Good morning Florence! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 87 and low of 60 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 82, low: 50.
- Sunday: Not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 44 degrees.
📸 Around Florence
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday April 17
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Vintage market days
Clyde Muse Center , 515 Country Pl Pkwy , Pearl
10:00 am
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Baseball (High School)
Ridgeland
5:00 pm
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2026 Crawfish Music Festival (Friday Pass) with Bush
Mississippi Coliseum , Livestock Barn (Dairy) , 1207 Mississippi St , Jackson
5:00 pm
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PJHS Art Show - PJHS Library
Pearl Junior High School , 200 Mary Ann Dr , Pearl
5:00 pm
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Bored Teachers
Brandon City Hall , 1000 Municipal Dr , Brandon
7:30 pm
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Bored Teachers: "Is It Friday Yet?!" Comedy Tour
Brandon City Hall , 1000 Municipal Dr , Brandon
7:30 pm
Saturday April 18
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Murrah High School Junior/Senior Prom
Murrah High School
Jackson, MS 39225
7:00 pm
Monday April 20
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Night of One Acts for theatre students
Pirate Auditorium
6:00 pm
Tuesday April 21
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Spring Band Concert
Pearl Junior High
Jackson, MS 39208
6:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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Night of One Acts for theatre classes
Pirate Auditorium
6:00 pm
Saturday April 25
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2026 JPS Showcase: Enrollment & Recruitment Fair
Cardozo Middle School
10:00 am
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Princess Brunch with Little Effie x Nursery Rhymes — The District at Eastover
The District at Eastover , 1250 Eastover Dr , Jackson
11:00 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
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Kroger posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Richland. Apply here.
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Nixon Power posted a job opening for Generator Technician in Richland. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Florence here.
🗞 Nearby News
Pearl
- No. 25 Ole Miss Baseball overpowers No. 22 Southern Mississippi (thedmonline.com)
- Vintage Market Days® of Mississippi Brings Small Businesses and Community Energy to Pearl (theclintoncourier.net)
- Mississippi has some of worst food insecurity in US. See county data (clarionledger.com)
Brandon
- Sullivan's Marketplace set to open in Brandon by July (wapt.com)
- JFD makes arson arrests in two separate cases (wapt.com)
Ok Florence! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- 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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