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🌱 How drought and heat are squeezing Tupelo’s cotton and soybean farmers

Tupelo, Mississippi Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good day Tupelo! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How drought and heat are squeezing Tupelo’s cotton and soybean farmers
  • New stake president called to lead Tupelo Mississippi Latter-day Saints
  • What did leaders decide at Tupelo’s winter storm preparedness summit?

Also on today's calendar: Unity 4 Quartet at Priceville Baptist Church and 9 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: A drenching t-storm; humid, with a high of 84 and low of 70 degrees.
  • Sunday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 78, low: 63.
  • Monday: Less humid with sunshine, with a high of 84 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Drought, heat wave cut into crop yields (wtva.com) — Farmers around Tupelo are seeing lower cotton and soybean yields after a wet spring drowned young plants and a late-summer drought and heat wave further stressed fields. Local growers say missed rains mean some crops have died or produced less than expected, cutting into profits for two of northeast Mississippi’s biggest cash crops just as harvest season peaks.
   

• New Stakes and Reorganized Stake Presidencies Announced in September 2026 (churchofjesuschrist.org) — Local members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints will see new leadership in the Tupelo Mississippi Stake, with Jacob Alan Gines called as stake president and Stephen Wayne Ennis and Nathan Phillip Marx as counselors. The broader announcement lists many new and reorganized stakes worldwide, but this change directly affects congregations in and around Tupelo.
   

• Will Mississippi better prepare for the next winter storm? Officials are dubious. (newsfromthestates.com) — State officials recently met in Tupelo, including at a Tupelo High School auditorium, to discuss how Mississippi should prepare for another severe winter storm like Fern, but many leaders doubt major changes are needed. Experts and local officials argue the state must improve backup power, debris management, and disaster funding, while some lawmakers push for a permanent emergency loan program and stronger electric grid protections.
   

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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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