JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Archives and History is awarding nearly $3 million for preservation and restoration projects.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A county tax collector in north Mississippi was arrested Monday after officials said he stole thousands of dollars in public money.

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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi reported its highest-ever single-day increase of coronavirus fatalities on Friday, with 52 deaths. The record comes as Gov. Tate Reeves has expanded...

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A Missouri man suspected in a kidnapping in Tennessee was found during a traffic stop in Mississippi over the weekend, authorities said.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — At a time of increased financial stress for many U.S. newspapers, a Mississippi publication is taking the unusual step of investing in its printing press.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A college president and supervisors in a northeast Mississippi county want changes to a law that revised how trustees are appointed for community colleges.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A county in northeastern Mississippi is increasing its financial support of volunteer fire departments.

The Daily Corinthian reports that supervisors have adopted an...

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi man is pleading guilty to a federal charge of trying to possess child pornography after a judge set aside a plea to a more serious charge.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi hardware store is closing, just a year after marking a century in business.

Biggers Hardware in Corinth is shutting its doors after a Saturday...

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A program in north Mississippi is treating student interns like star athletes.

The Daily Corinthian reports 15 students from Corinth and Alcorn County have signed...

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi man will serve 38 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the 2015 killing of a couple.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi museum is closed again as it seeks financial sponsors.

The Crossroads Museum in Corinth has closed for February after operating for a few weeks in January.

The Daily Corinthian reports the museum sought more than $32,000 from Corinth and Alcorn County to cover employee, utility and insurance costs.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi school district has filed notice that it will pursue legal action over the grades its schools received from the state, even as lawmakers from the area press for a legislative fix.

The Corinth school district filed a notice of appeal Jan. 25 in Hinds County Circuit Court, saying Corinth will challenge the state Board of Education's Jan. 15 decision that the school district should get a C rating and Corinth High School an F rating.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — The suspect charged with capital murder in the shooting of an off-duty Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper has been released from jail.

Attorneys for Troy Anthony Eaton, 43, of Rienzi, said their client was released Friday shortly after Tippah County Circuit Court Judge Andrew Howorth set bond at $200,000 on the capital murder charge and $100,000 on an attempted murder charge.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's state Board of Education on Thursday approved A-to-F school ratings for a school district, plus four schools that teach special populations, despite complaints that the rating system treats them unfairly.

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Breast cancer survivors need to look to the future.

Women who are diagnosed with early-stage disease are expected to live full lives after treatment.

"Breast cancer screening has essentially transformed breast cancer care," said Tupelo radiation oncologist Dr. Benjamin Hinton. "The vast majority are diagnosed at early stage and have excellent prognoses. People are living longer than ever."

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Prosecutors will present evidence against a man charged with killing an off-duty state trooper.

Lawyer Jamie Franks tells the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal that the preliminary hearing on Troy Anthony Eaton's capital murder charge is set for Nov. 15 in New Albany.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi man is pleading guilty to a federal charge that he tried to produce child pornography after officials say he recorded girls changing in a locker room.

Micah Macay Wilbanks of Corinth on Thursday pleaded guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of children.

Authorities say a student found Wilbanks' cellphone hidden in a locker room at Kossuth Middle School on May 2. Wilbanks then coached at the school.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi man plans to plead guilty to a federal charge that he tried to produce child pornography after officials say he recorded girls changing in a locker room.

A lawyer for Micah Macay Wilbanks of Corinth filed notice Thursday that Wilbanks will change his not guilty plea Oct. 25. He was indicted on one count of sexual exploitation of children.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's state Board of Education on Thursday approved almost all of the A-to-F ratings for public schools and districts that it delayed last month, but not before some board members expressed some more heartburn about continuing complaints from superintendents and teachers regarding elements of the system.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A funeral is set for a Mississippi Highway Patrol trooper who was shot to death while he was off duty.

Magnolia Funeral Home says services for Kenneth "Josh" Smith are 2 p.m. Thursday at Crossroads Arena in Corinth.

The 32-year-old trooper died early Sunday in an isolated area near the Hatchie River in northeastern Mississippi, near Walnut.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Commerce is awarding $1.5 million to a northeast Mississippi city to improve water service at an industrial park.

The department's Economic Development Administration said Friday that the city of Corinth will use the money to extend a large water main at the Northeast Mississippi Waterfront Industrial Park.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Education has projected but not officially approved 2017-18 ratings on an A to F scale for the state's school districts and charter schools. The state says ratings for the Corinth school district, the Mississippi School for the Deaf and the Mississippi School for the Blind should be considered unofficial. The grade each district received in 2016-17 is listed next to the district's name.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi man has been ordered to pay a $50,000 fine for his role in trapping and killing migratory birds over three to four years.

U.S. Attorney William C. Lamar in a news release says 53-year-old Frederick Corder, of Corinth, was sentenced Wednesday and placed on probation for two years. He also was banned from hunting anywhere in the world or participating in field trials for two years.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A northern Mississippi museum has set a closing schedule and put all 2019 events on hold due to funding cuts.

The Crossroads Museum in Corinth is set to close from Dec. 1 through Jan. 31, The Daily Corinthian reported. Executive Director Brandy Steen said museum officials will decide in February whether to dissolve the museum or reopen it in the summer with limited hours.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — His fatal shooting of another man was ruled self-defense, but Mississippi police say the man was living in the country illegally and will be reported to immigration authorities.

Corinth Police Chief Ralph Dance tells WTVA-TV Montejo Torres fatally shot Juan Guzman in self-defense Sunday and no charges will be filed against Torres.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi politician who pleaded guilty to embezzlement has been arrested again, accused of violating probation by possessing guns that he sold to a pawn shop.

Corinth police tell news outlets that 46-year-old Jimmy Dallan "Dal" Nelms' name showed up on a routine check of pawn shop sales.

Convicted felons may not possess firearms in Mississippi.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a husband and wife died in a shooting Sunday in northeast Mississippi.

Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell on Tuesday identified the dead as 44-year-old Phillip L. Alfred and 37-year-old Tanya Machado Alfred.

Caldwell tells the Daily Corinthian that, when deputies arrived at the home east of Corinth, they found the couple dead of apparent gunshot wounds.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — The former chief of a northeast Mississippi fire department is pleading guilty to embezzlement and will repay more than $100,000.

The Daily Corinthian reports 48-year-old David Anderson Boren made the plea Thursday before Alcorn County Circuit Judge Jim Pounds.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi jail guard is herself in jail, charged with trying to smuggle contraband to prisoners.

Alcorn County Sheriff Ben Caldwell tells news outlets that 40-year-old Angela R. Salmon of Corinth was arrested Wednesday after jail officials were told someone was bringing illegal items to inmates.

Caldwell says officers searched Salmon's vehicle, finding a phone and several bottles of alcohol.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — The lectern in the corner of the classroom at the Alcorn County Regional Correctional Facility nearly reaches Myra Byrnes' shoulders. She must shrug to lift her elbows on either side of the script in front of her. The retired high school English teacher thought she was done directing plays after a final community theater performance six years ago.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — The remains of solider killed during the Korean War have been returned to his family in the U.S.

News outlets report that a casket carrying Army Sgt. Julius Ellis McKinney arrived Wednesday morning at Memphis International Airport in Tennessee. McKinney was 23 years old when reported missing in action on Dec. 2, 1950, at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Police in Mississippi have arrested a third person in the shooting death of a man.

The Daily Corinthian reports Corinth police arrested 21-year-old Shakoa Walker on Tuesday after the arrests of 18-year-old Shaquavia Gunn and 20-year-old Darius Deen. The suspects are charged with capital murder and it is unclear if they have lawyers.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a northeast Mississippi man on federal charges that he tried to produce child pornography after officials say he recorded girls changing in a locker room.

Micah Macay Wilbanks of Corinth faces charges filed last week of sexual exploitation of children.

The indictment comes after charges were filed against the then-coach for a May 2 incident. Authorities say a student found Wilbanks' cellphone hidden in a locker room at Kossuth Middle School.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A former northeast Mississippi teaching assistant faces criminal charges accusing her of hitting a 9-year-old autistic boy.

The misdemeanor assault charge is filed with the Alcorn County Justice Court. It accuses 48-year-old Remonda Dale Ellis of striking the nonverbal boy twice with an open hand during a May 9 special education class.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A middle-school coach in Mississippi arrested on drug charges is accused of secretly videotaping the girls basketball locker room.

News outlets cite a Tuesday statement from the Alcorn County Sheriff's Office that says 29-year-old Micah Macay Wilbanks has been formally charged with five counts of secretly photographing for lewd purposes.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A former court clerk in northeast Mississippi is accused of stealing more than $1,750.

Jeannette Tullis was arrested Thursday on a felony embezzlement charge after investigators concluded that she stole money from Alcorn County Justice Court between July 2013 and January 2015.

Tullis worked as a deputy justice court clerk from 2002 until she resigned. She was indicted April 26 in Alcorn County.

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Another Mississippi city is settling a lawsuit with civil rights lawyers by agreeing to change how it jails poor people.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Authorities say a county supervisor in Mississippi has been charged with driving under the influence and careless driving.

Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Master Sgt. Ray Hall tell news outlets that District 1 Prentiss County Supervisor James Plaxico was arrested at a safety checkpoint north of Corinth on U.S. Highway 45 on Saturday around 10:30 p.m.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — Channing Baxter Lewis, owner of Baxter and Company in downtown Corinth, is a busy lady with a remarkable story.

Her brick-walled boutique has a distinct Southern vibe. It's tastefully stocked with women's apparel, Mississippi-made pottery and jewelry, candles, cosmetics, specialty food items and monogrammed children's clothing.

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — A northeast Mississippi man has been convicted of murdering a neighbor who was trying to break up a fight.

Local media report that Alcorn County jurors on Wednesday found 63-year-old Jerry Dale Miller guilty of second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Gregory Scott.