🌱 How an Olive Branch student earned Rotary Student of the Month honors

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• How an Olive Branch student earned Rotary Student of the Month honors

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 88 and low of 66 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 74, low: 46.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 69 and low of 48 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• Northwest Mississippi student named October Rotary Student of the Month (desotocountynews.com) — An Olive Branch student, Joshua Bibbs, has been honored as Northwest Mississippi Community College’s October Rotary Student of the Month, highlighting local academic success. Bibbs, an accounting major and campus leader, credits his advisor for guiding his journey and urges future students from communities like Olive Branch to build strong relationships with their advisors early.
   

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📸 Around Olive Branch

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Olive Branch

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Saturday April 25

• Community Shred & Drug Take Back Day
  Olive Branch, MS Calendar , 10470 MS-178 , Olive Branch
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Monster Jam
  Landers Center , 4560 Venture Dr , Southaven
  7:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Board of Alderman Meeting
  Horn Lake City Hall , 3101 Goodman Rd , Horn Lake
  6:00 pm

Saturday April 25

• Spring Tree Hike
  Ark Trail , 7001 MS-304 , Hernando
  9:00 am

Sunday April 26

• Brick Convention
  Landers Center , 4560 Venture Dr , Southaven
  10:00 am

Tuesday April 28

• Trivia Night
  Fratello's Prime Steakhouse , 2353 Hwy 51 S suite 1 , Hernando
  6:30 pm

Wednesday April 29

• Sesame Street Live
  Landers Center , 4560 Venture Dr , Southaven
  6:00 pm
• Elmo's Got the Moves
  Landers Center , 4560 Venture Dr , Southaven
  6:00 pm
• Sesame Street Live - Elmos Got The Moves
  Landers Center , 4560 Venture Dr , Southaven
  6:00 pm

Friday May 1

• Legends Of Laughter
  Landers Center , 4560 Venture Dr , Southaven
  8:00 pm
• Lavell Crawford with Sommore, Don DC Curry
  Landers Center , 4560 Venture Dr , Southaven
  8:00 pm

Monday May 4

• Real Estate License Course in Southaven
  Real Estate Training Institute School , 728 Goodman Rd E , Southaven
  5:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Home owners challenges of owning an above ground pool after 7-8 yrs.
  Luckily no one was in or near the pool. It took out a section of the fence which I replaced immediately. (Nextdoor Cedar Crest)
• Good morning, I need a simple task done this morning if anyone is available.
  Closet shelf put back up and closet double door back on the hinges.. No I’m not a diy person. Thanks! (Nextdoor Plantation Ridge Dr)

• Hut American Group, LLC posted a job opening for Senior Shift Leader in Olive Branch. Apply here.
• O'Charley's Restaurant & Bar posted a job opening for Line Cooks in Olive Branch. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Olive Branch here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Southaven

• Troy Buggs, 73 (nemiss.news)
• NAACP sues Musk's xAI, alleging illegal operation of gas turbines (thedailyrecord.com)
• More data centers, layoffs and Elon Musk: Mississippi Marketplace (mississippitoday.org)

Byhalia

• Shootings under investigation (southreporter.com)
• Fairgrounds, site for ballfields, revisited (southreporter.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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