The Alcorn County supervisors had a short agenda at their Monday, Nov. 2 meeting in Corinth. They reappointed two longtime members of county-backed boards, heard that paving on a stretch of Farmington Road is only days away, and met privately with the county’s top economic developer about a possible new business.
The meeting ran on the eve of Election Day. Most of the work was routine, but several items affect county residents directly: hospital oversight, tourism spending, road conditions east of Corinth, and holiday office hours.
Alcorn County Supervisors Make Two Reappointments
The board voted to keep two sitting members in their seats:
Steve Gaines was reappointed to the Magnolia Regional Health Center Board of Directors. Gaines, the director of Northeast Mississippi Community Services, was first named to the hospital board five years ago. Magnolia is jointly owned by the City of Corinth and Alcorn County, so its board appointments come from local government.
John James was reappointed to the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors. James is a general manager at Refreshments Inc. and fills one of the board’s restaurant-industry seats. The city and county appoint that seat jointly, so the Corinth Board of Aldermen must also approve the reappointment.
The board also approved two part-time hires for the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Department. Both are retirees coming back to county work, according to the Daily Corinthian. One will continue overseeing the inmate litter crew that cleans up county roads.
Farmington Road Paving Expected Within Days
Drivers who use Farmington Road east of Corinth will see crews out soon. Johnny Crotts of Cook Coggin Engineers told supervisors that milling is finished on the Farmington Road surfacing project and paving should follow within a few days.
Length: about 1.1 miles of new asphalt
Limits: from the easternmost of the two bridges east of Pinecrest Road to the west side of Kimberly Clark Parkway
Contractor: Cook & Son Construction
Expect lane restrictions and flaggers while the paving is under way, and allow extra time on the route.
Homestead Reimbursements and Holiday Closures
The board was told that the Mississippi Department of Revenue has reported homestead exemption reimbursements for the period that ended Dec. 31, 2025. The state pays these to make up for property tax revenue lost to homestead exemptions:
Alcorn County: $211,100
Alcorn School District: $141,450
Residents planning a trip to the courthouse or another county office should note the upcoming holidays. All Alcorn County offices will be closed on:
Wednesday, Nov. 11 for Veterans Day
Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26 and 27 for Thanksgiving
Executive Session on a Possible New Business
Before adjourning, supervisors went into executive session with G.T. McCullough, president of The Alliance, the Corinth and Alcorn County economic development and chamber group. The closed session covered a site location for a possible new business. No project name, company, or job numbers were released. Mississippi’s open meetings law allows closed sessions about the prospective location of a business or industry.
Alcorn News MS will report any announcement once the project is made public.
Jon R Myers is the executive editor of Alcorn County News and the founder of the Mississippi News Group, which he started in 2013 to cover communities across North Mississippi. He also founded the Mississippi Sports Group in 2006, which grew from a single community publication into a statewide network covering high school and college athletics. He reports on local government, public safety, schools and community life in Corinth and Alcorn County, working from public meetings, agency records and interviews with the people involved. Contact him at editor@alcornnewsms.com with news tips or corrections. For a correction, include the article link and supporting source material.
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