Alcorn County and Corinth, MS News
Local news from Corinth and Alcorn County, Mississippi. Community updates, county government, schools, public safety and weather, updated daily.
Police announce an arrest in the Corinth shooting; the anniversary concert is canceled, Alcorn Central wins, and sentencing and scam warnings make local news.
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The Iuka Walmart grand reopening on Oct. 2 celebrated the remodeled Store #274 with food trucks, giveaways and school groups, cheered by local leaders.
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The Battle of Corinth concert set for Oct. 3 at the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center is canceled because of the weather forecast; no make-up date set.
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Area football scores: Booneville beat Kossuth 44-22 to stay unbeaten, Alcorn Central won 36-20 at Belmont, and Baldwyn blanked Biggersville 47-0 Friday.
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Corinth shooting arrest: Bacarra Lamar Hill, 39, is charged with kidnapping and attempted murder in Thursday’s Scott Street shooting, Corinth police say.
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The Prentiss County Sheriff’s Department warns of a jury duty scam in which callers posing as federal agents demand payment for missed jury service.
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Zane Miller, 32, got 15 years with no parole in a Booneville meth trafficking case in Prentiss County Circuit Court, the First Circuit DA’s office said.
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Corinth Theatre-Arts closes permanently, police investigate a shooting, and today’s roundup covers football, weekend weather and regional news.
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The 2026-27 NEMCC basketball schedule gives Tiger fans 17 home games in Booneville, starting Oct. 30 vs. Lawson State and two home tournaments.
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Industry leaders met at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville to discuss a NEMCC FAME chapter offering paid manufacturing apprenticeships.
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Corinth football opened division play with a 63-0 shutout of South Pontotoc Thursday, as Kossuth hosts unbeaten Booneville and Alcorn Central visits Belmont.
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The Tishomingo County yard sale Trash & Treasures runs Oct. 2-3 along Highways 25 and 72, with 50-plus miles of bargains from Iuka to Burnsville.
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Corinth shooting: police are investigating after one person was airlifted following a 3 p.m. Thursday shooting near Scott and Dorsey streets in Corinth.
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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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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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