Alcorn County and Corinth, MS News
The Alcorn County drought now covers the entire county at the severe level, with storms and up to 1.5 inches of rain expected starting Friday afternoon.
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Corinth TownePlace Suites by Marriott is now open after Delta Lodging Group’s Sept. 29 ribbon cutting, adding 89 extended-stay suites on South Parkway.
The Alcorn County drought now covers the entire county at the severe level, with storms and up to 1.5 inches of rain expected starting Friday afternoon.
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Corinth TownePlace Suites by Marriott is now open after Delta Lodging Group’s Sept. 29 ribbon cutting, adding 89 extended-stay suites on South Parkway.
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By Jon Myers CORINTH — The Oxford Police Department is warning the public about the potentially deadly dangers of synthetic
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Booneville’s Andie Kate Ramey wins the NJCAA South District Preview, shooting the event’s only under-par round to rally 10 spots for Northeast.
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The Corinth Theatre-Arts eviction stands after the group lost its appeal. City no-trespassing signs now hang on the South Fulton Drive playhouse doors.
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Alcorn’s burn ban continues through Oct. 12, Corinth football and market dates change, and the Oct. 5 voter-registration deadline approaches.
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Crime Stoppers of Northeast Mississippi and the Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department are asking for help locating a stolen 2019 Polaris Ranger, green in color, taken from property on County Road 1421.
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The voter registration deadline for the Nov. 3 election is Monday, Oct. 5. Here’s how Alcorn, Prentiss and Tishomingo residents can register in time.
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Corinth football game moved: South Pontotoc at Corinth is now Thursday, Oct. 1, with storms forecast for Friday. Alumni celebration shifts to Oct. 16.
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An emergency Alcorn County burn ban issued Sept. 28 bans outdoor burning through Oct. 12 amid drought and fires. Here’s what is allowed and what’s next.
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Rain in the forecast moves the Corinth Green Market and Fall Festival from Oct. 3 to Oct. 17. Vendor fees carry over automatically. Here’s what to know.
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NEMCC softball welcomes back Harley Reeder, a former all-conference Tigers pitcher and Wheeler High head coach, as an assistant coach in Booneville.
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Booneville water shutoff: the city will cut water on Veterans Street from North College East to Plumrose at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, for line work.
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Corinth shelter adoption discounts run through Sept. 30, while August unemployment stood at 2.9% and regional news included school trades training.
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Corinth animal shelter adoption fees are cut, and some waived, through Sept. 30 during BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters event. How to adopt.
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Corinth’s mayoral race, a National Merit semifinalist, the Oct. 3 artifact show, drought forecasts and Yellow Creek Port lead the Sept. 28 edition.
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Alcorn Central’s band earned two awards and a second-place finish in Corinth as local football teams won and police mentored career students.
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Alcorn County unemployment was 2.9% in August 2026, below Mississippi’s 3.2% and the U.S. 4.3%, per MDES. Prentiss and Tishomingo were at 3.1%.
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A 70-year-old Prentiss County man died in a Booneville motorcycle crash Sunday night on South Second Street. Booneville police are investigating.
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Baldwyn High sophomores tried welding, crane and VR stations as the Big Ideas skilled trades lab stopped Monday on its tour of Northeast Mississippi schools.
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