🌱 How Burnsville’s legislator figured into the Capitol’s stunning veto showdown

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In today's newsletter:

• How Burnsville’s legislator figured into the Capitol’s stunning veto showdown

Also on today's calendar: RECONNECT 4 AUTISM COLOR RUN and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 78, low: 48.
• Sunday: Some clouds, then sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 44 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Back at the Capitol with nothing to show for it: Legislature fails to override Gov. Reeves' vetoess (mississippitoday.org) — Burnsville residents are represented in a high-stakes showdown where their hometown Rep. Lester “Bubba” Carpenter joined colleagues in Jackson as lawmakers failed to override Gov. Tate Reeves’ vetoes. The collapse blocked added oversight of rural health funds and left youth courts in limbo, while several local and regional projects across Mississippi lost expected funding.
   

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📸 Around Burnsville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Burnsville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Father Daughter Ball
  Crossroads Arena, 2800 S Harper Rd, Corinth
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Saturday April 25

• RECONNECT 4 AUTISM COLOR RUN
  309 S Parkway St , Corinth
  2:00 pm
• EPW Wrestling: 2026 Crossroads Clash
  Crossroads Arena , 2800 S Harper Rd , Corinth
  7:30 pm
• EPW Wrestling
  Crossroads Arena , 2800 S Harper Rd , Corinth
  7:30 pm

Friday May 8

• ThunderBeard: A Tribute to ZZ Top
  Coliseum Civic Center , 404 Taylor St , Corinth
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday April 18

• Tishomingo State Park Paint in the Park
  Tishomingo State Park , 105 Co Rd 90 , Tishomingo
  9:00 am

Saturday June 6

• Karen Peck & New River
  Corinth Coliseum , 404 Taylor St , Corinth
  6:00 pm

Friday September 11

• Bryan Hayes @ Buck's BBQ!
  Bucks Bar , 112 N Fillmore St , Corinth
  7:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Saltillo

• Anzley Keen signs softball scholarship to Crowley's Ridge College (vicksburgnews.com)
• Doug Wayne Holmes Obituary (1974 - 2026) - Saltillo, MS (al.com)

Tupelo

• Lincoln County Jail docket: 7 arrests made on weapons-related charges (dailyleader.com)
• Jessie Wayne Shumpert, 70 (nemiss.news)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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