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Absentee voting offered over holiday weekend
Extra opportunities for absentee voting will be offered to Corinth residents during the next couple of weeks as election preparations enter the final stretch. Although it’s a holiday weekend, City...
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Roundabout construction continues
Photo by Steve Beavers Motorists encountered slow going on South Harper Road Monday and Tuesday as construction workers began milling the pavement in the area where a roundabout is to be construct...
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Charges filed in burglary and armed robbery cases
A Corinth man has been charged in a Prentiss burglary and two men have been charged in the armed robbery of a pair of individuals in Corinth last week. Sturgis William Baxter, 18, of County Road 5...
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Traveling memorial wall makes way to Corinth
Hannah Knight is among those who will find special meaning in the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall’s visit to Corinth during the next few days. Knight’s father and two of her grandparents rest at A...
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Photo by L.A. Story / The community offered a big "thank you" to service members with Saturday s welcome parade. See today s (Aug. 31) print edition for additional photos. Community offers heroes' welcome
Crossroads area residents braved late August heat Saturday afternoon to officially welcome Company D Delta 106 — the Corinth National Guard Unit — back home from their recent tour in Iraq. The we...
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New north fire station opens this week; open house is today
The Corinth Fire Department will show off its new north fire station with an open house today. The public has an opportunity to get a look inside the new station on Mississippi Highway 2 west of t...
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Nuisance 911 calls increase
The Alcorn 911 office says it is facing an increasing number of prank and non-emergency calls that are interfering with emergency situations. In a change from the early years of 911, when people c...
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Relay for Life nets $66,000
The Corinth/Alcorn County Relay For Life has announced that the 2010 event raised $66,000 in the fight against cancer. A recent report released by event co-chair Judy Caples, said that the local ...
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Photo by L.A. Story Crossroads area residents braved the afternoon heat Saturday to welcome home the citizen soldiers of Corinth National Guard’s Delta Company (Company D Delta 106) with a parade and a special ceremony after. Citizens showed enthusiasm for the soldiers — waving flags and shaking hands. See Tuesday’s edition of the Daily Corinthian for more photos and a story about the event.

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No candidates qualified for school board seats yet
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No new qualifying papers have been turned in for the two open seats on the Alcorn County School Board. As of late Friday afternoon, Circuit Clerk Joe Caldwell said no candidates have turned in qua...
Homeless man found dead in Ramer, Tenn.
by Jeff York
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RAMER, Tenn. — A 59-year-old homeless man was found dead in his vehicle Monday afternoon in Ramer. The man is believed to have died from natural causes, according to McNairy County Sheriff Ricky Ro...
NEMCC partners with new MUW online university
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COLUMBUS — Northeast Mississippi Community College has added a new educational partner to its ranks — V3 College, Mississippi University for Women’s new online college. V3 College is MUW’s new on...
Construction has officials warning drivers to consider a different route
by Jebb Johnston
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With road construction about to intensify at the intersection of South Harper and Droke Road, officials are encouraging the public to use caution and consider taking alternate routes. “It’s about ...
3G on its way to the crossroads area
by Jebb Johnston
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A spokeswoman for AT&T confirms that the cellular phone service provider is in the process of expanding its 3G mobile broadband service to the Corinth and Booneville areas. AT&T is also in the pro...
Garden club kicks off 11th annual holiday sale
by L.A. Story
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Nothing brings about holiday cheer better than the scent of fresh cut wreaths and the Four Seasons Garden Club is getting a jump on the holidays with the kick off of their 11th Annual Holiday Wreat...
Penney's plans new look for reopening; temporary employees sought
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It has been a long road to recovery from the May 2 flood, but the local JC Penney plans to re-open with a store that is better than ever. At this time, the projected re-opening date for the South...
Commission tables action on Alcorn County landfill proposal
by Jebb Johnston
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The Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality tabled action Thursday on Alcorn County’s landfill proposal as representatives of the county and landfill opponents appeared before the commissio...
Unemployment tops 13 percent in July
by Jebb Johnston
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Alcorn County unemployment topped 13 percent in July, a month that saw Mississippi unemployment climb to 11.5 percent. Alcorn County’s rate increased modestly from June’s revised rate of 12.6 perc...
Afternoon crash
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Photo by Steve Beavers A woman was taken to Magnolia Regional Health Center following an afternoon wreck at Highway 72 and Central School Road on Wednesday. A wreck later in the afternoon east of ...