Alcorn County and Corinth, MS News
Alcorn faces a weekend flood watch; Corinth’s monthly sales-tax payment rises, Farm to Fork tickets reach their deadline, and park festival registration is open.
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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.
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NEMCC football scored 35 straight points after falling behind 17-7, beating Mississippi Delta 35-17 Thursday night at Tiger Stadium in Booneville.
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Mississippi 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.
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Trunk-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.
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Corinth Farm to Fork tickets are due today for the Crossroads Museum’s colonial-themed Oct. 13 dinner at Franklin Courtyard celebrating America’s 250th.
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Corinth 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.
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Deer 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.
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MEMA says Hurricane Isaias is now a Category 1 storm with 80 mph winds and warns of surge, heavy rain and flash flooding starting Friday.
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MEMA shared an early Thursday National Hurricane Center advisory saying Hurricane Isaias is expected to strengthen and bring storm surge, heavy rain and flooding risks.
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Iuka’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.
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Iuka Public Library is adding Friday hours after Tishomingo County supervisors approved a 12.5% budget increase. Here is the library’s new weekly schedule.
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NWS 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.
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Corinth 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.
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The 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.
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A planned Paden power outage Friday, Oct. 9, could last up to six hours as Tishomingo County EPA replaces utility poles at the Waterway crossing.
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Alcorn 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.
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NEMCC 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.
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The 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.
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From 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.
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