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Tishomingo County votes wet for liquor, beer
by Jebb Johnston
IUKA — By a tiny margin, Tishomingo County voters no longer want to be dry. The affidavit ballots accepted by the county election commissioners on Wednesday broke in favor of legalizing the sale of liquor, beer and light wine, thus deciding the outcome that was still in doubt Tuesday night. Affidavit ballots went in favor of liquor by a 35-12 margin and in favor of beer and light wine by a 40-1...
Golden bears celebrate graduation
Alcorn Central High School seniors (from left) Chase Strachan, Seth Mohundro, Alan Clemmer, Reid Price, Ryan Thompson, Tyler Burgess and Dakota Dooley strike a pose as they prepare for their graduation ceremony this week. Corinth will close out the area's commencement exercises with graduation on Friday at 7 p.m. at the Crossroads Arena. / Photo by Lisa Lambert
Missing man found dead
The search for a missing Wenasoga man ended in the discovery of his body on Wednesday afternoon. ...
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Puppet show teaches environmen...
GLEN – Bobby Bass wants his water kept clean. Alcorn Central Middle School fourth and fifth grad...
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Tritt show deemed a success
Travis Tritt was a hit. It didn't take a quarter to figure it out either. The Grammy-winning si...
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Tishomingo Co. liquor, beer vo...
IUKA — More than 40 years after Tishomingo County’s last vote on ending prohibition, the result w...
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Officials welcome new water tr...
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves was among the speakers at the dedication ceremony to Corinth’s new $50 milli...
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Sports
Mango Madness 5K Allred ...
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, located across from the elementary school....
Arkansas beats Ole Miss o...
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 second round of the Southeastern Conference t...
Football All-Star game to...
by H. Lee Smith II
Some late May football ... East vs. West. The inaugural Northeast Mississippi Football Coaches Association’s All-Star Game will be held tonight at 6 at Saltillo High School...
Ole Miss beats Kentucky in SEC tournament
by The Associated Press
HOOVER, Ala. — Mike Mayers gave up just one unearned run over 6 1/3 innings to lead Mississippi past Kentucky 4-1 in the opening rou...
Thunder star Durant makes $1M tornado pledge
by The Associated Press
MINNEAPOLIS — Oklahoma City isn't just a place where Thunder star Kevin Durant lives these days. It's home. So as he watched the hor...
Kossuth logs a comeback win in a marathon match-up
by Donica Phifer
COLDWATER - It took two complete MLB games - and, at 18 innings, went down in the history books as the longest baseball game of the ...
Kossuth one win from North 3A repeat
by H. Lee Smith II
Kossuth was held scoreless in its first postseason loss on Thursday. Forced into a must-win situation Saturday in Game 2 of the best...
34th Candy Classic: Tourney opts for earlier start
by H. Lee Smith II
Tournament officials are trying to beat the heat as well as cancer and other catastrophic diseases. The 34th edition of the Corinth ...
Opinion
UAW offers crocodile tear...
by Sid Salter
As the United Auto Workers continue to try to win a union organization vote at Canton’s Nissan plant, they and their friends have begun public outpourings of crocodile tear...
Advances in prosthetics h...
by Roger Simon
ORLANDO, Fla. — The room is very large and full of the usual exercise equipment. There are treadmills and stationary bikes, weight machines and even a climbing wall. About...
Wimps versus barbarians
by Thomas Sowell
An all too familiar scene was enacted on the campus of Swarthmore College during a meeting on May 4th to discuss demands by student activists for the college to divest itse...
Responsible decision made in renovating jail
by Shirley McCann
As a retired person, I sit daily and watch our government make unhealthy choices on a national, state and local level. My parents al...
Visiting art genius' fine art on layaway
by Rheta Johnson
There was this glorious routine. My Mississippi Coast visits in the 1980s were frequent, full and never varied. Every nice weekend,...
President Obama's dream and the reality
by Rich Lowry
President Barack Obama believes in the public sector. He thinks it should be made ever more expansive and entrusted with ever more c...
Understanding preservation benefits in downtown Corinth
by Robert Gray
Now is the time to understand the benefits of Corinth preservation. It is not the time to attempt to destroy it with a campaign orch...
Moak has right idea on state's gaming market
by Sid Salter
In this age of hyper-partisan politics at every level, Democrats and Republicans generally torpedo the political initiatives of thei...
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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