Tupelo News

TCT Off-Broadway will present a staged reading of “The Laramie Project” at 7 p.m. Dec. 1. Tickets cost $25 and go on sale Nov. 16.

Third graders at Rankin Elementary held a program for Veterans Day.

Tony and Troy DeVaughn, Ole Miss Booneville graduates and U.S. Army veterans, now work for the U.S. Secret Service. The school recognized them and other veterans on Veterans Day.

The Downtown Tupelo Main Street office will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day.

The message thanked veterans for their service and sacrifices. It also recognized their role in protecting the nation’s freedoms.

The annual Christmas lighting at Ballard Park is scheduled for Nov. 19, 2026, at 6 p.m. Organizers thanked sponsors supporting the community event.

The Tupelo Police Department recognized veterans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces. The department also thanked its veteran employees for continuing to serve the community.

Tupelo Community Theatre will present Joe Landry’s adaptation of ‘A Christmas Carol’ Dec. 10-13 at The Lyric Theatre. The Friday performance was moved to Sunday, Dec. 13, because of a rescheduled Christmas parade.

The cast of “Eleemosynary,” an MTA competition piece, was congratulated in a brief announcement.

Tupelo and Starkville’s police chiefs agreed that the losing team’s chief will deliver local donuts to the winning chief and department. The teams are set to meet Friday in the 7A football playoffs.