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🌱 How Newton’s Tigers hope to turn one upset into a playoff run
Also check out Volleyball @ Neshoba Central on the Newton Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Newton's Tigers hope to turn one upset into a playoff run
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, with a high of 87 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 88, low: 71.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 84 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Football This Week: District Play Opens Thursday (newtoncountyappeal.com) — Newton High's football team opens crucial Division 5-2A play against Lake this week, with coach Milton Green eyeing a season-changing upset to reach the playoffs. Newton County and other nearby schools also kick off division schedules, giving local fans several meaningful matchups to follow as regional races begin to take shape. 
📸 Around Newton
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Volleyball @ Neshoba Central
West Lauderdale High School Collinsville, MS 39325
5:00 pm - Beta Fall Dance
Neshoba County School District Philadelphia, MS 39350
6:00 pm - Bobcat Football vs. Noxapater (Home)
Sebastopol Attendance Center Sebastopol, MS 39359
7:00 pm - Football vs. Bay Springs @ Home
Clarkdale High School Meridian, MS 39301
7:00 pm - Prentiss Christian at Newton County Academy →
14602 Hwy 15 S, Decatur
7:00 pm - HOME FOOTBALL GAME: Bay Springs vs Clarkdale
Clarkdale Elementary School Meridian, MS 39301
7:00 pm - 5PF PRESENTS WHITE BOY WASTED →
Frank building, 2119 MS-19, Meridian
9:00 pm - Tadlock Stockyard →
Tadlock Stockyard, 1100 MS-35, Forest
11:00 am - NCMS Football @ Choctaw Central
Neshoba County School District Philadelphia, MS 39350
5:00 pm - Homecoming Block Party
Clarkdale Campus
5:00 pm - Homecoming Block Party and Blackout Pep Rally
Clarkdale High School Meridian, MS 39301
5:00 pm - Sylva Bay Academy vs Woodlawn Prep →
17 Hwy 531, Bay Springs
6:00 pm
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Monday October 5
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Allied Universal Security Services posted a job opening for Security Officer Part Time Theft Deterrence in Newton. Apply here.
- Casey's General Store, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Newton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Newton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Forest
- Two arrested after drug search at Apple Tree Inn in Forest (darkhorsepressnow.com)
Meridian
- Meridian Police Officers Complete Crisis Intervention Team Training (queencitynewsfeed.com)
- Meridian stores begin early prep for spooky season and holidays (twinstates.news)
- This Little Railroad Museum In Meridian, Mississippi Gets Grandparents And Grandkids Swapping Stories While Real Trains Roll By (takingthekids.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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