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Ripley High Homecoming parade to return downtown for first time since 1980s

The Ripley High School Homecoming Parade will return to downtown for the first time since the 1980s, beginning Thursday, September 24, at 6:30 p.m.

The parade will start near First Baptist Church and end near First Methodist Church. A Community Pep Rally will follow at 7:30 p.m. at the Ripley High School football field.

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On Friday night, the Ripley Tigers will play the Booneville Blue Devils. The Homecoming Court presentation and crowning will begin at 6:30 p.m., with kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m.

Source: Ripley Main Street.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."