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A lot of folks are getting a four-day weekend because of the Thanksgiving holiday but that hasn’t been the case for the New Albany Fire Department. Chief Mark Whiteside said they responded to 14 calls from Wednesday evening through Saturday afternoon (in fact, they had one more as this was being written). Although the number […]
The New Albany Fire Department responded to the Union County Jail about 2 p.m. Saturday amid reports of smoke in one of the pods. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said that one of the prisoners possibly stuck something in an electrical outlet causing it to arc and short out. Fire personnel eventually deactivated the circuit and cleared […]
TUPELO – Sarah Mary “Sally” Pegler Mosier died Friday, November 27, 2020, at Magnolia Manor in Tupelo, MS. She was 85. Sally was born on May 4, 1935 in Columbus, OH to Charles Arthur Pegler and Sarah Kinney Pegler. She married Robert Dale “Bob” Mosier on June 14, 1958. In the summer of 1980, Sally […]
On Nov. 19, the Lee County Sheriff Department along with the North Mississippi Narcotic Unit executed two search warrants at 4907 A. Raymond Ave. Verona. Upon executing the search warrants the Sheriff Department and agents found a felony amount of crack cocaine, felony amount of marijuana, felony amount of methamphetamine and a Smith & Wesson […]
(Does not include 21 traffic stops or medical and coroner calls) Monday, Nov. 16: 5:26 a.m. – Two-car 1050 (accident) on CR 88. 8:44 a.m. – Caller advised of 1050 on CR80. 1:18 p.m. – Alarm call on CR 81. 3:05 p.m. – Disturbance on CR 265. 5:29 p.m. – Alarm call on CR […]
The University of Mississippi welcomed more than 350 students including some from New Albany into the UM chapter of Phi Kappa Phi for the fall 2020-21 semester. Phi Kappa Phi is the nation’s oldest, largest and most selective honor society for all academic disciplines in its mission “to recognize and promote academic excellence in all […]
It’s almost time to pay property taxes again and close to 20,000 cards listing taxes owed are scheduled to be mailed next week. Union County Tax Assessor-Collector Tameri Dunnam said the taxes are really due Jan. 1 with a Feb. 1 deadline but many people prefer to pay their taxes earlier. There is a one-percent […]
Her family is famous in Northeast Mississippi for treating all people equally. Rich or poor, regardless of race, religion or pedigree, the Hollands of Lee County are famous for stubbornly insisting that everyone be treated alike and treated well. They are a radically egalitarian bunch. Yet, Sadie Monts Holland, the matriarch of this […]
Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 24, Gov. Tate Reeves added Union County to the list of high-risk counties that must take extra precautions against the spread of COVID-19.. Reeves also added six other northeast Mississippi counties to the list: Alcorn, Chickasaw, Lafayette, Prentiss, Tippah and Tishmingo. Lee, Itawamba, Pontotoc, Marshall and Benton counties in northeast Mississippi were […]
Students at New Albany Middle School recently participated in Gratitude Along the Tanglefoot, a writing and art competition asking local students to answer the question, “What are you thankful for?” through various mediums. The event was organized by M Partner, an initiative of the University of Mississippi that works to improve quality of life in […]
(Does not include 51 traffic stops or medical and coroner calls) Monday, Nov. 9: 12:31 a.m. – Female subject missing on CR 134 5:25 a.m. – White female in red shirt running across the road at Myrtle Quick Stop. 6:52 a.m. – Caller at Lowe’s advised the manager was dealing with an unruly customer […]
All governmental offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday and this will affect solid waste collection. In New Albany, both the usual Thursday and Friday routes will be collected Wednesday, Nov. 25, due to the two-day office closing. In the county outside the city, only one day will be […]
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