🌱 How Jones County 911 keeps Ellisville’s first responders safe every shift

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In today's newsletter:

• How Jones County 911 keeps Ellisville’s first responders safe every shift

Also on today's calendar: Storytime @ELL and 5 more events.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 51.
• Sunday: Not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 45 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Jones County 911 dispatchers recognized during National Public Telecommunicators Week (wdam.com) — Ellisville residents are being recognized this week through the vital work of Jones County 911 dispatchers who handle calls for Ellisville police, Ellisville Fire, and 19 volunteer departments. The story explains why dispatchers ask detailed questions, how they keep first responders safe, and why they see themselves as the calm in the storm during your worst emergencies.
   

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📸 Around Ellisville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Ellisville

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday April 18

• Ellisville Chess Club @ELL
  Ellisville Public Library, 201 Poplar St, Ellisville
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday April 23

• Storytime @ELL
  Ellisville Public Library , 201 Poplar St , Ellisville
  10:00 am

Thursday April 30

• Baby + Me @ELL
  Ellisville Public Library , 201 Poplar St , Ellisville
  9:00 am
• Storytime @ELL
  Ellisville Public Library , 201 Poplar St , Ellisville
  10:00 am

Thursday May 7

• Baby + Me @ELL
  Ellisville Public Library , 201 Poplar St , Ellisville
  9:00 am
• Storytime @ELL
  Ellisville Public Library , 201 Poplar St , Ellisville
  10:00 am

Thursday May 14

• Baby + Me @ELL
  Ellisville Public Library , 201 Poplar St , Ellisville
  9:00 am
• Books & Brew Book Club @ELL
  Ellisville Public Library , 201 Poplar St , Ellisville
  5:30 pm

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📣 Ellisville Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Shower Singers Anonymous: 7 - 11 PM
  Jones County Chamber of Commerce , 320 5th St. , Laurel
  7:00 pm

Saturday April 18

• Market at the Mill
  Sawmill Square Mall , 910 Sawmill Rd STE 219 , Laurel
  9:00 am
• Community Bank Crawfest
  Welcome to Historic Downtown Laurel Mississippi Sign , 545 Central Ave , Laurel
  11:00 am

Tuesday April 21

• Storytime at the Library: 10 AM -11 AM
  Jones County Chamber of Commerce , 153 Base Dr , Laurel
  10:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Laurel

• HGTV stars Ben Napier and Erin Napier of Laurel Mississippi in photos (clarionledger.com)
• Police see uptick in vehicles blocking Laurel streets (wdam.com)
• Joint narcotics investigation in Laurel leads to 2 arrests, drug and firearm seizures (darkhorsepressnow.com)

Petal

• Jail Docket for the week of April 16, 2026 (hubcityspokes.com)
• Petal Education Foundation to host ‘Laughter and Lagniappe' fundraiser Thursday (wdam.com)

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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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