By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A Corinth man has been arrested after recently being indicted on charges of felon in possession of a weapon and meth possession, Alcorn County Circuit Court records show. The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office last week arrested Tory Guy Hastings, 29, of Proper Street,…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor An Alcorn County man who was indicted less than two years ago for alleged sexual crimes against two children was arrested Monday on a new indictment involving a different child, court records show. Bobbie Wade Butler, 38, was indicted by an Alcorn County…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A Corinth man who has been indicted for allegedly assaulting a 74-year-old man remains in Alcorn County Jail on a $100,000 bond. Joshua Andrew Burress, 29, of State Highway 2 Northeast, pleaded not guilty last week in Alcorn County Circuit Court to the…
Teen Sent to Hospital, Fire Official Says By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A vehicle crashed into a light pole and rolled over at the bottom of a hill Monday afternoon in Alcorn County, and the teen driver went to the hospital, an official said. The crash occurred southwest…
Staff reports A Corinth woman was arrested Thursday and charged with credit card fraud, according to Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell. Logan Windham, 28, of Thomas Street, was allowed to use the alleged victim’s credit card once, but after that allegedly kept using the credit card number without permission, the…
Staff reports A 52-year-old Corinth man has been indicted on a methamphetamine charge. Freddie Wayne Smith, of County Road 537, allegedly sold, bartered, transferred, distributed or dispensed meth to a confidential informant in June 2017 in Alcorn County, circuit court records show. The amount of meth involved was at least…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today Officials responded to a log truck rollover crash on State Highway 2 near Kossuth on Friday at about 2 p.m. An 18-wheeler truck carrying a load of timber rolled on its side and came to rest on the side of a hill. Timber spilled out of…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor An Alcorn County man was arrested and charged with aggravated assault for allegedly stabbing a 17-year-old male in the leg Friday, Sheriff Ben Caldwell said. Stephen Lee Flake, 43, of County Road 781, allegedly stabbed the male, who is his neighbor, Caldwell said.…
Staff reports A Corinth man on Thursday allegedly fled law enforcement in a vehicle the day after methamphetamine, marijuana and steroids were found at his home, according to Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell. The suspect, Lee Price Boggs, 29, of 25 County Road 521, Corinth, was taken into custody after…
Staff reports A Corinth man has been charged with five counts of identity theft, Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell said Monday. The sheriff’s office with the assistance of the Farmington Police Department arrested Timothy Scott Mackin, 38, of County Road 194, on Thursday, a sheriff’s office news release said. “For…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A person was airlifted after a vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 45 South in Biggersville on Monday. Authorities responded to the crash by the 45 Truck Stop at around 11:45 a.m. The Air Evac rescue helicopter landed in the southbound lane of U.S.…
The Corinth Fire Department and Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office responded to a diesel spill near the intersection of South Harper Road and U.S. Highway 45 on Wednesday at around 2:15 p.m.
Staff reports A Corinth woman was arrested Friday for allegedly attempting to deliver a Bible containing cocaine to an inmate, Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell said. Jolona Nicole Lambert, of 54 County Road 192, was arrested by Alcorn County narcotics investigator Adam Rencher on a charge of introduction of contraband…
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 A car that was discovered in Tuscumbia River on Monday night had been reported stolen that same night from an apartment building in Corinth, police said. The vehicle was reported stolen from apartments on Pace Drive in Corinth at 10:03 p.m. About 15…
Staff reports The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office this week made two separate methamphetamine-related arrests, one of which netted about 60 grams, according to Sheriff Ben Caldwell. The sheriff’s office arrested New Site resident Anthony Scott Merryman, 29, on Monday when he was allegedly found in possession of approximately 60 grams…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor What was initially reported as a possible assault resulted in the arrest of a Corinth man who had two outstanding grand larceny indictments. Cody McEwen, 25, of Levee Road, was found inside a vehicle in the 3900 block of County Road 100 Monday…
By Josh Mitchell/Corinth Today What was initially reported as a possible assault resulted in the arrest of a Corinth man who had two outstanding grand larceny indictments. Cody McEwen, 25, of Levee Road, was found inside a vehicle in the 3900 block of County Road 100 Monday morning, Alcorn County…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor An SUV hit an icy hill south of Kossuth on Wednesday night before going off an embankment, rolling numerous times and landing upright near a frigid creek. Two men were in the SUV, and both were transported by ambulance to Magnolia Regional Health…
By Josh Mitchell Corinth Today News Editor A female driving an SUV was transported by ambulance to Magnolia Regional Health Center after a rollover crash in the Glen area on Tuesday, officials said. The wreck occurred just before noon on County Road 400 (Salem Road) near the intersection with County…
Staff reports The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office is investigating several burglaries that occurred last week in the Biggersville and Kossuth areas. The burglaries primarily involved vehicles and workshops being entered, said Sheriff Ben Caldwell. Caldwell reminded residents to be aware and remember to lock their doors and not leave anything…
Staff reports A 48-year-old Corinth man was arrested on a felony drug charge Thursday, according to the Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office. Scotty Lane McDowell, 9 County Road 127, was allegedly in possession of 1.2 grams of methamphetamine when authorities entered a residence at 212 County Road 335, Corinth, to execute…
The Corinth Fire Department faced off against the police department and Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office in a baseball game at Crossroads Regional Park on Saturday. The event raised money for Havis’ Kids to take special needs children on a trip to Disney World. The fire department won the game.
Staff reports The Alcorn County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Tishomingo woman Monday on a charge of felony possession of a controlled substance. The woman, Melissa K. Cotner, 34, Highway 25, Tishomingo, allegedly possessed 3 cubic centimeters of liquid methamphetamine, according to a sheriff’s office news release. The possession charge was…
Staff reports The Corinth Police Department responded to a report of shots fired on East Sixth Street in Corinth on Thursday at about 8:40 p.m. “We had a report of shots fired after an apparent altercation between two parties,” according to Detective Capt. Dell Green. Both parties left the scene…
