Alcorn County and Corinth, MS News
Corinth garbage pickup moves for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. See the city’s holiday route schedule so your cans are out on the right day.
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Corinth garbage pickup moves for Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. See the city’s holiday route schedule so your cans are out on the right day.
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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Baldwyn broke ground on a permanent farmers market building funded by a $334,660 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation grant, due by January.
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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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The nearly $13 million Yellow Creek Port expansion near Iuka is underway, adding a longer dock, mooring cells, rail upgrades and a 700-ton crane.
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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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Sorrell-Howard Hall of Fame honor: Booneville native and Northeast basketball great enters Mississippi State’s M-Club Hall of Fame class of 2026.
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