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Tupelo Elvis Festival kicks off at birthplace

The Tupelo Elvis Festival kicked off its 2019 weekend on Wednesday night with a showcase concert at the Elvis Presley Birthplace.

Posted: Jun 5, 2019 11:14 PM

Updated: Jun 6, 2019 9:15 AM

Posted By: Evan Hensley

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - The Tupelo Elvis Festival kicked off its 2019 weekend on Wednesday night with a showcase concert at the Elvis Presley Birthplace.

The concert featured several Elvis tribute artists (ETA) in competitions past.

"I think because of today, these ETAs, they are keeping their life alive,” said Veronica Dupre from Houma, Louisiana. “His music is alive. Without these ETAs performing, I don't think his music would be as popular as it is now."

Tickets were sold out, as viewers came from all over the world to celebrate the life of the king.

The festival will resume on Thursday at 8 a.m. with the “Becoming Elvis Experience” held at the birthplace.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

Data is updated nightly.

Cases: 343505

Reported Deaths: 7543

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Hinds	23932	444
DeSoto	23229	283
Harrison	20527	329
Rankin	15411	291
Jackson	15232	252
Madison	10959	227
Lee	10719	179
Jones	9047	169
Forrest	8723	159
Lauderdale	7884	244
Lowndes	7054	151
Lamar	7029	89
Lafayette	6548	124
Washington	5595	139
Pearl River	5196	152
Bolivar	4954	134
Oktibbeha	4943	98
Panola	4771	112
Warren	4728	128
Marshall	4701	106
Pontotoc	4477	73
Union	4332	79
Monroe	4330	137
Neshoba	4281	181
Hancock	4280	88
Lincoln	4176	116
Pike	3667	113
Leflore	3627	125
Tate	3533	88
Alcorn	3509	74
Sunflower	3476	94
Scott	3411	76
Adams	3409	88
Yazoo	3393	76
Copiah	3249	68
Simpson	3228	91
Itawamba	3146	80
Coahoma	3140	85
Tippah	3065	68
Prentiss	2988	63
Covington	2934	84
Leake	2854	75
Marion	2841	81
Wayne	2775	43
George	2722	51
Grenada	2694	88
Newton	2623	64
Tishomingo	2397	70
Winston	2367	84
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Stone	2296	37
Attala	2263	73
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Holmes	2001	74
Clay	1976	54
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Calhoun	1813	32
Smith	1792	35
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Lawrence	1428	26
Greene	1401	34
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Noxubee	1352	35
Perry	1335	38
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Carroll	1264	31
Webster	1212	32
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Wilkinson	780	32
Jefferson	713	28
Sharkey	516	18
Issaquena	173	6
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Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 577463

Reported Deaths: 11510

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Mobile	47171	860
Madison	37047	533
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Shelby	26873	256
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Lee	16949	181
Calhoun	15252	332
Morgan	15017	290
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Marshall	12933	235
Houston	11774	292
Elmore	10761	217
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DeKalb	9382	191
Talladega	8836	188
Walker	7681	287
Autauga	7479	114
Jackson	7317	117
Blount	7266	139
Colbert	6635	142
Coffee	6163	132
Dale	5453	117
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Cherokee	1963	48
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Macon	1687	52
Crenshaw	1655	58
Clay	1637	59
Cleburne	1602	45
Lamar	1499	38
Lowndes	1448	54
Wilcox	1305	31
Bullock	1261	42
Conecuh	1196	30
Coosa	1169	29
Perry	1099	28
Sumter	1090	32
Greene	987	36
Choctaw	643	25
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Very hot and very humid conditions linger in our area for our Saturday. However, the heat and humidity start to dwindle a bit as we go into our Sunday and beyond. As a matter of fact below normal high temperatures for this time of year.