Tupelo News

Lee County Library thanked the community for sharing in its learning activities. The post expressed appreciation for the fun of learning together.

Tupelo Community Theatre announced weekend activities at its main venue and TCT Off-Broadway. More information is available on the theater’s website.

Tupelo Community Theatre will hold auditions Nov. 8 and 9 for its Mississippi Theatre Association competition show. The production calls for three women to play roles ranging from a teenager to a woman in her 50s.

City Council President Lynn Bryan welcomed attendees to the 2026 Mississippi Association of Governmental Purchasing and Property Agents conference in Tupelo on Monday.

Little Magnolia gifts and apparel is moving to a new location in Downtown Tupelo after seven years at its previous site. The store said customers can visit the new location starting Thursday, with an official grand reopening date to be announced.

Tupelo Fire Department’s Station 5 grand opening is Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 10 a.m., at 2667 S. Green Street.

TCT Off Broadway will host its annual live, interactive screenings of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Oct. 30 and 31. Tickets cost $30, and prop bags will be provided.

The annual TPSD Community Tailgate will be held Nov. 13 from 4 to 6 p.m. on the soccer practice fields. The event will take place before the opening round of the Class 7A football playoffs.

Authorities charged a Fulton woman with false pretense and a Tupelo woman with possessing a firearm as a convicted felon after a reported attempt to cash a check in another person’s name. A judge set bond at $5,000 for each woman.

A person of interest is in custody after a shooting Sunday night in Tupelo that left someone seriously injured. Police said the victim was taken to North Mississippi Medical Center.