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Nonpartisan groups When We All Vote and Mississippi M.O.V.E. brought Party At The Polls to Vernon Dahmer Park with a live country concert, Hoopbus, and free food to celebrate voting and boost turnout.

Mississippi M.O.V.E. also has 70+ volunteers offering free rides to the polls (call 662-205-6683).

Ole Miss stayed at No. 12 in the AP Top 25 after beating Auburn 45-15 on Saturday, holding its spot in the rankings after the win.

The Rebels will host Georgia on Nov. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

Laurel nurse Judy Wells was diagnosed with high-grade urothelial cancer in her kidney and ureter and, after targeted drugs Padcev plus Keytruda and surgery removing her right kidney and 50 lymph nodes, doctors at Memorial Sloan Kettering declared her the first cured patient; she is 18 months cancer-free and sharing her story to give hope.

Southern Miss beat ULM 35-21 on Saturday in Monroe, powering a 249-yard ground game led by Steven Robinson (151 yards) and Jamarice Wilder (104 yards, two TDs) while the defense recorded five sacks and forced turnovers to hold off a late Warhawks rally.

Families gathered at Paul B.

Johnson State Park for the Fall Festival, which featured a kids' fishing rodeo where tagged fish earned prizes, games, a cakewalk, a costume contest, trick-or-treating, a golf cart parade, and awards for best-decorated campers + carts.

The Macedonia Fire Department's second Car Show and Chili Cook-Off drew vintage cars, motorcycles, jeeps and attendees who bought tasting armbands at Macedonia Baptist Church across from the fire station in Petal, raising new fundraising revenue for the department as organizers plan to make it an annual event.

The MHSAA released public-school playoff brackets: Class 1A-4A will start Nov.

6, Class 5A-7A brackets will be released Nov. 6 with playoffs starting Nov. 13, + the state championships are set for Dec. 3-5 at Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville.

The Mississippi Latinx Art Association held its third annual Día de los Muertos parade Saturday, featuring authentic Mexican costumes, mojigangas, and a mariachi band as it processed Main Street (from the Rebekah Stark Johnson Community Arts Center to The Creators Plaza), and the event was supported by a Mississippi Arts Commission grant and local donors.