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Arena board votes for liquor
by Steve Beavers
Liquor will be served at the Crossroads Arena. The board voted 4-2 to obtain a liquor license during its regular meeting on Wednesday. "It's do or not do at this point," said board chairman Dr. Hardwick Kay. Board members Sharon Franks, Penn Majors, Jane Summers and Phyllis Keith-Young all voted in favor of the motion. Sam Tull and Thom Rogers were the two members who voted against. "I'm op...
Spots are open for Artist Guild Gallery Art Camp
by Steve Beavers
Youngsters were busy turning colors and shapes into art. The 13 kids were part of the first day of the Corinth Artist Guild Gallery's annual art camp on Tuesday. "The kids amaze me on what they can do," said Teresa Smillie, who along with Vicki Avery, are in charge of the camp. "They always seem to enjoy the camp." There are two sessions each day during the four-day camp set for June 25-28. ...
City agrees to demolition solu...
A resolution has been reached between the City of Corinth and Dr. John Dodd regarding the demolit...
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Over 30 indicted by Tishomingo...
IUKA – Over 30 subjects have been arrested after being indicted in the latest session of the Tish...
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Civil War letter finds its way...
Walter Fogle and his grandson, William, of Woodinville, Wash., and Chrysalis School visited Iuka ...
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Gas station demolition remains...
The Corinth Board of Mayor and Aldermen reached no resolution of the situation regarding the demo...
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NTSB places blame on pilot
NEW SITE — A final report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board concludes the decisi...
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Sports
Plaza Lanes Bowling Leagues
by H. Lee Smith II
Russell’s Beef House defeated KLCS 3-1 to capture the title in the Rebel Volunteer League at Plaza Bowling Lanes. KLCS won the first-half championship with Russell’s winnin...
James helps Heat stave of...
by The Associated Press
MIAMI — LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Mi...
‘Geaux’ Home: Tar Heels o...
by The Associated Press
OMAHA, Neb. — Home runs are few and far between at the College World Series these days, which made Brian Holberton's first-inning shot all the more important for North Caro...
Scouting, development paying off for Spurs
by The Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — The Spurs have long been the NBA's gold standard when it comes to drafting and development, preferring to roll up thei...
Porter keeps MSU unbeaten in CWS
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OMAHA, Neb. — Trey Porter drove in the go-ahead runs in the eighth inning, and Mississippi State took control of its bracket in the ...
Bruins beat Blackhawks, lead finals 2-1
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BOSTON — Tuukka Rask shut out the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night and got enough help from th...
7 Lady Tigers receive postseason honors
by Staff Report
BOONEVILLE – Northeast Mississippi Community College softball program had seven Lady Tigers make the Mississippi Association of Com...
Cohen builds Mississippi St. into a winner
by The Associated Press
STARKVILLE — It's taken just five years for John Cohen to revitalize Mississippi State's baseball program and return the Bulldogs to...
Opinion
‘Rest of the story’ after...
by Melissa Bearden-Morgan
Over the past weeks the election process has gotten a lot of publicity due to the tie-breaker/coin toss at Rienzi. As one of the candidates in the infamous coin toss elect...
Loss of trust in administ...
by Thomas Sowell
Amid all the heated cross-currents of debate about the National Security Agency's massive surveillance program, there is a growing distrust of the Obama administration that...
After arming rebels, then...
by Cal Thomas
Two recent newspaper editorials illustrate the double-mindedness some feel about President Obama's decision to provide small arms and ammunition to Syrian rebels. The Wash...
Tax collection growth bucks national trends
by Sid Salter
STARKVILLE – An analysis by the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute at the State University of New York-Albany shows that the first quar...
Creek-bank fishing in South Georgia
by Rheta Johnson
A few years back I wrote a story about a Florida panhandle folk artist named Woodie Long. Woodie died far too soon and left a beauti...
Border enforcement game full of make-believe
by Rich Lowry
Congress is boring. It can't even make new false promises. On border security, it keeps making the same assurances. The Gang of Eig...
Worry about city streets, not old torn-up buildings
by Shirley Wilbanks
To the editor: I applaud Dr. John Dodd for beautifying his building. Corinth should be proud instead of putting him down on an eyes...
Mississippi supervisors discussing county budgets
by Jack Elliott Jr.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi supervisors gather on the Gulf Coast this week to talk about roads and bridges, economic developme...
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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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Snake expert Terry Vandeventer shows a Mississippi species during a talk at the Corinth Library Wednesday afternoon. / Staff photo by Jebb Johnston
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