Alcorn County News

The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor announced it returned $202,716.28 to taxpayers in June.

Temperatures are expected to rise gradually through the week, with humidity increasing heat indices from Thursday onward, according to forecast officials.

Landowners, hunters, and wildlife enthusiasts are invited to a seminar on deer management scheduled for July 22 in Oxford, Mississippi.

The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks promotes its free Deer Management Assistance Program to help landowners manage deer populations and habitat health.

Northeast College’s initiative to give iPads to students aims to improve access, engagement, and affordability in education.

Residents in Franklin, Lamar, Lawrence, Lincoln, and Wilkinson counties can now apply for FEMA disaster aid following severe storms in early May.

The National Weather Service has extended a dense fog advisory to cover more counties in West Tennessee, urging drivers to exercise caution.

Adult Education classes at Northeast Mississippi Community College will be closed throughout July for staff training and planning. Offices will remain open for student inquiries.

Temperatures are expected to cool to near-normal levels through Wednesday before warming later in the week, with triple-digit heat indices returning.

A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. for areas of west Tennessee and north Mississippi, urging drivers to exercise caution.