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🌱 Meet Nadia Colom, the West Point native behind a Senate campaign
West Point, Mississippi Patch AM: a 3 min readHi there, West Point! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Meet Nadia Colom, the West Point native behind a Senate campaign
Also on today's calendar: November Meeting and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Periods of sun with a shower, with a high of 75 and low of 48 degrees.
- Thursday: Cooler with periods of sun, temps: high: 65, low: 36.
- Friday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 57 and low of 29 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Who Is Mississippi Senate Candidate Scott Colom's Wife, Nadia? (newsweek.com) — West Point native Nadia Dale Colom has been a visible supporter of her husband Scott Colom’s Senate campaign as Mississippi awaits a result. The former Golden Triangle Boys and Girls Club executive director lives in Columbus with her family. As of Tuesday afternoon, Colom led Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith by 2,575 votes, with the race uncalled. 
📸 Around West Point
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Upcoming Events in
West Point
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★ Featured events ★
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Art Exhibit featuring Clark Bruce →
Louise Campbell Center for the Arts, 235 Commerce Street, West Point
2:00 pm
Sunday November 15
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Other local events
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November Meeting →
EMCC Communiversity - Room 2200, West Point
11:30 am -
Clay County MS Chapter Banquet →
West Point Civic Center, 91 6th Street, West Point
7:00 pm -
Community Health Fair →
West Point High School Southside Gymnasium, West Point
9:00 am
Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
Saturday November 21
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Veterans Day Parade →
Columbus Municipal Court, 1501 Main St, Columbus
9:00 am -
Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony →
Lowndes County Court House, 505 2nd Ave N, Columbus
11:00 am -
Starkville Library: Common Threads →
Starkville Public Library, 326 University Dr, Starkville
2:00 pm -
Mahjong Freeplay November 11 →
509 University Drive, Starkville
5:30 pm -
MSU Women’s Basketball Game vs Troy →
The Humphrey Coliseum, 55 Coliseum Boulevard, Starkville
6:30 pm -
Business After Hours →
Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern, 410 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Dr E, Starkville
5:30 pm -
MSU vs. Florida-Volleyball →
Newell-Grissom Building, 100 Old Bully Blvd, Mississippi State
6:00 pm -
SEC Shorts LIVE! →
Bettersworth Auditorium, Lee Hall, Starkville
7:30 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Sonic posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in West Point. Apply here.
- Aramark posted a job opening for Student Worker - Barista - Mississippi State University - Starbucks in Mississippi State. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Point here.
🗞 Nearby News
Mississippi State
- Troy Women Travel to Mississippi State for High-Scoring Matchup (troytrojans.com)
- Mississippi physicians call on legislature to implement stronger kratom safeguards (picayuneitem.com)
- Doctoral research on 160 million-year-old salamander species' health earns national award (eurekalert.org)
Starkville
- Police investigate shots fired in Starkville (cdispatch.com)
- These 8 Mississippi Small-Town Diners Serve Pancakes Bigger Than The Plate Without Draining Your Road Trip Budget (takingthekids.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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