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The Rundown: Saturday 1/11/20

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The Rundown: Saturday 1/11/20

Good morning Tupelo! Today is Saturday, January 11, 2020. It is the 11th day of the year. There are 355 days left in the year and 67 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 34 days, and Spring starts in 68 days.

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

HAPPENING TODAY

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

We still have a free family four-pack of tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Bancorpsouth Arena on January 13 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! As a bonus, these four tickets also come with Magic Passes! We’ll be announcing the lucky winners of this amazing giveaway around noon-ish TODAY!

The Tupelo Flea Market is this weekend! It’ll be in Building 1 of the Tupelo Furniture Market. As always, the Tupelo Flea Market has free parking, and handicapped accessible spaces are available. Admission to the Flea Market is $1.00 per person. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Flea Market hours this weekend are as follows: Saturday, from 9am until 7pm; and Sunday, from 10am until 5pm.

The Natchez Trace Parkway invites children and their families to come enjoy the Read with a Ranger program at 10 am on Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the Parkway Visitor Center. This month’s featured story is “Whose Moon Is That?” Discover who really owns the moon, as we follow a curious cat attempting to answer that question. After the story, we will learn about the moon, the stars, and their importance. Read with a Ranger is a 45-minute program that is most appropriate for ages six and under, but everyone is welcome. Participants will listen to a story and then join in a fun activity. This program is free to the public. The visitor center is located at milepost 266 on the Natchez Trace Parkway near Tupelo, Mississippi. For additional information, call (800) 305-7417. 

StoryTime with Barnes & Noble at Barnes Crossing is today (and every Saturday) at 11 a.m. and then again at 3 p.m.

Dance your way into the New Year and help celebrate Elvis’s 85th Birthday with “Blue Suede Shoes,” the fabulous production by Alabama Ballet. For tickets, visit tupelo ballet.com and click on Blue Shoes link to purchase tickets. The performance begins at 3:00 p.m. at the THS Performing Arts Center

The Historic Elkin Theatre in Aberdeen invites you to this weekend’s showing of Ford v Ferrari. 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.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tupelo:

A January Tradition: A Blues Round Robin at 7:30 p.m. with Featured Performers Sam Mosley, Eden Brent, Rev. Robert Jones, and Sr. Terry “Harmonica” Bean. At the Link Centre Reception Hall. Tickets are $12 each in advance or $15 each at the door.

The Tupelo DAV will have Southbound at 8 p.m.

Steele’s Dive will have Full Tilt at 9 p.m.

Blue Canoe will have Dirty Fuss at 9 p.m.

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

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

The Stables will have Down South 78 at 9 p.m.

Romie’s Grocery will have Blacktop Ridge at 8 p.m.

The Forklift will have Bonfire Orchestra tonight.

Legends Sports Grille in Fulton will have Vinnie C at 7 p.m.

Sydnei’s Grill & Catering in Pontotoc will have Joe Austin at 7:30 p.m.

Misbehavin’ will be at The Smokehouse in Myrtle tonight at 6 p.m.

Dave’s Dark Horse Tavern in Starkville will have Royal Horses at 9:30 p.m.

If we missed a listing you know of, please let us know!

Want us to know about something coming up? Just tag our Facebook page, or you can even mark us co-host on an event you are having on your Facebook event listing. You can also send us a message on our Facebook page, or shoot us an email at submit@ourtupelo.com and we will help you share it.

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.

Southern Craft Stove + Tap

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Southern Craft Stove + Tap

Location: Southern Craft Stove + Tap

Address: 205 East Troy Street, Tupelo, Mississippi (Fairpark Towers)

We are so excited to finally have our doors open in Tupelo and we so appreciate all who have already come to visit us here at Fairpark Towers! We have a wide variety of items on our menu that are sure satisfy the cravings of the entire family!

I love being surprised, in a good way, when visiting new restaurants. The atmosphere, new menu selections, getting to explore everything from a well stocked bar to the seating and decor.

Southern Craft checked all the boxes with its new Tupelo location! My daughter and I got there a little early so I could do a little exploring first.

They have a huge amount of seating, but it’s laid out so that you can sit and watch the city life outside, maybe sit at a beautiful handcrafted wood table while watching the staff prepare and plate the meals, find a cozy corner spot to talk and enjoy the moment. They also offer a large banquet room with large screen tv for special occasions.

The wait staff were all on point. From taking our orders, answering questions, and keeping our glasses full. Oh, and they were very understanding and patient with all my questions and numerous photos.

They have a large drink and wine selection with detailed description of each so that your libation, meal, and mood are all perfectly matched! Also, an entire wall of Beer on tap that rotates every couple weeks so there’s always something new to sample!

What I ordered: The Harvest Salad, the Beyond Burger, and the 14oz Ribeye

For my first contact, I ordered from one extreme to the next! I started with the Harvest salad. It’s a bed of spinach topped with apple, butternut squash, and dried cranberries. On the side is a ball of goat cheese, rolled in crushed walnuts, and apple cider vinaigrette dressing. This was a very colorful plate of greens, red, and yellows. If your looking for a lite meal or something to get you geared up for the main course, one of their garden fresh salads is a great place to start.

Now for me, salad is usually a warmup for the main course. Like stretching before before running a marathon. Yeah, I know I’m comparing eating to running a marathon, but have you seen me eat? Poetry in motion!

For my main course I ordered the 14oz Ribeye steak cooked medium. It’s hand cut and certified Angus beef. The plate comes with two sides and recommend are the garlic mashed potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts.

The Ribeye was extremely tender and juicy with a mild flavor. This allows you to enjoy the flavors of the beef and side items without one overpowering the other. A blissful blending of flavors. But…to kick it up several degrees on the flavor scale, you have to get a side of their homemade Worcestershire sauce! With each slice of steak, I would gently dip the sauce for just the right amount per bite!

Now, although I’m sure you can order any two side of your choosing, the garlic mashed potatoes and roasted brussel sprouts were the perfect compliment to my steak! Crafted so that one compliments the other in perfect harmony.

Before I go further, I’ve got to give mad props to the roasted brussel sprouts. They are sliced and roasted with applewood bacon and maple syrup. It was so good, I’m seriously considering buying a family size catering portion….and I might even share, maybe!

My daughter wanted something plant based and decided to try Southern Craft’s Beyond Burger. This burger was beautiful! She ordered it with a side of sweet potato fries and ate every morsel. Well, I did get to try one bite, for research, and it was very good. I’d definitely consider ordering it on a future visit.

Speaking of sweet potato fries, after discussing the restaurant and it’s menu with the manager, I was told that the sweet potato fries are the only item that is not crafted in house. So if you are into exploring new places and trying new menus created from scratch, then Southern Craft, Stove + tap should definitely be on your to try list!

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Weezie’s Deli

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Weezie’s Deli

Location: Weezie’s Deli

Weezie's Deli @ 2230 Rabbit Drive, Tupelo, MS. In the shopping center next to Walmart west. Open for lunch, Monday -…

Posted by Eating Out With Jeff Jones on Tuesday, January 7, 2020

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Clay’s House of Pig

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Clay’s House of Pig

Location: Clay’s House of Pig

C.H.O.P. Clay's House of Pig – Located inside Clay's Bait and Tackle @ 205 South Veterans Blvd., Tupelo, MS. Mon-Wed…

Posted by Eating Out With Jeff Jones on Saturday, January 4, 2020

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Debris and Drop Veils

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Debris and Drop Veils

My youngest son, (we affectionately refer to him online as Spawn, though that’s not his given name, so calm down, Sharon) was helping me pick up the living room the other day. We had rearranged the furniture slightly, and uncovered some things left over from the holidays that hadn’t been put away properly yet, and we were sorting through all that when we found this odd roll of black netting.

I had bought it a few weeks prior because I stupidly thought I was going to use it as some kind of pet door blocker (it was not a decorative or hosiery type of netting, but think tennis or badminton netting). I’m not sure what was going through my head that made me think that would work, but we’d tried it, and it was a huge fail, for both our little dog and our tiny little murder goblin of a cat. So I guess we’d just rolled it back up and tossed it in a box to collect dust.

I looked at it in resignation laying there, and Spawn picked it up.

Spawn: What should I do with this?
Me: (huge sigh) That was just a really dumb impulse buy on my part. You may as well throw it in the trash. We’re not ever going to use it.
Spawn: (looks at it intently) What if we … used it for, like … maybe, a mourning veil…
Me: … Well …
Spawn: (whips it over his shoulders like a pashmina and then arranges it over it his face like a widow’s veil) Like this.
Me: … Well…
Spawn: You know…
Me: I know, but—
Spawn: …Like somebody died.
Me: … We don’t really do funerals as extra as you see on TV, sweetie. I like where your head is at, though.
Spawn: I still think it’s a good idea.
Me: So you’re saying we should keep it. Maybe we could use it for a Halloween prop?
Spawn: That’ll work.
Me: Ok. You know where I store all the spooky things in here. Go shove it in there.
Spawn: YAY!!!

While I both applaud his “don’t waste things” attitude, and worry over his blossoming hoarding tendencies at the same time, he still KILLS me with the way he is SO dramatic and EXTRA at all times.

The world is not ready for this child.
I’m telling you.

The Rundown: Friday 1/10/20

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The Rundown: Friday 1/10/20

Good morning Tupelo! Today is Friday, January 10, 2020. It is the 10th day of the year. There are 356 days left in the year (don’t forget this is Leap Year!) and 68 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 35 days, and Spring starts in 69 days.

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

HAPPENING TODAY

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

Don’t forget that the drawing is TODAY for the free tickets to the Miranda Lambert concert! There will be two drawings held today for the January 16th concert, meaning that there will be two lucky winners who will receive a free pair of tickets EACH. We’ll be live on Facebook some time later today for updates on those lucky winners!

If you have little ones, don’t miss Storytime at Reed’s Gumtree Bookstore at 10:30 a.m.

We still have a free family four-pack of tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Bancorpsouth Arena on January 13 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! As a bonus, these four tickets also come with Magic Passes! We’ll be running this promotion though January 11 — that’s tomorrow, people! — and announcing the winner at noon-ish on that day. Make sure to check out the pinned post on our Facebook page for details on how to win!

The Tupelo Flea Market is this weekend! It’ll be in Building 1 of the Tupelo Furniture Market. As always, the Tupelo Flea Market has free parking, and handicapped accessible spaces are available. Admission to the Flea Market is $1.00 per person. Children 5 and under are admitted free. Flea Market hours this weekend are as follows: Friday, from 8am until 9pm; Saturday, from 9am until 7pm; and Sunday, from 10am until 5pm.

Wear It Well, a local charity owned and operated by Katina Davis Holland, has been mobile, making it difficult for them to hold meetings, conduct classes, or transform cancer patients with makeover sessions, until now. The former home of Charles and Ruth Morris at 826 West Jefferson Street will now become a partner with Wear It Well allowing them to use the home as their permanent location. The grand opening for the charity will be at today at 1:00 pm. The public is invited to attend.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

In Tupelo:

The Tupelo DAV will have Southbound at 8 p.m.

Steele’s Dive will have Wes Sheffield & The Slowburners at 9 p.m.

Blue Canoe will have the Royal Horses at 9 p.m.

The Thirsty Devil will have Johnny Lawhorn and the Pentagram String Band at 9 p.m.

Old Venice will have Blacktop Ridge at 8 p.m.

The Stables will have John West at 9 p.m.

Nautical Whimsey will have Andurson at 6:30 p.m.

The Shade Tree Lounge will have Big Daddy Karaoke at 8 p.m.

Romie’s Grocery will have Karly & The Brotherhood

Legends Sports Grille in Fulton will have Karaoke with Shona at 7 p.m.

Muddy Waters Sports Bar in Columbus will have Tim Sheffield at 9 p.m.

Sydnei’s Grill & Catering in Pontotoc will have Blake Dixon at 7:30 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 at Fairpark from 11 to 2 p.m.

Local Mobile will be at Fairpark from 11 – 1:30 p.m.

Jo’s Cafe will be set up at Longtown Medical Plaza, right at the end of their awning when you enter
from Eason Boulevard, from 11–1:30.

If we missed a listing you know of, please let us know!

Want us to know about something coming up? Just tag our Facebook page, or you can even mark us co-host on an event you are having on your Facebook event listing. You can also send us a message on our Facebook page, or shoot us an email at submit@ourtupelo.com and we will help you share it.

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.

MLK Annual Celebration

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MLK Annual Celebration

Seeking love, compassion, respect, and racial harmony for all people.

The Committee for King was formed in 1986. Its purpose is to fulfill the dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Since the Committee for King started, it has made significant contributions to Tupelo and the North Mississippi area. Each year, the Committee for King and the City of Tupelo, in a cooperative effort, along with other organizations, host a 4-day, community-wide celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

As a result of these events, CFK offers scholarships to deserving high school seniors, provides educational and cultural enrichment to our community, as well as bringing citizens of all races together to appreciate our likeness and understand our differences. As a result of these four days of events, the average overall attendance is about 2500 people, which makes it the largest MLK celebration in Mississippi.1

APOLLO NIGHT

FRI, JAN 17, 6:00 PM

Tupelo Civic Auditorium
MCs Stan Allen, Cee Cee Jackson, Candace Knowles & Bridgett Shelly

BLACK-TIE BANQUET

SAT, JAN 18, 7:00 PM

BancorpSouth Arena
Speaker: Dr. Robert Solomon

COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE PROGRAM

SUN, JAN 19, 2:30 PM

Tupelo Civic Auditorium
Doniphan Dance Project, Hattilou Theatre, Phi Beta Sigma Steppers,
TPSD Elementary Students

BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

MON, JAN 20, 11:00 AM

VF Mall Motorcade to St Paul Christian Life Center
Speaker: Dr. Richard Price

The Rundown: Thursday 1/9/20

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The Rundown: Thursday 1/9/20

Good morning Tupelo! Today is Thursday, January 9, 2020. It is the 9th day of the year. There are 357 days left in the year (don’t forget this is Leap Year!) and 69 days left of winter! Valentine’s Day is in 36 days, and Spring starts in 70 days.

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

HAPPENING TODAY

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

Miranda Lambert’s Little Red Wagon Tour is partnering with the Tupelo-Lee Humane Society to help them get what they need to take care of all those sweet animals! From now until January 10, 2020, you can bring donations to Steele’s Dive to be entered into a drawing for two free tickets. There will be two drawings held on January 10 for the January 16th concert, meaning that there will be two lucky winners who will receive a free pair of tickets EACH.

We have a free family four-pack of tickets to see the Harlem Globetrotters at the Bancorpsouth Arena on January 13 to give away to our followers here at OurTupelo! As a bonus, these four tickets also come with Magic Passes! We’ll be running this promotion though January 11, and announcing the winner at noon-ish on that day. Make sure to check out the pinned post on our Facebook page for details on how to win!

Storyplay at the Lee County Library in Tupelo is today at 9:30am. 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.

Be sure and hit up the Lyric Theatre at 2 p.m. for the unveiling of the Elvis monument as part of the driving tour of Tupelo.

The Columbus Arts Council invites you to their Worlds Collide exhibit as the amazing pottery of Stephen Phillips meets the action figure photography of Erik Studdard! This main gallery exhibit will be a display of super hero might and super villain force! You’ll also not want to miss checking out the art from the Columbus Air Force Base Youth Group in Artist Alley. A reception for the artists will be held from 5:30-7pm and is free and open to the public.

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

  • Steele’s Dive will have Michael Thomas at 7 p.m.
  • Blue Canoe will be hosting Local Licks Songwriters in the Round, featuring Andurson, John Spears, Brian Harrison at 7:30 p.m.
  • Woody’s will have DJ E Karaoke at 8 p.m.
  • Old Venice will have Karaoke with DJ Dayton at 7 p.m.
  • The Tallahatchie Gourmet in New Albany will have Misbehavin’ at 7 p.m.

FOOD TRUCKS

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

If we missed listing an event you know of, let us know!

Want us to know about something coming up? Just tag our Facebook page, or you can even mark us co-host on an event you are having on your Facebook event listing. You can also send us a message on our Facebook page, or shoot us an email at submit@ourtupelo.com and we will help you share it.

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.

A More African American & Female Legislature Convenes for 2020

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by Kayleigh Skinner, Mississippi Today, January 6, 2020

On January 7, new and familiar faces will convene at the Mississippi Capitol for the start of the 2020 legislative session.

As a whole, the incoming lawmakers comprise a Legislature still whiter and maler than the Mississippi they represent.

Although the Legislature’s makeup does not mirror the state itself, the November 2019 statewide elections ushered in new representation for many districts. Now, those legislators serving in the 2020-2024 term comprise a slightly more African American and female group of lawmakers than the previous term.

Census data breaks down the demographics of Mississippi’s roughly 2.9 million person population. The state is 52 percent female (compared to 16 percent in the Legislature), 58 percent white (in the Legislature, that total is roughly 68 percent), and 38 percent black (31 percent in the Legislature).

In the House, men replaced three seats previously held by women — in districts 14, 70, and 95 — but the chamber also gained seven new female representatives. Five of those women replaced men, and two replaced women who previously held the seat. Most of these changes were within their respective parties, except for Shanda Yates from District 64 and Hester Jackson McCray from District 40, who each flipped seats formerly held by Republicans. McCray will be the first African American to represent DeSoto County in the Legislature in the modern era, and the third African American to represent a majority-white legislative district since Reconstruction.

In the Senate, Democrats saw a 21 percentage point increase in black membership. This is not because more African Americans were voted into the Senate. White Republicans actually flipped four seats previously held by white Democrats in districts 5 (J.P. Wilemon), 8 (Russell Jolly), 37 (Bob Dearing), and 48 (Deborah Dawkins), so the number of white Democrats decreased. As a whole, the Senate saw a slight increase it its percentage of female members because three Republican women — Kathy Chism, Nicole Akins Boyd, and Melanie Sojourner — each won districts previously held by men, and Democrat Sarita Simmons took over her father Willie Simmons’ seat in district 13.

*Editor’s note: After this story published, Rep. Kevin Horan and Rep. Michael Ted Evans switched from the Democrat to Independent party. The information in this story has been updated to reflect that.

This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile Cafe

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Gypsy Roadside Mobile Cafe

Location: Gypsy Roadside Mobile Cafe

Address: Gypsy Roadside Mobile Cafe is a mobile food truck whose location varies! You may call in orders at (662) 820-9940.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile Cafe specializes in serving quality and unique food daily. Each day, two very passionate chefs cook, prepare, set-up and serve you to ensure quality products each visit. We want to take your taste buds on a “truckin” journey, so to speak, just like how our food truck journeys the city.

What I ordered: The Bohemian Burger!

This is a classic cheeseburger that starts with a 6 ounce beef patty with your choice of cheddar or Gouda cheese and crisp veggies to top off this mouthwatering handheld masterpiece!

You can find The Gypsy Roadside Mobile Cafe’s location daily by checking out their Facebook page or by checking our local listings of food truck locations in the Our Tupelo Rundown!

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