Good Thursday Morning, and welcome to the Rundown! Today is Thursday, May 9th, 2019. Would you or your company like to sponsor The Rundown? Continue reading to learn how! Today is the 129th day of the year and there are 236 days left in this year. Mother’s Day is in 3 days, Memorial Day will be in 18 days, and Summer arrives in 43 days.

A wet may brings a big load of hay!

Weather Outlook

It rained last night. Looks like this will be an all day thing. Stay informed with us as we check our local WTVA – The Weather Authority forecast for the day:

Strong storms Thursday followed by more weekend rainfall.

THURSDAY SEVERE THREAT

Storms moving through the area early this morning could be strong to severe. The risk will be greatest in North Mississippi. But by midday, these storms begin to weaken some as they move into Northwest Alabama. Main threats will be torrential rainfall and damaging wind, perhaps during the morning commute. Areas of hail and even an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out. The threat levels include Level 2 for North Mississippi; Level 1 for Northwest Alabama. Rainfall totals will likely range from a half inch to 2.5 inches.

The afternoon will be drier, but mostly cloudy with a few isolated showers. Temperatures will be able to warm a bit more, thanks to the drier conditions. Still, it will be cooler than average with highs into the mid and upper 70s. Spotty showers are still possible into Friday morning. 

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 TBA

Gypsy Roadside Mobile TBA

Jo’s Cafe TBA

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

Indulge Mobile TBA

Brunch Box TBA

MS Edible Bliss TBA

Polly Wangos, Pontotoc/Houston TBA

Today & Tonight

Preservation Toolkit Workshop-New Albany at Union County Heritage Museum 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

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

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

Fairpark Plaza Grand Opening Presented by Century Construction Group Inc. on East Troy Street 3:00-5:00 p.m.

McAlister’s Fundraiser to Benefit MS Critterz at McAlister’s Deli Oxford 5:00-8:00 p.m.

Ring of Fire Opening Night at Claude Gentry Theatre Baldwyn 7:00-9:00 p.m.

Trivia at Smith in Corinth @ 8:00 p.m.

Live Music

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

Matt & Shaun at Steele’s Dive 7:00-10:00 p.m.

Local Licks Songwriter Sessions LIVE at Blue Canoe @ 7:30 p.m.

Hunter Covington & Band at Lep’s BBQ Pontotoc @ 7:30 p.m.

Treadles with Placeholder at Proud Larry’s Oxford @ 9:00 p.m.

Wes Sheffield at Huck’s Place Columbus 7:00-10:00 p.m.

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

Justin Richardson at the Coffee Pot Amory @ 7:00 p.m.

Tim Floyd & Eric Stogner at Driskill’s Fish & Steakhouse Plantersville 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Kevin Thornton at Legends Fulton @ 7:00 p.m.

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

Be Kind/Give Back/Pay It Forward

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One of our local charities is Cami Jo Cares. Cami Jo is a small girl doing big things from the goodness of her heart. With the help of her father and stepmother, she gathers clothes and other items for those in need in North Mississippi. Although it is mainly for children in need, they will help the whole family. They are needing donations and volunteers. To the right is items they accept. Below is how to contact them. You can also follow them on Facebook, and see how you can help and where your help is going.

On This Day

National Bike to School Day! This first took place on May 9, 2012. It was with the League of American Bicyclists’s National Bike Month. Even though today is not a great day to do this, it encourages people to exercise and build and join together off the energy.

National Lost Sock Memorial Day! We honor the millions of socks that have no mate and have gone MIA. Today, you can throw them away or find another use for them as they may never return.

National Moscato Day! Moscato is a sweet Italian dessert wine. It is also considered the lady’s wine or romantic wine. Today as you relax, sip on some moscato.

National Butterscotch Brownie Day! This sounds o so delicious! Butterscotch is a type of confectionery whose primary ingredients are brown sugar and butter. This is mixed with brownies or topped on the brownies to make a scrumptious duo.

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

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