Mail carriers plan Saturday food drive
A specific type of mail delivery will be free on Saturday. Stamp Out Hunger is a nationwide program sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers.
View ArticleBoth sides of issue act after Tishomingo County alcohol vote
The issue of whether liquor, beer and light wine will be legally sold in Tishomingo County was settled in a special referendum election last week, with legal sales winning out.
View ArticleNew alcohol law has town divided; opponents want restrictions
IUKA - Opponents of beer and liquor sales in Tishomingo County say they'll push for strict limits on the newly legal trade.
View Article13 WIN Job Centers Closing
The Mississippi Department of Employment Security says that six full-time and seven part-time WIN Job Centers will close June 21.
View ArticleFulton elects first female mayor; Oxford, Smithville incumbents win
Fulton got its first female mayor, Smithville kept the leader that brought it through a deadly tornado and Oxford re-elected its incumbent in races across Northeast Mississippi.
View ArticleCook of the Week: Tishomingo bank teller hails from family of good cooks
Wanda Southward grew up around good cooks, so it's no wonder she became a good one herself.
View ArticleAlcohol proponent faces harassment charges
The man who led the petition drive to bring an alcohol election in Tishomingo County faces a July 2 hearing on charges of telephone harassment.
View ArticleTishomingo communities prepare for alcohol sales
Seven beer license applications and none for liquor had been received from Tishomingo County by Tuesday, according to the state Department of Revenue.
View ArticleGrant creates fellowship for administrators
A new scholarship program will support Mississippi school leaders with training experiences and educational resources.
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The Tishomingo County Sheriff's Department, with help from a number of other area law enforcement agencies, arrested more than a dozen people Tuesday on grand jury indictments, said Sheriff Glenn...
View ArticleTwo WIN Job Centers to remain open despite federal cuts
IUKA and PHILADELPHIA - The Mississippi Department of Employment Security reports that the Iuka and Philadelphia WIN Job Centers will remain open for services.
View ArticleIuka man pushing for extra tax on liquor sales
An Iuka man, who successfully petitioned to get an election on the sale of beer and alcoholic beverages in Tishomingo County, now wants an additional tax on liquor with the proceeds going to youth...
View ArticleSentence set Monday for Iuka, Tupelo bank robberies
An Alabama man faces up to 40 years in prison for guilty pleas to two Northeast Mississippi bank robberies.
View ArticleHarris receives principal fellowship
Tupelo High School Principal Jason Harris is one of two Mississippi educators to receive a new fellowship designed to help them better their craft.
View ArticleOne killed in Friday crashes in region
Upon arriving, it appeared Shannon Russell, 38, of Iuka, was traveling south on MS 365, when she apparently lost control of her 2011 Yamaha and ran off the road before colliding into some trees.
View ArticleAtlas rocket moves on Miss. highways from Iuka to La.
A wide load is moving today on Mississippi interstates and highways from Iuka to the Louisiana state line, Mississippi Department of Transportation officials report.
View ArticlePlants announce expansion plans
G&G Steel has announced a $5 million expansion of the Iuka, Mississippi, USA, plant that will create 25-35 new jobs and double the size of the facility.
View ArticleTeacher critically injured in morning car-bus accident
The Tishomingo County teacher whose car ran into the back of a stopped Prentiss County school bus Monday morning remains in critical but stable condition at The Med in Memphis, Tenn.
View ArticleRheta Grimsley Johnson: Next Van Gogh from Tishomingo County
Louise Bonds discovered a sweet spot on the Tennessee River where she'd often go with her husband to look for rocks.
View ArticleNorth Mississippians shop, sell along Tenn-Tom
Yard sale signs peppered the Highway 25 roadside Saturday as north Mississippians participated in the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway's Trash & Treasures Along the Tenn-Tom.
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