Alcorn County News

The Phi Theta Kappa chapter at Northeast Mississippi Community College received multiple awards at the Mississippi-Louisiana Regional Conference, highlighting student achievement and leadership.

A cold front is expected to bring below-freezing temperatures tonight through early tomorrow morning, prompting safety precautions.

The Jackson DPS station reopened on March 16 after a system outage, with Vicksburg station still closed. The department urges residents to schedule appointments online.

Temperatures are expected to plunge into the teens and 20s tonight, prompting a freeze warning across the Mid-South.

A brief EF-1 tornado touched down in Alcorn County near Highway 2, with estimated peak winds of 100 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

Mississippi Outdoors visits Yockanookany Wildlife Management Area to compare still hunting and squirrel dog hunting methods amid abundant grey squirrel populations.

Fisheries staff from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks recently spread agricultural lime at Lake Monroe to support aquatic health.

Northwest Mississippi Community College is hosting a free event to give children with physical or mental barriers a fun baseball experience. The event is scheduled for March 16 at The Plex.

More than 60 women educators attended the Northern District Meeting of Delta Kappa Gamma at Northeast Mississippi Community College on Saturday.

Breanna Oswalt, a student at North East Mississippi Community College’s adult education program in Booneville, earned her high school equivalency diploma.