Alcorn County and Corinth, MS News
News from across Alcorn County, Mississippi: county supervisors, schools, the sheriff’s office, courts and community events in and around Corinth.
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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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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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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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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Corinth High senior Thomas Senf is a National Merit semifinalist, one of about 16,000 nationwide competing for 6,700 scholarships worth nearly $24 million.
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The Corinth Indian Artifact Show returns to Crossroads Arena on Saturday, Oct. 3, with free admission, collector displays and awards for the best finds.
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The Corinth mayoral race heads to the Oct. 13 general election with four candidates, and absentee voting at City Hall has been steady ahead of election day.
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Corinth weather turns hotter this week, with highs near 90 by Thursday before rain chances return Friday and Saturday as drought covers the entire area.
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The Sept. 26 roundup covers severe drought, Crossroads Arena plans, a Corinth High literary trip and the Sept. 29 hotel ribbon cutting.
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Alcorn Central’s band took 2nd in Class 3A with best drum major and percussion at the Crossroads Marching Classic in Corinth; New Albany was champion.
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STARKVILLE, Miss. — Mississippi State University etched its name into the record books Saturday, as 41,819 cowbells rang simultaneously during
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Area football scores for Sept. 25: Kossuth, Booneville and Alcorn Central won, Belmont fell in overtime, and Corinth was idle before hosting South Pontotoc.
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The Alcorn County drought is now severe on the U.S. Drought Monitor, and nearby Tippah, Itawamba and Lee counties are under burn bans. Here’s what to know.
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The Corinth High Rowan Oak trip took 38 Mississippi Writers students to Faulkner’s Oxford home and Ole Miss, with support from the district foundation.
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The Crossroads Arena concert with Mark Chesnutt and Pam Tillis is tonight at 7 in Corinth, kicking off a fall lineup with Comic Con and Brantley Gilbert.
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