Good Thursday Morning, and welcome to the Rundown! Today is Thursday, May 23rd, 2019. Would you or your company like to sponsor The Rundown? Continue reading to learn how! Today is the 143rd day of the year and there are 222 days left in this year. Memorial Day will be in 4 days, Father’s Day is in 24 days, and Summer arrives in 29 days.

National Lucky Penny Day!

Weather Outlook

Let us check our local WTVA – The Weather Authority forecast for the day:

Getting hotter and more humid into late-week VERY HOT AND DRY TODAY We begin our Thursday with mostly clear skies and some mild temperatures. Most areas will start out in the upper 60s to lower 70s. Then throughout the day, with abundant sunshine, temperatures soar into the lower 90s. A few areas could push the mid-90s. But heat index values will likely be 2 or 3 degrees warmer. No rain is anticipated. 

Food Trucks

Taqueria Ferrus is beside Computer Universe on W. Main St. 10:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Goku Japanese Express is behind Dollar General Pontotoc, MS on West Reynolds St. 11:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.

Big Bad Wolf Truck is at Spring Street Cigars from 6:00-8:00 p.m.

Gypsy Roadside Mobile is at Ballard Park on West Main Street 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Jo’s Cafe TBA

local MOBILE is at MidTown Pointe on Industrial Road across from the Tupelo High School Baseball Field with 3 specials: Classic Cheeseburgers, Patty Melts, & Chicken Tacos! 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 615-337-2660

Indulge Mobile will be at Queen’s Reward Meadery on McCullough Blvd. 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Brunch Box TBA

MS Edible Bliss TBA

Polly Wangos, Pontotoc/Houston TBA

Today & Tonight

Story Play for Babies & Toddlers at Lee County Library @ 9:30 a.m.

Open Interviews for Diversity Vuteq at Holiday Inn & Suites Tupelo 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Splish Splash at Tupelo Aquatic Center 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Chipping in $ Missions Charity Golf Classic at Big Oaks Golf Course 11:30 a.m.-7:00 p.m.

Shiloh Apothecary’s First Birthday at Shiloh Apothecary Corinth 12:00-5:00 p.m.

First Responders Event with Southern Draw Cigars at Spring Street Cigars 3:00-9:00 P.M.

What’s NEXT for New Albany? at Magnolia Civic Center @ 5:30 p.m.

Auditions for Mama Mia at Tupelo Community Theater @ 6:00 p.m.

Downtown at Sundown Summer Concert Series Featuring Flathead Ford at Fire Station Park Starkville 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Name That Tune on The Kennedy Compound Facebook Live @ 8:00 p.m.

Live Music

Karaoke at Woody’s Tupelo 8:30-11:45 p.m.

Chance Stanley at Steele’s Dive 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Rampke Mountain Boys at Blue Canoe @ 8:00 p.m.

DJ Yates at Lep’s BBQ Pontotoc @ 7:30 p.m.

DJ-E Karaoke at Old Venice Pizza Co. – Tupelo 7:00-11:00 p.m.

Flathead Ford at Downtown at Sundown Summer Concert Series at Fire Station Park Starkville 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Follow our Calendar of Events at https://ourtupelo.com/events/ for future events.

Be Kind/Give Back/Pay It Forward

Talbot House provides a safe, stable, supportive home for women transitioning from a drug and alcohol treatment program to independent sober living. Together, we work toward a common goal: continued sobriety. We need your support! #40daysofkindness https://talbothousetupelo.org/donate

They are also in need of repair or replacement of an ice machine, kitchen faucets and installation, white shower curtains, solid color twin sized blankets, quilts, and comforters, pillows, and drinking glasses. You can find out more information or ways to help on their Facebook page.

The Boys & Girls Club of Northeast Mississippi Corinth is in need of Volunteers for website design and clerical duties. For more information, visit volunteernems.org or find them on Facebook.

The Summer Enrichment Activities Program is needing donations of 8-packs of bottled water (10-12 ounces), 2 medium-sized coolers on wheels, and 2 slip-n-slides. Monetary donations are also welcome. Checks can be mailed to: Hilldale Apartments, ATTN: Dorothy Graham Buck, 320 Monument Drive, Office #106, Tupelo, MS 38801. For more information, call Dorothy Buck at 662-871-5119.

On This Day

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Thanks everyone, and thriving Thursday and fanatical Friday’s Eve!

Be Actively Good, Share Love, and Make Mr. Rogers Happy!