🌱 Why Bollinger’s Tunica EV plant equipment is headed to auction

Greetings Tunica! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Why Bollinger’s Tunica EV plant equipment is headed to auction
• How dangerous is the paraquat facility operating in Tunica?

Also on today's calendar: Marcus King Band and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: 4. What is seen in the middle of March and April that can’t be seen at the beginning or end of either month? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Considerable cloudiness, with a high of 66 and low of 48 degrees.
• Saturday: Mainly cloudy, temps: high: 69, low: 46.
• Sunday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 74 and low of 54 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Bollinger Motors EV trucks and equipment hit the auction block (detroitnews.com) — Bollinger Motors’ former manufacturing plant in Tunica is part of a court-ordered asset selloff, with its EV production equipment headed to an online auction on May 13. The sale includes B4 electric work trucks and specialized charging, testing, and fabrication gear, after the once-prominent startup collapsed into receivership amid unpaid creditors and lawsuits.
   

• Plants in South release pesticide banned in over 70 countries (mississippitoday.org) — A chemical facility in Tunica is among several Southern sites that formulate or store paraquat, a controversial herbicide linked by many studies to higher Parkinson’s risks. As major producers shift operations, these plants could handle even more paraquat, raising fresh concerns for nearby communities about long-term health impacts and regulatory oversight.
   

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📸 Around Tunica

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Tunica

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★ Featured events ★

Friday May 1

• Marcus King →
  Bluesville at Horseshoe, 1021 Casino Center Dr, Tunica Resorts
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday May 1

• Marcus King Band →
  Bluesville at Horseshoe, 1021 Casino Center Dr, Tunica Resorts
  8:00 pm

Saturday May 9

• Wyly Bigger →
  Gold Strike Casino Resort, 1010 Casino Center Dr, Tunica Resorts
  5:00 pm

Saturday May 23

• 2nd Annual Mimosas on the River →
  Tunica County River Park, 1 River Park Dr, Tunica Resorts
  12:00 pm
• Mississippi Mimosas On The River Festival 2 →
  Tunica County River Park, 1 River Park Dr, Tunica Resorts
  12:00 pm

Friday May 29

• Kill Em All and Ozzmosis →
  Gold Strike Casino Resort, 1010 Casino Center Dr, Tunica Resorts
  8:00 pm
• KILL'EM ALL & OZZMOSIS @ Gold Strike Casino →
  Gold Strike Casino Resort, 1010 Casino Center Dr, Tunica Resorts
  8:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• MJ The Illusion Reliving the King of Pop →
  Tunica Arena and Expo Center, 3873 US-61, Tunica
  7:00 pm

Saturday June 13

• 90's R&B Love Fest →
  Tunica Arena and Expo Center, 3873 US-61, Tunica
  6:30 pm

Sunday June 21

• Craig Smacks Harris Father’s Day Blues & Tailgate Festival 2026 →
  Paul Battle Jr. Arena & Exposition Center, US-61, Tunica
  2:00 pm

Friday July 3

• Gold Strike Theatre →
  Gold Strike Casino Resort, 1010 Casino Center Dr, Tunica Resorts
  8:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Cherokee Nation Businesses posted a job opening for Baker Pastry, FT in Tunica. Apply here.
• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Dollar Tree Stocker in Tunica. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tunica here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hernando

• Hernando Chamber welcomes Marcus Black of The Vitalize Co. (desotocountynews.com)
• Some Republicans call for Mississippi to gerrymander out state's only majority Black congressional district (desotocountynews.com)
• Jack Thornell, Pulitzer-winning photographer of Civil Rights Movement, dies at 86 (pbs.org)

Southaven

• Southaven Chamber to Host Star Wars‑Themed 'Par Wars' Golf and Pickleball Event (desotocountynews.com)
• 2 fugitives arrested by Memphis Safe Task Force (actionnews5.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The letter R (Thank you Brenda C. for sending it in!)
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