Kossuth
One smokehouse in this river town opens just two days a week, and it still sells out fast. No billboard. No splashy ad campaign. Just pulled pork and a reputation. That detail hooked me right away. Another spot serves fried catfish only Thursday through Saturday, and its parking lot fills with trucks anyway.
Corinth Veterans Day plans for Wednesday, Nov. 11, include a morning parade downtown, a free lunch for veterans, and closed government offices across Alcorn County. Here is what is closed, what changes for garbage pickup, and what the weather looks like. Corinth Veterans Day Parade and Lunch. The Corinth Veterans...
BOONEVILLE, Miss. (WTVA) – Work continues after the discovery of more than 200 Civil War-era cannonballs. They made that discovery in late July, off Highway 45 near Booneville. A single cannonball on the surface was found while developing Harold Knight’s property for commercial use. Now, Rep. Tracy Arnold...
Three Tishomingo County new businesses are opening their doors this month, with a used-car dealership on Main Street in Tishomingo, a barbecue and billiards spot in Belmont and a pair of shops sharing a restored house in downtown Iuka. The openings were reported Thursday by the Tishomingo County News. Crane...
CREATE founder George McLean at the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal office. McLean and his wife established the foundation in 1972. (Photo: CREATE Foundation) Mike Clayborne plans to retire in June after about 30 years as president of the CREATE Foundation, the Tupelo-based organization that manages community affiliate funds including the C.A.R.E. Community Foundation in Corinth and Alcorn County, according to WCBI reporting summarized by Alcorn County News.
SALTILLO, Miss. (WCBI)- The mayor of Saltillo will be a candidate for Northern District Transportation Commissioner. Saltillo Mayor Copey Grantham made the announcement this morning. Mayor Grantham is in his sixth year leading Saltillo. Grantham previously worked as a police officer in Columbus, he also was on Lieutenant Governor Delbert...
Belmont girls basketball coach Chris Higginbottom had a team pull out of their tournament and with the opponent being defending MHSAA Class 4A state champion Tishomingo County, led by 2026 Mississippi Gatorade Player of the Year Meg Moore, Higginbottom was having trouble finding a replacement. That is, until he reached...
The NEMCC Honors Institute is taking applications for the Spring 2027 semester, giving high-achieving students at Northeast Mississippi Community College in Booneville a chance to join the program at midyear. The college’s public information office announced the opening earlier this month, saying it is open to incoming freshmen and to students already in their freshman year at Northeast.
