Dr. Shane Scott: “COVID is not going away.” What you should know.
Featured News, General News
NEW ALBANY, MS - “COVID is not going to go away,” a prominent northeast Mississippi physician told NEMISS.NEWS last week.
“I suspect it is going to be one of the illnesses, such as the flu, ordinary head colds and strep, which…
Tupelo man says home overrun by homeless, asks its removal from demolition list
Featured News, Government & PoliticsTupelo, MS - The first Tupelo City Council meeting of the year, January 7, 2020, was not without drama. Mr. Frank Agnew, an area homeowner, went before the council in an attempt to save his property.
The home is currently in a state of disrepair,…
2019 Christmas at the Museum, December 14
HappeningsMingle and Jingle with Santa, enjoys crafts and holiday refreshments on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 until 12 noon at the Union County Heritage Museum for the annual Christmas event.
Part of the holiday season that has become a tradition is…
Some work complete on industrial park enhancements
EconomyWork is partly complete on projects to attract more industry to Union County. A concrete pad for a shell building and a nearby industrial access road have been done.
Steel was expected to be going up soon for a 100,000-square-foot shell building…
Body of missing man Scott McQuary found Tuesday morning
Featured News, General NewsMembers of the Union County Sheriff’s Department found the body of 49-year-old Scott McQuary Tuesday morning in a sand pit off County Road 14.
The case was under investigation Tuesday but Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said no foul play was suspected…
Doggie Dining: Coming to a restaurant near you?
LeisureJACKSON, Miss. – Beginning Friday, November 1, 2019, a new Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) policy will allow "doggie dining." Restaurant patrons will be able to dine with their pet dogs under certain conditions.
Patterned…
Gobble, Gobble — Wobble, Wobble— Happy Thanksgiving!
Opinion“Praise God from whom all blessings flow...”
--The Doxology
There is something very special in the air. It’s an air of gratitude, an air filled with the fragrance of hope and Thanksgiving. This year’s bounty has been harvested.…
Career & Technology Day, May 13, to include job fair
HappeningsThe New Albany School of Career & Technical Education is planning Career & Technology Day for May 13.
This year plans are being made to add a job fair component to the event for New Albany High School juniors and seniors, as well…
New Albany in running for music series grant-here’s how to vote
LeisureNEW ALBANY, MS - Sponsored by Levitt Pavilions, the national nonprofit behind the largest free concert series in America, the City of New Albany hopes to qualify as one of the 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP Grant Awards.
What…
NAMS Howlin’ on the RIver Color Run set for October 31
Schools
Walk, jog, and run your way toward a healthier life while raising funds for New Albany Middle School!
The color run is open to EVERYONE in the community and we encourage you to join us.
The My School Color Run will feature…
Sarah Jean Rakestraw Denning, 68
ObituariesSarah Jean Rakestraw Denning
February 22, 1951 - July 18, 2019
Sarah Jean Rakestraw Denning, 68, passed away July 18, 2019 at her home. She was born February 22, 1951 in Union County to Wavy Clyde and Jewel Christine Pickens Rakestraw. She…
Union County Teen vaccine clinics scheduled/ UPDATED
Health & WellnessUPDATED By Health Department 7-24-2019: Many Mississippi State Department of Health county health departments will hold special school registration immunization clinics for adolescents ages 10-17 next week. No appointment will be necessary.…
Baptist Union County to Host 2019 Back-to-School Health Fair
Health & WellnessNEW ALBANY, MISS., July 15, 2019 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County 2019 Back to School Health Fair:
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, located at 200 Hwy 30 West, will host a free back-to-school health fair for children 12 years…
Steve Patterson: Truth and setting the record straight
Opinion
Truth is elusive. Truth is increasingly rare and, therefore, extremely valuable. Truth is scarce and never simple. It is not ours to choose, nor is it dependent on our own capacity to tolerate it. Facts alone do not constitute truth.
I…
Curt Samuel Huffstatler, 31
ObituariesCurt Samuel Huffstatler
November 30, 1987 - July 13, 2019
Samuel Curtis “Curt” Huffstatler, 31, of Oxford, MS, passed away unexpectedly on July 13, 2019 at his home in Oxford.
Visitation will be 1:00 pm- 2:45 pm Friday, July 19, 2019…
Rant: Feds must fix their own 2020 census mess
OpinionThe 2020 Census mess:
For years state and local government officials have complained about "unfunded mandates" coming down from the federal government. What they mean is that the feds establish a program or practice, but do not supply the…
County Board 15Jul 2019: Census Bureau resolution request
Government & PoliticsAn appearance by U.S. Census Bureau "partnership specialist" brought a cool response from the Union County Board of Supervisors Monday morning, July 15th.
Brenda McGaha, who identified herself as an employee of the Census Bureau, presented…
Sheriff’s office participates in LeBonheur fundraiser
OrganizationsOfficers of the Union County Sheriff's Office participated in a fundraiser for LeBonheur Children's Hospital on Saturday, July 6 at the New Albany Walmart.
Using the theme "Doing Time for LeBonheur" Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards and…
Ruby Hall, 84
ObituariesRuby Hall
January 4, 1935 - July 15, 2019
Ruby Hall
Blue Springs—Ruby Nell Timmons Hall, 84, died Monday, July 15, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County surrounded by her family. She was born January 4, 1935, in…
Easel Littlejohn, 95
ObituariesEasel Littlejohn
June 16, 1924 - July 15, 2019
Blue Springs: Easel Littlejohn, 95, died at her residence on Monday, July 15, 2019. She was born in Dora, Alabama, on June 16, 1924, the daughter of Charles Thomas Whisenant and Addie…
JFK Jr. – Not with a bang but a whimper
Opinion
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang but a whimper.
"The Hollow Men"
T. S. Eliot
John F. Kennedy, Jr. (JFK Jr.) died twenty years ago today, aged 38, when…
Alice Lucille Quillian Jordan, 90
ObituariesAlice Lucille Quillian Jordan
February 1, 2019 - July 13, 2019
Alice Lucille Quillian Jordan, 90, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born February 1, 1929 in the Macedonia Community of Union…