Entries by Lynn West

Myrtle football field should be ready by fall

The football field under construction at Myrtle Attendance Center should be sodded this next week and is supposed to be ready for use this fall, Union County Superintendent of Schools Ken Basil said. “Of course we don’t know when school will start yet,” he added. The field is being almost completely paid for through private […]

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No new information in Alpine May 22 Alpine homicide

Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said Thursday there was still nothing he could report concerning the investigation into an apparent homicide this past week. Deputies found the body Friday morning of a woman who appeared to have been shot outside a residence on County Road 225 in the Alpine community in the eastern part of […]

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Still no information in apparent Alpine homicide

Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said Wednesday evening that he still has no information to release concerning the investigation into an apparent homicide this past week. He did say, “Nobody wants to solve this case more than I do.” Deputies found the body Friday morning of a woman who appeared to have been shot outside […]

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Circuit Judge John Gregory to retire June 30

Circuit Judge John A. Gregory of Okolona announced Friday that he will retire on June 30. Judge Gregory, 68, has 43 years of public service. In a letter announcing his retirement, Judge Gregory said, “When I qualified for re-election in 2018, I fully intended to fulfill my term. However, I have since experienced several life […]

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Richard Lee Hill, 70

BELDEN  – Richard Lee Hill died at his residence in Belden on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 after an extended illness. He was 70. Richard was born in Jonesboro, AR on June 24, 1949 to Detroy Lee Hill and Evelyn Elizabeth Hughes Hill. He graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in Poplar Bluff, MO with the […]

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Deborah Lee Butler Thompson, 65

PONTOTOC – Deborah Lee Butler Thompson, age 65, left this world and entered the next on May 25, 2020. She was born in Okolona, MS on January 6, 1955 to Annie Deason and DB Butler. Her doctor said many years ago that she would never die of anything but pure meanness. He was right. She […]

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Museum working to preserve heritage crafts

Traditional craftsmanship is becoming less and less a part of our daily lives as much of it is canned, boxed and made elsewhere. One of the side effects, for lack of a better term, of COVID-19 in our culture is the realization of some of the skills that are almost gone. The handcrafting of necessary […]

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Alpine homicide victim identified

An official source to NEMiss.news has identified the victim in the apparent homicide in the Alpine community Friday as Sheree Whitt, believed to be in her late 40s. Her body is in Jackson for autopsy as part of the continuing investigation into her death. Her body was found in front of a residence on County […]

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No new information in homicide investigation

Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said Monday that he still cannot release any information concerning the investigation into an apparent homicide this past week. Deputies found the body Friday morning of a woman who appeared to have been shot outside a residence on County Road 225 in the Alpine community in the eastern part of […]

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New Albany to have Freedom Fireworks

New Albany will not have a Freedom Fest due to the coronavirus, but will have a couple of activities the week before July 4. Community Development Director Billye Jean Stroud said that a fireworks show will be held about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 27. The event is early because July 4 itself falls on the […]

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New Albany Seniors on Parade: Many Photographs

It was the longest parade route ever in the history of New Albany. Early evening of Friday, May 22, 2020. The 2020 New Albany High School Seniors started, as they had 12 years ago, at the elementary school. From Sam Barkley Drive, they paraded through town past the middle school and ended at the high […]

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