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Juvenile runs over woman at her home
ALCORN COUNTY — An Alcorn County woman is in critical but stable condition after she was hit by a vehicle while at her home. A report released by the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office states tha...
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Photo by L.A. Story Master Gardener Richard “Dick” Collins teaches young Lighthouse members, Rayshawn Bogan and Dre Croom, a lesson in harvest readiness for the tomatoes the young men helped plant in the Lighthouse Foundation garden with the help of the Master Gardeners. Area youths learn the value of a garden
A life lesson in the rewards of hard work and sharing has produced a harvest that will last far longer than any meal for about 20 lucky fourth and fifth graders through the Lighthouse Foundation a...
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Masco Bath lays off 20
ADAMSVILLE , Tenn. — Masco Bath has laid off 20 employees from their Adamsville facility as a result of the slow moving housing market. The company remains the largest private employer in McNairy...
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Photo by Logan Mosby Corinth Belk Shoe Sales Associate Sharon Phillips assists the clothing department in stocking jeans as the store prepares for Friday and Saturday’s Sales Tax Holiday and the store’s Back-To-School sales. This is the second year for Mississippi’s tax holiday. Tax-Free Shopping: Area retailers participate in tax free weekend
Local clothing and footwear retail sales venues are getting ready for the state’s second sales tax holiday this weekend. This Friday and Saturday will mark the second year for Mississippi’s Sales...
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Battle of the Badges: Blood drive dedicated to local teacher
A blood drive now has an added incentive for donations as the annual United Blood Services’ Battle of the Badges will be dedicated to an Alcorn County teacher — Heather Mayo. Mayo, 27, is a first ...
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Photos by Logan Mosby Several dogs stare anxiously from the protection of their cages as they await “shaving and bathing” Monday after being among 86 dogs rescued from a puppy mill in Alcorn County on Saturday. The director and staff of the Corinth/Alcorn County Humane Society Animal Shelter worked most of the day recovering the dogs from filthy, crowded conditions. Eighty-six dogs rescued Saturday by local animal shelter
Eighty-six dogs will have a chance at a normal life after the director and staff of the Corinth/Alcorn County Humane Society Animal Shelter spent long hours recovering the animals from a puppy mil...
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May flood waters sweep away city revenue
As anticipated, Corinth’s first post-flood sales tax figures show that the flood waters and the subsequent store closings swept away a significant chunk of revenue. The city’s mid-July sales tax d...
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Photo by Steve Beavers Visible progress has been made on the new Kimberly-Clark access road. About half the road is roughed-in and construction has begun on the two bridges crossing railroad tracks. Progress being made on Kimberly-Clark access road
Visible progress is being made on the long-awaited Kimberly-Clark access road connecting U.S. Highway 72 and Kendrick Road. District 2 Supervisor Jeff Patterson, whose district includes the road, ...
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County and City law enforcement net five arrests on drug charges
Corinth City Police and the Alcorn Narcotics Unit have netted five drug arrests in different cases throughout the past week. • A report from the Corinth Police Department stated that Renee Watson...
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Contraband Camp vandalism potentially costly for park
by Jebb Johnston
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It’s a popular walking site and one of Corinth’s newest historic assets. It has also been the target of vandalism. Next to a statue of a soldier at the Contraband Camp Historic Site, a trio of ri...
Local artist's work returns from display at the nation's capital
by L.A. Story
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After traveling to the nation’s capital for a year’s sojourn, a special patriotic painting finally found its way back to Corinth and to the young artist who created it. Ben Johnson, 19, of the Cor...
Two airlifted after separate crashes
by Jebb Johnston
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Two people have been hospitalized following separate roll-over crashes in Alcorn County Thursday morning and Wednesday afternoon. Neely Eckford, 52, of County Road 547 in Alcorn County, was airlif...
Pedestrian struck on U.S. 72
by Jebb Johnston
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A Corinth woman is recovering at the Regional Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn., after she was struck by a vehicle on U.S. Highway 72. Wanda Garth, 47, of Boyd Drive, was in satisfactory condition ...
City approves new four-way stop
by Jebb Johnston
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Corinth aldermen on Tuesday approved the police chief’s request to create a four-way stop at the intersection of Garden Lane and Third Street. Police Chief David Lancaster recommended the addition...
Tourism board approves budget
by L.A. Story
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After a productive annual work session, the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Board of Directors approved the proposed budget for the new fiscal year. The approval of the proposed bud...
PD, FD ready for Battle of the Badges
by Jebb Johnston
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The Corinth Fire Department and Corinth Police Department are set to draw blood — blood donations, that is. The two departments are facing off in United Blood Services’ annual Battle of the Badges...
County school district proposes tax increase
by L.A. Story
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A decrease of over $8 million in assessed property value within the Alcorn School District was cited as the reason the school board has proposed an ad valorem tax increase. The ad valorem tax re...
Prentiss suspect arrested
by Jebb Johnston
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BOONEVILLE — A suspect wanted in connection with a string of Prentiss County burglaries was apprehended early Tuesday. Anthony G. Floyd, 20, of County Road 1151, Booneville, was arrested near his ...
County D.A.R.E. vehicle honored
by L.A. Story
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Alcorn County was well represented at a recent DARE conference and competition taking a second place win in the SUV and Truck Division. Alcorn County Sheriff Deputy and DARE officer David Derrick...