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ALCORN COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – A man found an urn in the woods behind his apartment near Corinth. Richard Drewery moved into North Strickland Apartments about four months ago. He found the urn last week while cleaning up behind the property and moving a trailer from the side of the yard to the back of the property.
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.
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...
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...
A major US 72 repair project in Tishomingo County is headed to bid this month. The Mississippi Department of Transportation will open bids Tuesday, Nov. 24, on a contract to repair and resurface about 5.9 miles of the four-lane highway east of Iuka, from the west end of State Route 25 to the Alabama state line, and to repair the twin US 72 bridges over Highway 25.
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.