Invitational →
  Starkville MS

Wednesday October 7

• 2026 AIA Mississippi Convention (in Starkville!) →
  Starkville MS
• 2026 AIA Mississippi Convention →
  Starkville MS
  8:00 am

Friday October 9

• Jacket Football VS Germantown
  Yellow Jacket Stadium
  7:00 pm

Tuesday October 13

• October Meeting - Employee Performance Reviews →
  EMCC Communiversity, Room 2127, West Point
  12:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Aramark posted a job opening for Cook - Fresh Food Company - Mississippi State University in Mississippi State. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for Shift Supervisor in Starkville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mississippi State here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Starkville

• Southwire Breaks Ground on $256 Million Starkville Manufacturing Expansion (citybiz.co)
• Hear HARDY's New Single 'Main The Box' (antimusic.com)
• Nick Saban says road matchups at Mississippi State were ‘always a trap game' (saturdaydownsouth.com)

West Point

• West Point landmark getting updated (wtva.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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