A planned recovery service opening, electric infrastructure work and a university alumni event lead Thursday evening's update for Union, Prentiss, Alcorn, Benton and Tippah counties. Dates for the upcoming events are plans as of the linked reports.
Prentiss: Frankstown recovery center plans Oct. 20 opening
God's House of Hope plans to open a recovery center in the Frankstown community on Tuesday, Oct. 20, Alcorn County News reported Thursday, citing the Daily Corinthian. The report says the Shook Family Foundation's new location will offer recovery support and life-skills help for people facing addiction and other instability. A soft opening is planned from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., with a 10:30 a.m. ribbon cutting. The center has not opened yet; the linked report has the day's additional plans.
Alcorn: ACE Power updates Corinth substation targets
ACE Power now hopes to complete its industrial substation by the end of 2026 and is targeting mid-to-late 2027 for its downtown substation, according to Thursday's Alcorn County News report based on Daily Corinthian reporting. The projects are intended to improve electric reliability around Corinth. The cooperative's 2024 annual report also described the industrial and downtown substations and anticipated commissioning years of 2026 and 2027. Both dates remain targets, not completed work.
Tippah: BMCU alumni dinner set for Oct. 27
Blue Mountain Christian University has scheduled its Ministerial Alumni Dinner for Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 5 p.m. at Broadmoor Baptist Church in Madison, according to the university's ticket listing and alumni events page. Tickets are listed at $16–$25. Tippah News reported Thursday that the dinner marks 70 years of ministerial education at the Blue Mountain school and that advance ticket sales close Oct. 21. The gathering is in Madison; its local connection is the university and its alumni.
No separate meaningful new development with enough specific, verifiable detail was found this evening for Union or Benton counties. East Union's Thursday state volleyball final was scheduled, but a final score was not confirmed by the checked sources at publication time, so no result is reported here.
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Featured image: Original RCTV 19 information graphic based on the Frankstown opening report. It shows the planned date and ribbon-cutting time; it is not a photograph of the center or opening.
