School Board names
new principal for Kossuth
By Brant Sappington
Staff Writer
The Alcorn Board of Education moved quickly Friday to hire a replacement for outgoing Kossuth High School Principal Bo Seago.
The board voted in a brief meeting on Friday to hire Robert Keenum as principal of KHS. Read more
Holiday weekend ...
Crossroads area hosts
Fourth of July events
By Brant Sappington
Staff Writer
Crossroads area residents will have plenty of opportunities to celebrate their independence as the region plays host to several big events planned for the Fourth of July weekend.
One of the area's longest running annual Independence Day events kicks off Saturday at the historic Jacinto Courthouse with the Jacinto Fourth of July festival featuring music, entertainment, arts and crafts, Native American dancing, a car show and political speaking throughout the day.
The Jacinto Volunteer Fire Department will also be serving barbecue plates and sandwiches Saturday beginning at 10:30 a.m. Plates will be $7 and sandwiches $4.
The Booneville Area Chamber of Commerce and the Booneville Main Street Association will kick off one of the newest events on the holiday calendar as they host the inaugural Booneville Read, White and Blue Barbecue Festival today and Saturday at Westside City Park in Booneville.
The event will include a Kansas City Barbecue Association licensed barbecue cooking competition with judging set for Saturday.
The event will feature musical entertainment throughout the weekend featuring numerous local favorites, along with arts and crafts vendors and traditional games on Saturday. The festival will also include a Coach Pitch baseball tournament beginning this evening and continuing through Saturday with a home run derby for children 8 and under. For more information, call 662-728-4130.
Booneville will also play host to its 36th annual Neighborhood Fourth of July Parade beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday. The traditional parade will feature floats from local businesses, along with numerous walkers and other groups. The grand marshals will be the city's newly elected officials. The parade will follow its traditional route beginning on Seventh Street and ending in Foster Park with refreshments provided by the Pilot Club. Hardin County, Tenn. will offer two unique chances to celebrate Independence Day with a bang. The Hardin County Convention and Visitors Bureau will host the annual fireworks show at Pickwick Landing State Resort Park beginning Saturday at 9 p.m. The show is shot from Sandy Beach and is visible throughout the park and the surrounding area.
WKWX 93.5 will broadcast live beginning at 5 p.m. from the park and will be broadcasting the music to go along with the fireworks show when the show begins at 9 p.m.
The event will also include arts and crafts vendors and concessions. Shiloh National Military Park will be delivering a big bang on Saturday and Sunday as park staff dressed in period uniforms present cannon firing demonstrations in the open area south of the park visitor's center. Each of the 30-minute programs will feature one six-pounder cannon being fired three times along with discussion of the weapon and equipment and the artillery's role in the battle.
Demonstrations will be held at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Park admission fees are $3 per individual or $5 for each family. For more information contact the park office at 731-689-5696.
Holiday brings
mixture of closings
By Jebb Johnston
Staff Writer
With Independence Day falling on Saturday, area offices have scheduled a mixture of closings during the next few days.
- Corinth city offices and Alcorn County offices are closing on Monday. County garbage routes will not be affected by the closing, but Corinth's Monday and Tuesday routes will both be collected on Tuesday. The street department says all trash needs to be out for collection by 6 a.m. Tuesday.
- The Corinth Library, as well as other branches in the Northeast Regional Library, will be closed on both Saturday and Monday.
- The Corinth Post Office will be closed on Saturday only, and there will be no mail delivery on Saturday.
- Most banks will be open on both Friday and Monday because the Federal Reserve is not observing either of those days as a holiday.
- The business office of the Daily Corinthian is closed today and will reopen Monday morning.
- Tishomingo County offices will be closed on Monday.
- In Prentiss County, Booneville City Hall will close on Monday. Prentiss County offices are closed today with the exception of the Circuit Clerk's Office, which will close Monday. Booneville garbage routes will not be affected.
Prentiss County garbage collection will change on a couple of days, with Monday's route collected on Tuesday and Tuesday's route collected on Wednesday.
Highway 72 crash
Photo by Reece Terry
A dump truck driver suffered only minor
injuries Thursday in a single-vehicle
crash that left his load spread across
U.S. Highway 72 at Glen Crossing.
The crash happened just after 8 a.m.
when the truck rolled over on its
side as it apparently attempted to enter
the highway from County Road 300
near the Glen Town Hall. The driver was
able to walk to the ambulance where
he was transported to Magnolia Regional Health Center complaining of pain in his side.
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