Alcorn County and Corinth, MS News
Prentiss County checkpoint arrest: a Corinth woman, 35, is charged with meth possession after an Oct. 20 stop by deputies and Booneville police.
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The Corinth Warrior tag deadline is now Nov. 19. The CSD Foundation needs 300 pre-orders at $33 each before Mississippi will produce the specialty plate.
Prentiss County checkpoint arrest: a Corinth woman, 35, is charged with meth possession after an Oct. 20 stop by deputies and Booneville police.
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The Corinth Warrior tag deadline is now Nov. 19. The CSD Foundation needs 300 pre-orders at $33 each before Mississippi will produce the specialty plate.
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From a ~$91 SIG Sauer to a buy-it-for-life Leupold, five well-reviewed rifle scopes that fit how Alcorn County hunters actually shoot — timber shots at dawn, field edges at dusk, and everything in between.
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Prentiss County election guide: school board, U.S. Senate and judicial races are on the Nov. 3 ballot. In-person absentee voting ends Saturday, Oct. 31.
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The Booneville band won its seventh straight Class 3A state marching title in Brandon with a modern Swan Lake show, the program’s 17th state crown overall.
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Corinth remembers preservationist Rosemary Williams; Kossuth teachers join a state task force, and police detail rally preparations in the Oct. 28 roundup.
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On National First Responders Day, the Tishomingo County Sheriff’s Department thanked deputies, firefighters, EMTs, dispatchers and jail staff in Iuka.
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Corinth police had four days to prepare for President Trump’s arena rally. Chief Landon Tucker says about 40 officers and partner agencies made it work.
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Alcorn School District board hears Kossuth Elementary teachers will help write statewide special education lessons and approves a $10,700 grant.
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Corinth preservationist Rosemary Williams, who led the Siege and Battle of Corinth Commission and championed the Civil War center, has died at 88.
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From a ~$25 tree strap to a complete padded harness combo, five well-reviewed harness and lifeline picks to keep Alcorn County hunters clipped in from the ground to the platform all deer season.
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Prentiss County drug arrests: deputies charged two Booneville men with possession after a safety checkpoint and a Highway 4 traffic stop. Bonds: $10,000.
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Alcorn court sentences, Corinth’s parkway extension, hospital staffing, Freedom Center construction and drought lead the Oct. 27 local roundup.
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Kennisha Alexander, 30, and Sharett Bennett, 38, both of Corinth, pleaded guilty to burglary of a dwelling and first-degree arson and were each sentenced to 10 years to serve, with an additional 35 years suspended.
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Jeffery Jolly, 62, of Corinth, pleaded guilty to possession of a weapon by a convicted felon, stealing timber, and possession of methamphetamine, and was sentenced to 20 years with 15 suspended, leaving 5 years to serve.
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Mariah Vanderwal, 24, of Corinth, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact of murder and tampering with physical evidence and was sentenced to 20 years plus 10 years, to run consecutively, for a total of 30 years in prison.
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Darnell Durr, Sr., 52, of Corinth, pleaded guilty to trafficking methamphetamine and was sentenced to 40 years with 30 suspended, leaving 10 years to serve with no eligibility for parole or early release.
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Virginia Schauer, 26, of Bismarck, North Dakota, pleaded guilty to accessory after the fact of murder and tampering with physical evidence and was sentenced to 20 years plus 10 years, to run consecutively, for a total of 30 years in prison.
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Antonius Bean, 24, of Corinth, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault and accessory after the fact of murder and was sentenced to 20 years on each charge, to run consecutively, for a total of 40 years in prison.
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The Freedom Center campus near Corinth now has a finished chapel, and three cottages are underway as the recovery ministry works toward a $750,000 goal.
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