Motive in Alleged Attack Unclear, Corinth Police Say By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor Corinth Police on Thursday morning arrested a Glen resident for allegedly assaulting a man at a downtown restaurant Friday night. Luke Kiddy, 22, County Road 300, was charged with aggravated assault, a felony, for the…
About $1,000 in purchases made after wallet stolen, police say By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today Two Alcorn County residents were arrested Saturday on charges of felony credit card fraud, according to Corinth Police. Chris Gillette, 32, and Rachel Ray, 25, were arrested on warrants Saturday at their County Road 226 residence…
Suspect Extradited to Corinth From Wisconsin By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today A Corinth man has been indicted on several felony charges, including three counts of aggravated assault, shooting into a dwelling and felon in possession of a firearm, court records show. Jamar Allen, 32, of Tate Street, was recently extradited from…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor Corinth Police have arrested two suspects after an ongoing investigation of handgun thefts from local businesses, an official said Wednesday afternoon. James Nickolas Stephenson, 18, of Corinth, has been charged with two counts of firearm trafficking, and Jermaine Dorea Wooden, 18, Corinth, has…
‘Dal’ Nelms Back in Jail Less Than Four Months After Being Released from Prison By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor An ex-Alcorn County supervisor who was convicted of embezzlement almost three years ago was arrested last week by the Corinth Police Department, officials said. Jimmy Dallan Nelms, also known…
Donor coaches at police department/sheriff’s office People can donate blood on behalf of emergency responders during the Battle of the Badges blood drive Thursday and Friday in Corinth, July 26-27. The agency with the most blood donations made in its name will be declared the winner of the Battle of…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today A Tuscumbia, Ala. man was arrested this week by Corinth Police and charged with credit card fraud, said Corinth Police Detective Capt. Dell Green. A Corinth hotel contacted police saying that a person had rented a room with a stolen credit card, Green said. Police responded to…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today The Corinth Police Department has made a number of drug arrests this month. Cindy Collins of Shiloh, Tenn. was arrested June 16 and charged with felony possession of a controlled substance. Collins was a passenger in a vehicle stopped by Corinth Police at the intersection of…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today A female pedestrian was struck by a vehicle at around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of West Linden Street and Galyean Road, Corinth Police said. The woman was conscious and talking after being struck by the vehicle, police said. The woman was reportedly a senior…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A Corinth woman has been charged with trafficking methamphetamine after Corinth Police narcotics investigators allegedly found more than 30 grams of the drug at a North Parkway residence, an official said. Brittany Waddell, 31, has been charged with meth trafficking in connection with…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor Corinth Police seized more than 20 grams of methamphetamine after responding to a report of gunfire, an official said. Corinth Police responded to Corinth Inn & Suites on U.S. Highway 72 West on April 23 at about 11 a.m. after someone reported that a…
Staff reports A coordinated effort between several law enforcement agencies led to the execution of a search warrant and a Corinth man being charged with drug trafficking, possession of stolen property and other charges, according to Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell. Jeffery Wade Lindsey, 49, 14 County Road 513, was…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor The woman who runs Donald’s Donuts in Corinth was arrested Thursday by the Corinth Police Department and charged with felony credit card fraud, an official said. The suspect, Sinang Neang, 57, of County Road 215, Corinth, was arrested Thursday when Corinth Police executed…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today Corinth Police detectives were at Donald’s Donuts on U.S. Highway 72 East in Corinth on Thursday morning. Police barricaded the front of the building with yellow tape. Authorities left the scene and removed the yellow tape at around 10:30 a.m. Several readers contacted Corinth Today asking…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today A Selmer, Tenn. man has been charged with burglary of a commercial building and burglary of a vehicle after being arrested by Corinth Police on Sunday, an official said. Christopher Baskins, 30, was arrested after the alleged incident, which happened in the bridge construction zone area…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today A Corinth man has been charged with felony credit card, according to Corinth Police. Matthew Counce, 28, was arrested last week on the charge, according to Corinth Police Department Capt. Dell Green. The victim had lost the debit card but was not sure when or where.…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today Kentucky Fried Chicken on U.S. Highway 72 East in Corinth was burglarized Thursday at around 3:10 a.m., police said. The suspect took money from the business after making forced entry through a window, said Corinth Police Department Capt. Dell Green. There was surveillance of the incident,…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A person was airlifted Thursday after a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV on U.S. Highway 72 East in the Corinth city limits. The crash was reported at around noon on the highway in front of Dirt Cheap. Air Evac initially tried…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A truck spilled a significant amount of material on U.S. Highway 72 in Corinth on Monday afternoon. The spill occurred at around 3 p.m. and partially blocked lanes of traffic. (Photos below). A backhoe was brought in to help clean up the material,…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A 29-year-old Corinth woman has been charged with felony embezzlement, police said. Approximately $1,200 was allegedly taken from a local pet store, said Detective Capt. Dell Green. Lindsey Crabb of County Road 716 was questioned by authorities and arrested this week, Green added.…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor Corinth Police say a Tennessee woman was charged with felony credit card fraud after about $1,900 worth of purchases were allegedly made on a card that had been reported stolen months before. Nicole Bildhauser, 32, of Morris Chapel, Tenn. was charged with the…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A man was transported by ambulance to the hospital Friday morning after his Camaro careened through the front lawn of Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church and came to rest by the parsonage, Corinth Police said. Lakeview Missionary Baptist Church Pastor Charles Martin was inside…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor Alcorn County was among the top 15 counties in Mississippi in terms of the number of times an opioid overdose reversal drug was given in nine months last year, a state report says. Emergency medical services data show that the life-saving drug naloxone…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor The Corinth Police Department seized a “substantial” amount of methamphetamine during a traffic stop Sunday, an official said. Duane Ruggles, 37, of Third Street, Corinth, was charged with trafficking a controlled substance after he was allegeldy found in possession of approximately 47 grams…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor Three police officers recently resigned from the Corinth Police Department, Chief Ralph Dance said. The mayor and board of aldermen accepted the resignations of the officers Tuesday night. The board on Tuesday also hired an officer who is already certified and previously worked…
