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Boehner stumps for Nunnelee in Southaven

U.S. House Republican leader John Boehner has urged north Mississippi voters to send GOP congressional candidate Alan Nunnelee to Washington.

Nunnelee, a state senator from Tupelo, is challenging Democratic U.S. Rep. Travis Childers for Mississippi's 1st District seat in the Nov. 2 election. Seven third-party and independent candidates also are on the ballot.

Ole Miss chancellor promises to keep Rebel mascot

On the same day that a group rallied Ole Miss students in DeSoto County to support the return of Colonel Reb, the school’s chancellor addressed its on-going mascot controversy.

In a video posted on the school’s website, Dan Jones said that despite the fact the school has replaced Colonel Reb with a Black Bear, the school’s official mascot is still the Rebels.

Action News 5 wants to hear from you this Halloween

Halloween is just around the corner and Action News 5 wants to see your pictures.

Send us photos of your kids all dressed up and ready to go trick-or-treating or your scary jack-o’-lantern. All you have to do is head to My5 and upload your pictures.

Some of the best snapshots may even be shown during an Action News 5 newscast.

We also want you to write about all the fall activities occurring in your community for Action News 5’s “Your Neighborhood” websites.

Colonel Reb making stops in Southaven

The fight to bring Colonel Reb back to Ole Miss is coming to DeSoto County this week.

A group called the Colonel Reb Foundation will be in Olive Branch and at the university’s DeSoto County campus in Southaven, asking students to sign a petition restoring the mascot.

So far, the group says it’s received signatures from ore than 3,500 students.

For more information on when and where you can sign up, email Save Ole Miss.

Photo courtesy Flickr user Sean Davis.

SBEC competing in Bandmasters Championship

SBEC’s high school marching band will compete against dozens of other Mid-South musicians in the University of Memphis’ annual Bandmasters Championship.

The contest will be held at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Saturday, Oct. 23. Gates open at 11 a.m.

The competition will run from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m.; the University of Memphis Band will march in exhibition at 9:30 p.m. Proceeds from the contest benefit scholarships for “The Mighty Sound of the South” at the U of M.

Originally known as The Mid-South Invitational, The Bandmasters Championship began in 1963. In the 1990s, the Band Alumni Chapter took on the responsibility for the event, which has hosted marching bands from Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, and Missouri. This year’s competition will feature 28 high school bands, including 2009 Grand Champion Munford High School from Munford, Tenn.

General admission tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students. Children aged 6 and under are admitted free.

Southaven students earn spot on All-American Marching Band

A pair of Southaven High School musicians beat out millions of competitors to be among just 125 that were chosen as members of the Army’s All-American Marching Band.

Will Buchanan and Thaddeus Moss will be given honored during a ceremony at their school on Oct. 26. About 1,700 people are expected to watch as the pair of students is presented with their All-American band jackets.

Tyler Perry cancels performances, apologizes to fans

Actor Tyler Perry sent this message to fans on his mailing list after cancelling performances of “Madea’s Big happy Family.”

You have no idea how hard this is for me to do but I wanted you to hear it from me first. After 125 performances in 126 days last spring, and doing two movies back-to-back this summer, then coming right back on tour and doing another 30 performances in as many days it's all become too much. I’m truly so exhausted.

So, with that said, unfortunately starting next week, Oct. 19, I am
going to have to cancel some dates of the "encore leg" of the Madea's Big Happy Family tour. I know a lot of you worked really hard to buy those tickets and I want to assure you that you will be refunded for the ticket price at your point of purchase.

I feel terrible about this and hope you can understand but right now I’m not capable of giving you the show you want and deserve. I hope one day soon I will be able to make it up to you.