🌱 How a salvaged staircase quietly links Alcorn’s chapel to Windsor Ruins

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• How a salvaged staircase quietly links Alcorn’s chapel to Windsor Ruins

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 93 and low of 76 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 92, low: 75.
• Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 74 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• This Haunting Mississippi Ruin Looks Like The Last Scene Of A Forgotten Southern Mansion (everafterinthewoods.com) — A historic cast-iron staircase from the burned Windsor Mansion now serves as the grand entrance to Oakland Memorial Chapel at Alcorn State University, linking campus life to Mississippi’s antebellum past. The article invites you to pair a visit to Alcorn with a short drive to Windsor Ruins, where preserved columns, new accessible trails, and cinematic scenery offer a powerful look at regional history and architecture.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday June 12

• June 12th Equipment Auction →
  Circle B Farm & Auction LLC, 282 Purvis To Columbia Rd, Columbia
  9:00 am
• Friendship Fridays →
  Byram City Hall, 5901 Terry Rd, Byram
  2:00 pm
• Michael Clayton, Magician - Summer Reading Event →
  The Quisenberry Library, 605 E Northside Dr, Clinton
  3:00 pm
• Miss Mississippi 2026 →
  Vicksburg Convention Center, 1600 Mulberry St, Vicksburg
  8:00 pm
• Reading and Rhythm →
  The Quisenberry Library, 605 E Northside Dr, Clinton
  9:30 pm

Saturday June 13

• Natchez Born Genius featuring Bobby Dennis →
  Natchez, MS Calendar, 227 North Dr MLK Street, Natchez
  6:30 pm

Sunday June 14

• Extra Royale benefiting Extra Table FEEDS →
  Oak Hall Bed & Breakfast, 2430 Drummond St, Vicksburg
  6:00 pm

Monday June 15

• Unity Day Ice Cream Social →
  Jack Waite Park, 10 Mc Cabe St, Natchez
  5:30 pm
• Day of Unity / Harmony In The Park Ice Cream Social →
  Natchez, MS Calendar, E. Franklin St. and McCabe St., Natchez
  5:30 pm

Tuesday June 16

• Kick-Back @ NAPAC and The Mayor’s Awards →
  Natchez, MS Calendar, 301 Main Street, Natchez
  5:30 pm

Wednesday June 17

• What's it Wednesday? Archaeology →
  Byram City Hall, 5901 Terry Rd, Byram
  4:00 pm

Thursday June 18

• Network & Chill Business Mixer →
  1720 Gallery & Gift Shop, 227 N Doctor M.L.K. Jr St, Natchez
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Natchez

• Natchez 8U All Stars grab lone tournament win behind 11–8 vi... (natchezdemocrat.com)
• ‘An Abundance of Heroes': Deaconess Hospice celebrates openi... (natchezdemocrat.com)
• Sarah Cannon Promoted to Associate Director in MS and LA for Tower Loan (thetylertowntimes.org)

Vicksburg

• Madisyn Kimble finishes Top 5 in three events at Diamond Series (vicksburgnews.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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