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Ollie’s Bargain Center

Two Old Crows Reviews

Wanda Anderson Pearson

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February 17, 2020

At long last, Tupelo has an Ollie’s Bargain Outlet! I am doing a major Happy Dance! Why? Well, if you are asking that question, then you, apparently, have not been inside one of these incredibly delicious stores.

My first trip to Ollie’s was a year and a half ago when I was in Hattiesburg. Then, this past year, I frequented the Ollie’s in Little Rock. But now? NOW, I have an Ollie’s a mere 15 minutes away. Hooray!!!!

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is filled with a plethora of ‘good stuff cheap,’ so it is written under their banner — and so say I.

To me, Ollie’s is like a cross between a discounted Wal-Mart and a surprise party; the prices are great, but you never know what you are going to find until you get there.

Let me start with their book section. It. Is. Amazing! They have a lot of popular Christian books, Bibles of all kinds, Bible cases, and inspirational reading materials, all deeply discounted. Seriously discounted. An example, you ask? Here’s one for you: Today they had the book, Jesus Today, a follow-up of the book, Jesus Calling. The book is bound in lavender leather and nicely embossed with a beautiful design. I actually bought two of these for Christmas gifts this past year. Ollie’s price is less than $5.00! The Bibles range in price from $10.00 up to $29.00. Many of them offer larger print, making them perfect for anyone who might have difficulty reading the smaller print Bibles.

Their blank journals are beautifully designed and only cost $2.99! What a wonderful little happy gift these make! (Teacher Appreciation Week alert!) And on the flip side, teachers can snag one of those unusually pricey coloring books for a mere $1.49! How about that for a good behavior incentive prize? BOOM! Note: BOTH of these make great gifts for your elder friends. Who doesn’t love to color?

Oh! And did I mention you get FREE coffee while you shop? Hey, it’s like going to one of those big book stores that house the high-priced coffee shops…EXCEPT THE COFFEE IS FREE! Sip while you shop!

One thing I ONLY buy at Ollie’s are paint brushes. They carry Steelton Tools and Evolve paint brushes, which, for those of you who are non-painters, are good quality. The prices vary, but the ones I get are $1.99-$2.99.

I also buy our dog toys and dog treats there. Y’all! Those things are expensive! However, at Ollie’s, you can carry out a top-notch gift for your own Wonder Dog for as little as $2.99! They even carry the ones we have to get for our pup: You know, the titanium-based ones that they cannot chew the stuffing out of in five minutes flat. (I am kidding about the titanium, but they do have really durable ones!) Doggy treats start at $1.99 a bag. They also have EVERYTHING else you might need for your precious pawed friends, and they have LOTS of it! Go getcha some!

Ollie’s also carries sports equipment, food, dishes, cookware, small appliances, a hodge-podge of groceries and spices, coffee, cleaning supplies, light bulbs, shop equipment, automotive supplies, flooring, mattresses, toys, patio supplies, pool supplies, and wonderful towels and linens! WHEW! Oh, there is a lot more, but I’m out of space and trying to stuff everything I bought into the gift closet, so you will just have to go see it all for yourself.

Go.

Be amazed.

Be joyous!

And sign up for Ollie’s Army! It’s free, and you earn great discounts for every dollar you spend.

Christmas and birthday shopping just got easier, Tupelo…and CHEAPER!

Ollie’s Bargain Center is located in the old Toys R Us building at Barnes Crossing.

The Rundown: Monday 2/17/20

The Rundown

MyLove Barnett

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February 17, 2020

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Good morning Tupelo! Today is Monday, February 17, 2020. It is the 48th day of the year. Today is Washington’s birthday and President’s Day. There are 318 days left in the year and 37 days left of winter! Spring starts in 38 days. Don’t forget Tupelo’s Mardi Gras street party is coming up this weekend on Saturday the 22nd!

HAPPENING TODAY

Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:

Our Tupelo also has a FAMILY FOUR-PACK of tickets to see the WWE Wrestlemania show at the Bancorpsouth Arena on March 28 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! For rules and how to enter, just click the green button below!

WWE Tickets Giveaway

Tupelo-Lee Humane Society invites you to Kitten Yoga! Kitten Yoga is held every Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.. Classes are $10 per person and will be taught by professional yoga instructors in an environment filled with kitten happiness!

North Mississippi Medical Center will host a free smoking cessation class for individuals who are trying to stop smoking or using other tobacco products. The classes will meet at 5:30 p.m. Mondays, in Room 21 of NMMC’s East Tower, 830 S. Gloster St.

In Columbus, the Columbus Arts Council presents their Main Gallery Exhibit, Frank McGuigan and Joy Phillips, open at 9 a.m. for the entire month of February.

In Corinth, Garden Bros Circus will be at the Crossroads Arena, with shows at 1 PM, 4 PM, and 7 PM.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

Unfortunately, we didn’t find any live local music for today.

We’re here to keep YOU in the know, and we don’t want to miss a thing!

To notify us of an event we’ve missed listing, or that you want us to know about coming up, you have options!

You can tag our Facebook page on a post
You can mark us as a co-host on your Facebook event
You can also send us a direct message on our Facebook page
You can shoot us an email at submit@ourtupelo.com

Be sure to check out our extended calendar of events as well, for upcoming happenings in the area!

Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!

* We update all listings periodically as new information becomes available.

If you’d like to become a sponsor of our daily Rundown, please contact joshua.ballard@ourtupelo.com or call 662-260-1498

Home Sweet Tupelo: Why We Made It Our New Home

The Lifestyle

Telina Knight Johnson

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February 16, 2020

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Home Sweet Tupelo: Why We Made It Our New Home

Last year was interesting, joyful, heartbreaking, surprising and life-changing. Looking back, I should have been prepared for a wild year, but I walked into 2019 with blind faith that it would, somehow, be a good year. Despite a few ups and downs, I think I can say it was one for the books, at least for my family.

Perhaps the most monumental event of 2019 for me was purchasing my first home with my husband. We’ve been together for 11 years, and for the better part of our married years, we’ve lived in my husband’s grandmother’s home in Guntown, Mississippi. At the beginning of 2019, we never would have guessed that by September we would be purchasing and moving into a new home in Tupelo.

You see, as Mama Gay’s aging home grows older, it comes with more problems. Some of those problems were just too expensive for our budget and we were really outgrowing the home anyway.

Around spring, my husband and I started weighing our options. Did we want to find temporary housing and completely renovate Mama Gay’s home — which we still loved dearly? Did we want to try to build a house? Where would we buy or build a home?

We ruled out renovating the home we were in, as well as building a new one pretty quickly for a few reasons. We didn’t want to figure out temporary housing and we also didn’t want to deal with the hassle of construction. So we decided to start looking for a home to buy.

At first, we just assumed that we would stick around the Saltillo / Guntown area because our son was in school there and finally thriving after having a difficult time at his previous school. He has autism and dyslexia, and we’ve seen firsthand what being in the wrong environment can do to a child with special needs and learning disabilities, so we weren’t too eager to pull him out of his school.

But we had difficulty finding a good home in our budget that wasn’t in a flood zone, so we started thinking about the other surrounding towns. We knew that we had to stay close by in the area, since neither my husband nor I planned to change jobs.

My first choice was Tupelo, particularly East Tupelo. I had lived there in my early twenties and had always wanted to move back to the area. I felt a special connection to it because I lived here as an infant and my dad’s family is from the Eastside. However, my husband is from Baldwyn and it took some convincing to get him to consider leaving the country for city life — but when he saw how many homes were available in our price range, he opened his mind to the possibility.

Now, everybody has their preferences on faith, and to each his own, but I’m a believer and the praying type. When I find myself faced with a difficult decision, I bring it to the Lord. So I began praying about where the Lord thought we should have a house.

In the meantime, we spent hours on the weekends driving all over Lee county looking for homes for sale and checking out houses we’ve seen online and usually coming up with nada. We also weighed the pros and cons of what it would be like to live in each community around the Lee county area.

After weighing the pros and cons of each little town and the county, we realized it wasn’t really helping our decision. So we started making a list of what we wanted out of the town that we lived in instead.

We wanted great schools, a community that constantly offers things to do for the entire family, a town on the move that loves progress but doesn’t forget tradition.

We wanted a unique, thriving town, one that celebrated many walks of life. We wanted access to entertainment, art, and local color. We wanted our kids to have access to the best schools in the area. We wanted a city that promoted healthy living for the whole family with walkable streets and nearby parks.

Most importantly, my husband and I wanted a town we both felt truly connected to — and when it came down to it, Tupelo fit the bill.

The best part? We found a home that hit all of our needs (and a good bit of our wants) in the exact area I wanted, just down the road a piece from the birthplace of the King.

Life in Tupelo hasn’t been perfect, but it’s been pretty good so far. Sure, life’s thrown us some curveballs. But we’ve also had some truly beautiful times together in the short time we’ve been here.

Since we’ve moved here, we’ve listened to live music downtown, played on the playground, walked around Veterans’ Park, celebrated our first holiday season in our new home, rang in the new year with fireworks, a ball drop, and music at Fairpark, strolled through the Christmas lights at Ballard Park, and enjoyed many car rides throughout the town sharing stories of Elvis and other histories of Tupelo.

We’re just five months in, and Tupelo is already reshaping our lives. And as we settle into our first full year of living here, I’m more excited than ever about our choice to move back “home.”

The Most Influential Person in Medicine

The Lifestyle

MyLove Barnett

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February 16, 2020

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There isn’t a person reading this who hasn’t benefited from her cells, code named HeLa, which were taken without her knowledge in 1950.

No one knows who took this picture, but it’s appeared hundreds of times in magazines and science textbooks, on blogs and laboratory walls. She’s usually identified as Helen Lane, but often she has no name at all. She’s simply called HeLa, the code name given to the world’s first immortal human cells — her cells, cut from her cervix just months before she died. Her real name is Henrietta Lacks.

Henrietta Lacks (1920-1951) was a black tobacco farmer from Southern Virginia who got cervical cancer and died when she was 31. Before her death, a doctor treating her at Johns Hopkins took a piece of her tumor without telling her — because he realized that her cells, unlike everyone else’s, never died.

These cells (named HeLa after Henrietta Lacks) have been replicated millions of times to create an endless supply of “immortal cells.”

Before HeLa cells, scientists spent more time trying to keep cells alive than performing actual research on cells.

In 1952, the worst year of the polio epidemic, Dr. Jonas Salk used HeLa cells to develop a vaccine for Polio.

Other HeLa cells have been used as the basic cells that established the process of cloning and in vitro fertilization.

HeLa cells were also used to determine that humans have 46 chromosomes and provided the basis for making several types of genetic diagnoses.

HeLa cells have been used to repair DNA and have been used in anti-cancer drugs.

Her cells went up in the first space missions to see what would happen to human cells in zero gravity. They helped with some of the most important advances in medicine: the polio vaccine, chemotherapy, cloning, gene mapping, in vitro fertilization. Her cells were part of research into the genes that cause cancer and those that suppress it; they helped develop drugs for treating herpes, leukemia, influenza, hemophilia, and Parkinson’s disease; and they’ve been used to study lactose digestion, sexually transmitted diseases, appendicitis, human longevity, mosquito mating, and the negative cellular effects of working in sewers. Their chromosomes and proteins have been studied with such detail and precision that scientists know their every quirk. Like guinea pigs and mice, Henrietta’s cells have become the standard laboratory workhorse.

Although pharmaceutical companies have made billions of dollars from replicating & selling HeLa cells, Henrietta’s family has never been compensated. It wasn’t until recently that they even knew her cells were being used.

In 2010, Rebecca Skloot wrote the book “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” detailing her life. In 2013, a settlement with the family has given them some control over the use of HeLa cells, but still no financial reward.

There’s no way of knowing exactly how many of Henrietta’s cells are alive today. One scientist estimates that if you could pile all HeLa cells ever grown onto a scale, they’d weigh more than 50 million metric tons — an inconceivable number, given that an individual cell weighs almost nothing. Another scientist calculated that if you could lay all HeLa cells ever grown end-to-end, they’d wrap around the Earth at least three times, spanning more than 350 million feet. In her prime, Henrietta herself stood only a bit over five feet tall.

Henrietta died in 1951 from an aggressive case of cervical cancer, but before she died, a surgeon took samples of her tumor and put them in a petri dish. Scientists had been trying to keep human cells alive in culture for decades, but they all eventually died. Henrietta’s were different: They reproduced an entire generation every twenty-four hours, and they never stopped. They became the first immortal human cells ever grown in a laboratory, and led to the beginning of the modern field of virology.

She is arguably the most influential person in medicine that the world doesn’t even know.

*Photo by Mike Morgan* for Baltimore Magazine

Strange Brew

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Eating Out With Jeff Jones

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February 15, 2020

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Strange Brew Coffee House

220 North Gloster Street, Tupelo, MS

First red light north of Crosstown.

Delicious + distinctive coffee grown worldwide, roasted in the Sip & served by our amazing Brew Crew. Creative Drinks•Baked Goodness•Desserts IG: @Brewpelo

Today…King Cakes!

Owners Shane and Katelyn Reed, began making King Cakes from scratch a few years ago at their Starkville location. Shane tells me that they use an old recipe Katelyn got from her family while living in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Strange Brew has several fillings to choose from. This includes the traditional cinnamon filling, cream cheese, and several cream cheese + fruit fillings.

Of the filling choices, they have cream cheese with Nutella, cream cheese with strawberry, cream cheese with blueberry, and more.

Strange Brew can create for you a King Cake with other fillings like apple, but to insure you acquire what your taste buds desire, call ahead to preorder your special treat.

While deciding where to begin, Katelyn tells me her absolute favorite is cream cheese with blueberry filling. However, my daughter voted for cream cheese with strawberry filling…so strawberry it is!

Whichever flavor you choose, you can’t go wrong. In the package, each King Cake comes with everything you see here to make it festive. This includes beads, and a small baby figurine. The tradition is to place the baby figurine within the King Cake. Whoever gets the slice with the baby has to buy the next King Cake. However, the figurine is packaged separately within the cake box, so you can decide whether to use it or not.

Each King Cake feeds between 8 to 10 and comes at different price points ranging from $20.99 to 27.99, depending on your filling choices.

We eat with our eyes first. Taking in the craftsmanship and colors of this historic sweet treat. It starts taking you to a happy place before even experiencing your first bite. You first get the sweet crunch from the top layer of sugary frosting. Then, you start your way through layers of the rolled cake and finally make it to the cream cheese and strawberry filling.

I highly recommend enjoying this traditional treat with a hot cup of coffee or your favorite flavor from Strange Brew Coffeehouse.

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The Rundown: Saturday 2/15/20

The Rundown

MyLove Barnett

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February 15, 2020

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Good morning Tupelo! Today is Saturday, February 15, 2020. It is the 46th day of the year. There are 320 days left in the year and 39 days left of winter! Spring starts in 40 days.

HAPPENING TODAY

Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:

Our Tupelo also has a FAMILY FOUR-PACK of tickets to see the WWE Wrestlemania show at the Bancorpsouth Arena on March 28 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! For rules and how to enter, just click the green button below!

WWE Tickets Giveaway

Tupelo Community Theatre will present “Puffs” this evening at 7:30 p.m., and will be held at TCT Off Broadway, located at 213 East Franklin Street in downtown Tupelo. The play is contains language some patrons may find offensive and is recommended for age 14 and older. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students or younger. Tickets may be reserved by calling the TCT office at 662-844-1935.

Join Barnes & Noble for Storytime at Barnes Crossing every Saturday at 11 a.m. & 3 p.m. for an exciting story, crafts, and snacks in the children’s department!

Junior Ranger Program: Quill Pen Writing is this morning at 10 a.m.. Join a Natchez Trace park ranger, dressed in living history attire, for a 45-minute program to learn about how people use to write with quill pens back in the early 1800s. Visitors will get to write their own letter and seal it with wax. This free hands-on program is ideal for children 7 to 12 years old, but everyone is welcome. The Parkway Visitor Center is located at milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway, near Tupelo, Mississippi.

New Expectations for Women in Mississippi (NEWMS) is hosting their Fairy Godmothers Masquerade Ball this evening at 7 p.m.. The Fairy Godmother Project focuses on helping women pay for unexpected needs relating to employment, in order to empower women to reach their full potential.

In Columbus, the Columbus Arts Council presents their Main Gallery Exhibit, Frank McGuigan and Joy Phillips, open at 9 a.m. for the entire month of February.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tupelo —

Steele’s Dive will have Jason Childers & Co at 9 p.m.

Blue Canoe will have Lightnin’ Malcolm at 9:30 p.m.

Old Venice will have Karaoke at 7 p.m.

The Stables will have Lane Maury at 9 p.m.

Woody’s will have DJ E Karaoke at 8 p.m.

The Shade Tree Lounge will have Tim Sheffield at 8:30 p.m.

Romie’s Grocery will have Mississippi Queen at 7:30 p.m.

Forklift will have DÆPÆ (acoustic) at 7 p.m.

The Link Centre will have Love Potion with A’dria and The Cuz Band, starting at 6 p.m., and in the concert hall, they will have the Monthly Music Mix: Breaking Grass, starting at 7:30 p.m.

In Fulton —

Legends Sports Grill will have Vinnie C at 7:30 p.m.

In Pontotoc —

Montgomery’s On Main will have DJ Doc Jay at 9 p.m.

In Columbus —

Louie’s will have Seeking Seven at 8:30 p.m.

In Oxford —

Proud Larry’s will have The Weeks at 9 p.m.

FOOD TRUCKS

Tupelo’s Food Trucks can be found today at the following locations:

Taquería Ferrus is on West Main beside Computer Universe.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile will be TBA 11:30 until 2 p.m.

Local Mobile will be TBA 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Jo’s Cafe will be TBA 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

We’re here to keep YOU in the know, and we don’t want to miss a thing!

To notify us of an event we’ve missed listing, or that you want us to know about coming up, you have options!

You can tag our Facebook page on a post
You can mark us as a co-host on your Facebook event
You can also send us a direct message on our Facebook page
You can shoot us an email at submit@ourtupelo.com

Be sure to check out our extended calendar of events as well, for upcoming happenings in the area!

Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!

* We update all listings periodically as new information becomes available.

If you’d like to become a sponsor of our daily Rundown, please contact joshua.ballard@ourtupelo.com or call 662-260-1498

The Rundown: Friday 2/14/20

The Rundown

MyLove Barnett

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February 14, 2020

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Good morning Tupelo! Today is Friday, February 14, 2020. Happy Valentine’s Day! It is the 45th day of the year. There are 321 days left in the year and 40 days left of winter! Spring starts in 41 days.

HAPPENING TODAY

Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:

Our Tupelo also has a FAMILY FOUR-PACK of tickets to see the WWE Wrestlemania show at the Bancorpsouth Arena on March 28 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! For rules and how to enter, just click the green button below!

WWE Tickets Giveaway

Tupelo Community Theatre will present “Puffs” today through Saturday the 15th. Showtimes are each evening at 7:30 p.m., and will be held at TCT Off Broadway, located at 213 East Franklin Street in downtown Tupelo. The play is contains language some patrons may find offensive and is recommended for age 14 and older. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students or younger. Tickets may be reserved by calling the TCT office at 662-844-1935.

Lee County Soil and Water Conservation District is having an Arbor Day Giveaway from 8:00 am. until they are gone. Trees will be given away on a First Come – First Serve basis.

Reed’s Gumtree Bookstore has Story Time every Friday at 10:30 a.m.

Tupelo’s Church After School Association presents the Glow Games, this evening at 5:30 p.m.. Students will enjoy a night of fun while playing games in the dark. Music, glowing lights, and TONS of gaming is sure to have your child talking about it for weeks!

Color My World Child Care Academy will be hosting a special Valentine’s Day Parents Night Out, tonight from 6 p.m. until 11 p.m. Got a special night out planned for your significant other? Bring the little ones to and go enjoy some quality time together! They will serve supper, play games, watch movies, and more.

Hedrick’s Martial Arts of Tupelo is also hosting Parents Night Out tonight from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m.. Kids will have a blast with nerf battles and a Glow party, as well as Pizza!

The Dance Studio of Tupelo will be having a Valentine’s Dance tonight at the Studio! Tango lesson starts at 7:00 p.m., and the party starts at 8:00 p.m..

Wet Paint will be having Date Night this evening at 6:30 p.m.. Each person will paint a separate 16×20 canvas which can hang independently but when complete, the two canvases come together, making one large cohesive picture. Coffee and snacks will be served to help make this a unique and fun Date Night.

The Historic Elkin Theatre in Aberdeen invites you to this weekend’s show! Regular admission is $5 each, and all concessions are $1 each. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and the movie starts at 7 pm. Admissions and concessions are cash only. Showing this weekend: Little Women (PG).

In Columbus, the Columbus Arts Council presents their Main Gallery Exhibit, Frank McGuigan and Joy Phillips, open at 9 a.m. for the entire month of February.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tupelo —

Steele’s Dive will have Bonfire Orchestra at 9 p.m.

Blue Canoe will have Truett at 9:30 p.m.

Old Venice will have AC Freeman at 8 p.m.

The Stables will have Leah Rose at 9 p.m.

Woody’s will have All Country Karaoke at 8 p.m.

The Shade Tree Lounge will have Big Daddy Karaoke at 7 p.m.

Romie’s Grocery will have The Classified Introverts at 8 p.m.

Brick and Spoon has live music tonight from 5 until 9 p.m.

Forklift will have live music tonight, but no word on who, yet.

In Oxford—

Proud Larry’s will be having Emo Night with “sad boy DJ and the emo house band” after an acoustic set from Pat Devaughn. Doors open at 8 p.m.

The Lyric will have CODE PINK: Candyland, starting at 9 p.m.. This is a safe nightlife space for LGBTQIA persons or ANYONE. It’s going to get sweet and sticky with the great DJs, dancing and Drag Performances for you and your loved ones!

Soulshine Pizza Factory will have Silas Reed at 8 p.m.

In Corinth —

The Northeast MS Independent Biker Group’s Clubhouse (located at 4064 Proper St. Corinth, MS) will have THE RED MOUNTAIN with special guests KILLJAY for a hard rock and heavy metal show. Tickets: $10 at the door. Show is for All ages. Doors open at 8pm. the show is 9 pm until midnight.

In Counce —

Freddy T’s will have Frankie Marlar at 6 p.m. and Joseph Baldwin on The Rooftop at 7 p.m.

FOOD TRUCKS

Tupelo’s Food Trucks can be found today at the following locations:

Taquería Ferrus is on West Main beside Computer Universe.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile will be TBA 11:30 until 2 p.m.

Local Mobile will be TBA 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Jo’s Cafe will be TBA 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

We’re here to keep YOU in the know, and we don’t want to miss a thing!

To notify us of an event we’ve missed listing, or that you want us to know about coming up, you have options!

You can tag our Facebook page on a post
You can mark us as a co-host on your Facebook event
You can also send us a direct message on our Facebook page
You can shoot us an email at submit@ourtupelo.com

Be sure to check out our extended calendar of events as well, for upcoming happenings in the area!

Have a great day and get out there and enjoy Our Tupelo!

* We update all listings periodically as new information becomes available.

If you’d like to become a sponsor of our daily Rundown, please contact joshua.ballard@ourtupelo.com or call 662-260-1498

Give Blood for Valentine’s Day

The Community

MyLove Barnett

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February 13, 2020

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Vitalant is inviting people to take part in their Valentine’s Day Blood Drive to celebrate the holiday.

Vitalant invites you to celebrate a day filled with love by sharing the love through a blood donation. Your donation is important to the patients in our community; 250 blood donations are needed each day to sustain the needs of patients in Mississippi.

Donors receive a “Together We Can Do Amazing” Valentine themed T-shirt, bonus points for a FREE movie ticket through the online rewards store, and sweet treats!

Red cell, plasma and platelet donations are needed and are a vital part of patient care. Having an adequate amount of blood on hand in all blood types, before the need, is the key to transforming lives. You can ensure blood is always available by giving at least three times a year.

Give blood at the Tupelo donation center located at 4326 S. Eason Blvd. on Friday, Feb. 14 from 7am to 2pm.

To schedule an appointment to give blood, go to vitalant.org or call 877-258-4825. Walk-in donors are always welcome.

Blood donation takes about an hour from check-in to refreshments. Donors can save about 20 minutes by completing their Fast Track Health History the day they donate. It’s at vitalant.org.

Volunteer blood donors must be at least 16-years-old, weigh at least 110 pounds and in general good health. Additional height/weight requirements apply to donors 22 and younger, and donors who are 16 and 17 must have signed permission from a parent or guardian.

About Vitalant: Vitalant is the nation’s second largest community blood service provider, supplying comprehensive transfusion medicine services for nearly 1,000 hospitals and health care partners for patients in need across 40 states. Vitalant inspires local communities to serve the needs of others and transform lives through the selfless act of donating blood. Every day, almost 5,000 blood donations are needed to meet the needs of people throughout the country, and Vitalant’s 780,000 donors supply 1.8 million donations a year. In addition to blood products, Vitalant offers customers transfusion services, medical consulting, quality guidance, ongoing education, research and more. For more information and to schedule a donation, visit vitalant.org or call 877-258-4825 (877-25VITAL). Join the conversation about impacting the lives of others on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. *United Blood Services and Lifeblood are now Vitalant*

The Rundown: Thursday 2/13/20

The Rundown

MyLove Barnett

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February 13, 2020

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Good morning Tupelo! Today is Thursday, February 13, 2020. It is the 44th day of the year. There are 322 days left in the year and 41 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is tomorrow, and Spring starts in 42 days.

HAPPENING TODAY

Today in Tupelo, here are the things going on around town:

Our Tupelo also has a FAMILY FOUR-PACK of tickets to see the WWE Wrestlemania show at the Bancorpsouth Arena on March 28 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! For rules and how to enter, just click the green button below!

WWE Tickets Giveaway

Storyplay at the Lee County Library in Tupelo is today at 9:30 a.m.. Storyplay is a storytime program featuring songs, rhymes, activities, and books more suitable for the baby to toddler set. Play will be highlighted and embraced during this program and modifications will be presented to accommodate different abilities and age groups.

Tupelo Community Theatre will present “Puffs” today through Saturday the 15th. Showtimes are each evening at 7:30 p.m., and will be held at TCT Off Broadway, located at 213 East Franklin Street in downtown Tupelo. The play is contains language some patrons may find offensive and is recommended for age 14 and older. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for students or younger. Tickets may be reserved by calling the TCT office at 662-844-1935.

Tupelo’s CREATE Foundation is hosting a grant writing workshop today from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m..

Girl Scouts Heart of the South will be hosting their 4th Annual Desserts First event today at All Saints’ Episcopal Church at 5 p.m.. Come enjoy delectable Girl Scout Cookie-inspired desserts made by local chefs and restaurants! Sample each one and vote for your favorite. Enjoy live music, a silent auction, adult beverages and sweet treats. Enjoy Dessert First, and make a night of it! Tickets are $15 and may be purchased at the Girl Scout Office, 1140 West Main Street, Tupelo.

In Columbus, the Columbus Arts Council presents their Main Gallery Exhibit, Frank McGuigan and Joy Phillips, open at 9 a.m. for the entire month of February.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tupelo —

Blue Canoe will have Local Licks Songwriters in the Round at 7:30 p.m.. Produced by Michaela Compton and hosted by Bryan Hayes, this session will be recorded before a live audience for future airtime on Local Licks Songwriter Sessions. The featured songwriters for tonight will be Mersaidee Soules (Canada/Nashville/Memphis), Luke Fisher (Oxford MS), and Joe Austin (Oxford MS).

Steele’s Dive will have BlackTop Ridge at 7 p.m.

Old Venice will have Karaoke with DJ Dayton at 7 p.m.

Woody’s will have DJ E Karaoke at 8 p.m.

Romie’s Grocery will have Tim Sheffield at 6 p.m.

In Pontotoc —

Lep’s BBQ will have Ashley Tutor & The Reign

In New Albany —

The Tallahatchie Gourmet will have Misbehavin’ at 7 p.m.

In Oxford —

The Lyric will have Jon Langston at 8 p.m.

In Corinth —

The Crossroads Arena will have Tracy Lawrence with special guest Bryan Moffitt at 7 p.m.

FOOD TRUCKS

Tupelo’s Food Trucks can be found today at the following locations:

Taquería Ferrus is on West Main beside Computer Universe.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile will be TBA 11:30 until 2 p.m.

Local Mobile will be TBA 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Jo’s Cafe will be TBA 11:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

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Beware Man Colds

Thompson Hill

Jerry Thompson

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February 12, 2020

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Friends, men get sicker than women. There. I said it. Got it all out there in the open for everybody to talk about.

You see, this is the way I got it figured out: The good Lord made women different. You know, they can do a lot of stuff that we can’t, like cooking, cleaning, washing clothes, shopping, that kind of stuff!

But, he made men for outdoor work! Tough work! Building, working on cars, and so on!

So when men get sick, they can’t handle it as well!

They can’t help it! They need more care!

Ask any woman — they will all agree!

Men just don’t handle being sick very well, and Pam even agrees with me on this! She may be sick, but she just knows that when I get sick, I’m sicker than her!

And when that happens, she tries to see that I have everything I need handy. She has my drinks, meds, and food close by!

Last night, I was up hunting food and I found that little bell that I have just for occasions like this! It’s just a little miniature school bell; I jingle it when I need something — like when I drop the remote, need some tea, or just need a foot rub.

And she is being a trooper. She does her best!

But this morning, when she asked what I wanted for breakfast, I told her one egg fried, and one scrambled! But she scrambled the wrong egg!

Most of the time, I just overlook stuff like that, but she didn’t like me calling her out! Now my tea has done got warm and I need some more ice in it! I’ll just ring the bell!

Since she got sick, though, she can’t hear as good. Guess it’s that stopped up head!

Pam, your bell is ringing!

What?

I know you can hear me!

Now get in here and bring me some more tea!

And I dropped the remote too!

No, i won’t stop ringing this bell! Not till you get my stuff!

Do What? No I can’t put it there?

Because if I did that, you couldn’t hear it ring!

And life goes on, on Thompson Hill.