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🌱 Why a Tupelo fentanyl trafficker must serve all 12 years

Tupelo, Mississippi Patch AM: a 3 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:

  • Why a Tupelo fentanyl trafficker must serve all 12 years
  • Tupelo linebacker drawing big-time college offers across the country

Also on today's calendar: Jammy Buffett and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: what do you call a rabbit with fleas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and nice, with a high of 81 and low of 54 degrees.
  • Thursday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 78, low: 56.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Man sentenced to 12 years for fentanyl trafficking in Mississippi (prentissnews.com) — A Tupelo man has been ordered to serve 12 years in prison with no chance of parole after pleading guilty to fentanyl trafficking, underscoring local law enforcement’s focus on the drug crisis. Investigators from state and regional narcotics units handled the case, and prosecutors say they hope the sentence sends a strong message about fentanyl distribution in North Mississippi.
   

• Cal Football: Cal Offer Spree Continues, With 33 More Extended to Top Prospects (bearinsider.com) — College football recruiters are looking closely at Tupelo, where linebacker Devontray Brewer of Tupelo High School has picked up offers from major programs like Michigan, Ole Miss, Baylor, Arkansas and Mississippi State. He’s one of dozens of highly rated prospects nationwide drawing attention from Cal, reflecting how talent from Tupelo is firmly on the national radar.
   

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Other local events
    Wednesday May 13
  • Jammy Buffett →
    Blue Canoe, 2006 N Gloster St, Tupelo
    8:30 pm
    • Thursday May 14
  • Ribbon Cutting: El Pollo Dorado
    CDF of Tupelo 115 N Thomas St., Ste. 1 Tupelo, MS 38801
    10:00 am
    • Monday May 18
  • Ribbon Cutting: First South Farm Credit, ACA
    CDF of Tupelo, 1094 Commonwealth Blvd., Tupelo
    2:00 pm
    • Thursday May 21
  • Ribbon Cutting: Guaranty Bank & Trust
    CDF of Tupelo, 431 W Main St., Ste. 201, Tupelo
    4:00 pm
  • Business After Hours
    CDF of Tupelo, 398 E Main St, Tupelo
    5:00 pm
    • Friday May 29
  • Six Gun Sal Live / Different Breeds Tour →
    Blue Canoe, 2006 N Gloster St, Tupelo
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday June 4
  • 2026 Tupelo Youth Elvis Tribute Artist Competition →
    Elvis Presley Birthplace, 306 Elvis Presley Dr, Tupelo
    1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • WestRock Company posted a job opening for Customer Service Manager in Tupelo. Apply here.
  • Integrated Resources, Inc ( IRI ) posted a job opening for Continuous Improvement Manager in Tupelo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Tupelo here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Vote for Clarion Ledger Mississippi boys high school athlete of the week May 4-9 (clarionledger.com)

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  • Meet the Architect: JD Caldwell (choose901.com)
  • Lafayette County Board of Supervisors denies locals' attempt to rezone planned asphalt plant site (thedmonline.com)
  • Christ Covenant downs Regents School of Oxford for program's... (onlinemadison.com)

Ok Tupelo! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Bugs Bunny ! (Thank you bruce A. for sending it in!)
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