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…
NAES names May 2019 Employee of the Month
Community, SchoolsNew Albany Elementary School's Employee of the Month for May is Julia Harrington. Mrs. Harrington not only educates her students; she grows them socially and emotionally while at the same time always motivates them to be their very best. In…
National Honor Society taps twenty-five NAHS students
Community, SchoolsNew Albany, MS - Twenty-five students from New Albany High School were inducted into the membership of the National Honor Society in a morning ceremony at the high school on May 14, 2019. The new members were selected by a faculty council. Selection…
Annual Union County Training School/B. F. Ford reunion this weekend
HappeningsNew Albany, MS- Former students of Union County Training School/B. F. Ford School are gathering in New Albany for the school's annual alumni reunion this weekend.
Prior to public school integration in the 1960s, black high school students…
Laverne Wooley Gilliam, 85
ObituariesLaverne Wooley Gilliam
September 15, 1933 - May 21, 2019
The angels took Mattie Laverne Wooley Gilliam, 85, home to be with her husband and loved ones in heaven in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 21, 2019. She was born September…
Melba Bryant Pugh, 91
ObituariesMelba Bryant Pugh
May 30, 1927 - May 21, 2019
Melba Bryant Pugh, 91, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Pontotoc Nursing Home. She was born May 30, 1927, in Pontotoc County to Wellard C. and Bonnie…
Hundreds of students participate in Career & Technology Day, Job Fair
Community, SchoolsThe School of Career & Technical Education at New Albany High School hosted Career & Technology Day and a Job Fair on Monday, May 13. The purpose of the day was to introduce students from New Albany High School and the School of Career…
Lesley brings home the bacon from State of Region meeting
PeopleNew Albany MS - Thanks to Joann Lesley, New Albany and Union County took honors for having the most representation at the CREATE Foundation's State of the Region meeting Tuesday morning in Tupelo.
As she has in several previous years, Joanne…
2019 Pedaling for Hope art winner announced
LeisureNew Albany Middle School 8th grade art student, Abby Laney, was selected as the winning artist for the 2019 Pedaling for Hope on the Tanglefoot Trail bike ride.
The bike ride, scheduled for Saturday, June 29th is hosted by New Albany’s…
Baptist Union County receives 2019 Leapfrog ‘A’ Safety Rating
Health & WellnessNEW ALBANY, MS - May 17, 2019 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County has been awarded an ‘A’ patient safety rating in the spring 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score. Leapfrog is a national patient safety watchdog group.
The safety…
Gerald Simmons, 78
ObituariesGerald Simmons
October 2, 1940 - May 19, 2019
Gerald Arthur Simmons, 78, died Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. He was born October 2, 1940, in Brushton, NY., to Ronald and Dorothy Evelyn Mott Simmons.…
NAMS student to attend leadership forum at Villanova
Community, SchoolsAlea Hudson, an 8th grade student at New Albany Middle School, will participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum: Explore STEM Alumni at Villanova University in July.
The program is held to honor and inspire a select group of middle…
Overturned tractor-trailer truck blocks I-22 lane/UPDATED
General NewsNew Albany, MS - UPDATE - 6:00 PM 5/20/19: As of 6:00 PM this evening, the east bound lane of I-22 is reopened to traffic, following clean-up of a trailer-truck accident this morning.
New Albany, MS - UPDATE - 12:55 PM 5/20/19: Emergency…