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4-H Mod Squad hosts yard sale
by Steve Beavers
The Mod Squad hopes the public is in a buying mood. Those associated with the Alcorn County 4-H Modeling Squad – Mod Squad – are having a community yard sale on Saturday, June 8 at the Alcorn County Extension Center. Vendors are also welcome to set up inside or outside for the event that goes until. Outside booths are available for $10 while those wishing to have a booth located inside the bu...
Arena will turn to supervisors for exhaust system
by Steve Beavers
The Crossroads Arena will now turn to the Alcorn County Board of Supervisors in attempt to have an exhaust system added to the facility. Members of the board made the decision after getting three costly options from city/county engineer Cook Coggin about adding the system along with replacing existing air conditioning units. "These numbers are at best staggering," said Cook Coggin's Johnny Cr...
Alcorn Relay for Life hosts Su...
The Alcorn County Relay for Life is honoring all cancer survivors and caregivers with the annual ...
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Law enforcement urges for safety
Memorial Day motorists are urged to be safe on the roads and exercise good judgement during one o...
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Police warn of tornado relief ...
People in Corinth and other areas are reporting possible tornado relief scams following the devas...
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A worker sifts through the rubble of the old gas station building at 600 Fillmore Street after it fell in during asbestos removal Thursday afternoon.
Former gas station collapses d...
The process of removing asbestos brought an end to the old gas station at 600 Fillmore Street Thu...
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New Hope Presbyterian Church ...
BIGGERSVILLE — One of Alcorn County’s oldest church congregations — possibly the oldest — will ce...
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Sports
Annual All-Star Game ends...
by Donica Phifer
A slew of North Mississippi's best senior players took to the field for one more game on Saturday in the 23rd Annual Northeast Mississippi Coaches Association for Better Ba...
‘Sumrallsault:’ KHS wins ...
by Donica Phifer
PEARL -- It seemed like it was meant to be. Kossuth put together a Game Two that was nearly perfect with Hunter Swindle and Josh Whitaker leading an Aggie team to a 4-0 wi...
23rd NEMCABB games today ...
by H. Lee Smith II
Jesse Bynum Field and Crossroads Regional Park will play host to the 23rd Annual NEMCABB All-Star Games today, beginning at 2 p.m. Seventy-one seniors -- including six coun...
Beede pitches Vanderbilt into SEC semis
by The Associated Press
HOOVER, Ala. — Tyler Beede allowed two hits in 7-1/3 innings and Vanderbilt advanced to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conferenc...
Aggies take a 1-0 lead in 3A finals
by Donica Phifer
PEARL -- Kossuth played a close one. The Aggies locked up a Game 1 win over Sumrall in a 6-5 final, logging a four run sixth inning...
Mango Madness 5K: Allred defends title; Knight top female
by H. Lee Smith II
Over 200 runners/walkers signed up for the annual Mango Madness 5K held Saturday at the Corinth High School Cross-Country Course, lo...
Mango Madness 5K Allred defends title
by H. Lee Smith II
Over 200 runners/walkers signed up for the annual Mango Madness 5K held Saturday at the Corinth High School Cross-Country Course, lo...
Arkansas beats Ole Miss on wild pitch in 10th
by The Associated Press
HOOVER, Ala. — Brian Anderson scored on a wild pitch in the 10th inning to give Arkansas a 2-1 victory over Mississippi in the secon...
Opinion
Census Bureau report out...
by Emily Wagster Pettus
JACKSON (AP) — At least once a year, Mississippi lawmakers have the same basic argument about education funding. One side says: You can't fix public schools by throwing mo...
Will the West wake up to ...
by Patrick Buchanan
After a British soldier wearing a Help for Heroes charity T-shirt was run over, stabbed and slashed with machetes and a meat cleaver, and beheaded, the Tory government advi...
Is something important mi...
by Rich Lowry
On "Fox News Sunday" recently, White House aide Dan Pfeiffer was asked about President Barack Obama's whereabouts the night of the Sept. 11 attack in Benghazi. This was th...
Unions mostly irrelevant in Mississippi politics
by Sid Salter
Combative emails and phone calls trailed — as they almost always do when I write on that topic — my most recent column on the pursui...
Low-skilled workers get raw deal from Obamacare
by Michael Barone
Would you like to have a "skinny" health insurance policy? Probably not. But if you're employed by a large company, you may get one,...
The president addresses much needed American values
by Cal Thomas
President Obama gave two commencement addresses in one to graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., last weekend. It would be ...
The price of not assessing blame
by Bill O'Reilly
So there I am coaching third base for my nine-year-old son’s little league team. Man on second, one out. The batter hits a ground ba...
22 years of certified local government benefits
by Stephanie L. Sandy
Like a lot of local history, some things when out of sight are out of mind unless they are written down, which is the purpose of thi...
Crossroads
The Back Porch: Children...
by Lora Ann Huff
Listening to part of a message by Dr. Charles Stanley last weekend brought back memories I cherish from my childhood and growing-up years -- things I can be so thankful for...
Avengers activate abilit...
by Terry Burns
Avengers activate abilities to save the world The Avengers, PG-13, ****, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, T...
The Back Porch: Mothers ...
by Lora Ann Huff
Well known author and Bible teacher, Beth Moore, said recently if you think you are one who “has it all together,” just have children and you will learn quickly such is not...
The Back Porch: Confessing some burdens only to God
by Lora Ann Huff
Everybody’s writing a book these days. Seems every time I turn the TV on, someone is being interviewed because their new book is hit...
History of family tree in a nutshell
by Ryland Bruhwiler
When I headed up to Selmer for my appointment at a local hair salon last week, I got more than a new “do.” I got a lesson in local h...
Blooming blackberries signal winter's last hurrah
by Ryland Bruhwiler
Blackberry winter. Sure love the way that sounds. Knew it had to be one of those old weather things, like an Indian summer. But what...
The Back Porch: Learning the art of making pottery
by Lora Ann Huff
For years I’ve been fascinated by the creations that a potter’s hands can produce. I’ve watched demonstrations on the potter’s wheel...
The power of self-discovery and forgiveness
by Terry Burns
October Baby, PG-13, ****1/2, Rachel Hendrix, Jason Burkey, John Schneider, Jennifer Price, Shari Rigby, Chris Sigh; Samuel Goldwyn ...
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Young runners Abagail Ashe (left) and Paige Morris head for the finish line during Saturday’s 10K in downtown Corinth.
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