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Jake Riddle, a third grader from Lafayette Upper Elementary School, read ‘Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11’ to leaders at the University of Mississippi as former Gov. Phil Bryant watched.
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Mississippi’s Wednesday evening news for Oct. 28, 2026: a Prentiss County election guide ahead of the Nov. 3 ballot, Corinth remembers preservationist Rosemary Williams, and unbeaten girls soccer teams meet on the Coast.
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The Tippah County Halloween forecast: highs near 80 Thursday and Friday for Spirit of Ripley, then a 40% chance of showers Saturday afternoon, per NWS.
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Kimbrough Theatre Group stages Last Chance for Love Nov. 7 at 2 and 6 p.m. at Bolivar Central High. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
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Hardeman County Recovery Court graduates were honored in Bolivar, with remarks from Judge Harriet Thompson, founder Judge Bodeen Denton and a past graduate.
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Tippah’s Nov. 3 ballot, absentee deadlines, Ripley’s golf title and Halloween plans lead the Oct. 28 local roundup.
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BMCU recorded 10 team blocks in a three-set home win over Freed-Hardeman on Oct. 27.
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Delta State football will go independent after the Gulf South Conference stops sponsoring football beginning in 2027–28, Delta State AD Mike Kinnison told SuperTalk Mississippi.
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Coast Transit Authority will end bus service to Biloxi’s Edgewater Mall on Nov. 8, 2026; several stops will be removed and the Fare Zone will move to Walmart Supercenter.
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The Hardeman County Arts Council has replaced all roof trusses and metal damaged by Winter Storm Fern, and interior repairs at the Arts Center come next.
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Trunk or treat events at Ripley and Walnut churches, a Great Pumpkin Run car show and Sweet Treats on Main fill the Halloween weekend in Tippah County.
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Middleton basketball swept Hornsby on Oct. 27 as the Lady Tigers won 58-16 and the Tigers rallied from a halftime deficit to win 40-33 on the road.
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Chicago will play two shows at Beau Rivage Theater in Biloxi on March 27–28 and one at Cleveland’s Bologna Performing Arts Center on March 30, 2027, SuperTalk Mississippi reported.
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Pete Buttigieg joined Senate candidate Scott Colom for a campaign rally in Biloxi on Oct. 27, 2026, bringing supporters to the Gulf Coast, WJTV reported.
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Mississippi landmarks including the Governor’s Mansion, Pascagoula Street Tunnel and Biloxi Lighthouse will be illuminated in teal on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, for Alzheimer’s awareness.
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With less than a week before Election Day, The Hill reports lawsuits are already underway that could affect voters, including a Trump administration bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots.
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A New York Times/Siena University poll reported Oct. 28, 2026, shows Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Democrat Annie Andrews tied 48%–48% among likely South Carolina voters.
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Ripley Main Street raffle tickets are $5 or 5 for $20 through Oct. 30 at 5 p.m., with up to $500 cash and local prizes drawn during Spirit of Ripley.
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Hardeman County unemployment hit 4.6% in September, tied for fourth highest in Tennessee, even as every county’s rate dropped and the state held at 3.4%.
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Tippah County ballot guide for Nov. 3: Senate and House races, contested circuit and chancery judge seats and a District 1 election commissioner race.
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