Corinth/Alcorn Park Fall Festival Set for Oct. 17
The first Corinth/Alcorn Park fall festival is Oct. 17 at 309 S. Parkway St. in Corinth, with BBQ and chili contests. Competitor sign-ups close Oct. 14.
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The first Corinth/Alcorn Park fall festival is Oct. 17 at 309 S. Parkway St. in Corinth, with BBQ and chili contests. Competitor sign-ups close Oct. 14.
Read moreNEMCC football scored 35 straight points after falling behind 17-7, beating Mississippi Delta 35-17 Thursday night at Tiger Stadium in Booneville.
Read moreMississippi News Group’s continuously updated Hurricane Isaias hub: current storm status, MEMA preparedness checklist, evacuations, closures, and power outages — refreshed every 6 hours through Saturday.
Read moreTrunk-or-treat, the office costume contest, and walking the neighborhood with the kids — Alcorn County grown-ups need a costume too. Here are five well-reviewed adult Halloween costumes on Amazon, from a 12-piece witch set to an inflatable dinosaur.
Read moreCorinth Farm to Fork tickets are due today for the Crossroads Museum’s colonial-themed Oct. 13 dinner at Franklin Courtyard celebrating America’s 250th.
Read moreCorinth sales tax payments ended the fiscal year up 7.5% to $686,581, and Booneville and Iuka also saw gains in the latest state diversion report.
Read moreDeer season around Corinth starts with a well-planted food plot. These five well-reviewed seed spreaders on Amazon — from a $110 ATV mount to a 130-pound tow-behind — lay seed evenly so your Alcorn County plot actually produces.
Read moreMEMA says Hurricane Isaias is now a Category 1 storm with 80 mph winds and warns of surge, heavy rain and flash flooding starting Friday.
Read moreMEMA shared an early Thursday National Hurricane Center advisory saying Hurricane Isaias is expected to strengthen and bring storm surge, heavy rain and flooding risks.
Read moreIuka’s mayor and aldermen discussed the Iuka log cabin’s future Tuesday but took no action, the city says. Residents are urging the city to save the structure.
Read moreIuka Public Library is adding Friday hours after Tishomingo County supervisors approved a 12.5% budget increase. Here is the library’s new weekly schedule.
Read moreNWS Memphis issued a Flood Watch for Alcorn County, Prentiss and Tishomingo from 1 a.m. Saturday to 7 a.m. Sunday as Isaias’s remnants bring up to 4 inches of rain.
Read moreCorinth approves a playhouse lease and $12,000 for the Dramatic Society; Highway 30 reopens after fires, and new coverage includes Career Day and shopping guides.
Read moreThe Highway 30 fires near Paden are out and the road has reopened, with crews checking hot spots. A dragging chain was reported as the cause.
Read moreA planned Paden power outage Friday, Oct. 9, could last up to six hours as Tishomingo County EPA replaces utility poles at the Waterway crossing.
Read moreAlcorn County yards were made for Halloween. Here are five well-reviewed outdoor Halloween decorations on Amazon — inflatables, pathway lights, and solar stakes — that turn a big yard into the house every kid remembers.
Read moreNEMCC football (1-5) hosts Mississippi Delta at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Tiger Stadium in Booneville after a 28-27 loss at East Mississippi.
Read moreThe Corinth Dramatic Society playhouse lease is approved: aldermen gave the group a one-year lease on the Fulton Drive building plus $12,000 in city funds.
Read moreFrom storm-season blackouts around Corinth to lights and a hot plate at deer camp, these five well-reviewed portable power stations keep Alcorn County families running — no gas, no fumes, no racket.
Read moreFirefighters from Tishomingo and Prentiss counties and the Forestry Commission fought Highway 30 fires near Paden Wednesday night. Drivers: watch for smoke.
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