Entries by NEMiss.News

Outstanding Career and Tech students announced

The students in the accompanying photos have been selected as Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the 1st 9 Weeks at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education.  They stand in no particular order in the photos.

Crimestoppers needs help finding Shady Grove burglars

Northeast Mississippi Crime Stoppers and the Pontotoc County Sheriff Department needs your help in finding the person or persons responsible for a burglary of a dwelling in the Shady Grove Road area of Pontotoc County. It was on Oct. 12 that the unknown person broke into a home and stole several firearms including shotguns, rifles, […]

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Betsey Hamilton: In Support of Initiative 65A

  Guest Column By: Betsey Hamilton Through the years, I have thoroughly enjoyed being involved and proactively promoting my city, my county, my region and my state. I feel like most of you who know me, know that I would not support anything that would adversely affect them. However, as the days go by, I […]

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Woman loses $10,000 in phone warrant scam

New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson is again asking NEMiss.news to warn the public to be aware of phone scams after a local woman lost more than $10,000 to one. “We get calls every day about scams,” he said. “Most people have become very suspicious and don’t fall for them but every once in a […]

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Espy vs. Hyde-Smith: Round Three 

  Many times recently it has been said that Cindy Hyde-Smith, Mississippi’s junior U.S. Senator since 2018, is the least effective member of the Senate. That is arguably true, but she is by no means the very worst U.S. Senator to ever represent our state. No, that dubious honor goes to a vile little man […]

Union County 911 calls from Oct. 19 to 25

(Does not include 66 traffic stops, or medical or coroner calls)   Monday, Oct. 19: 12:34 a.m. – Caller on CR 81 advised someone has been tampering with his vehicle. 2:39 a.m. – Caller on CR 185 advised of a suspicious person in the gavel part of 185 between second and first bridge. White Ford […]

NAHS recognizes students for high ACT scores

New Albany High School presented ACT 30+ Club T-shirts to Vakeria Jett, Molly Keener, Jake Moore, Lucy Morris, Micah Reed, Mary-Colston Warren, Laura Ruth Welborn, and Endya Worship on Oct. 26 for their recent success on the ACT.   Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club.  More than 180 students have […]

Fire department responds to kitchen fire Monday

New Albany fire crews responded to a call on Simmons Street Monday evening. “Fire crews were dispatched just after 6:30 Monday evening from reports of neighbors reporting smoke coming from a home on Simmons street,” Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said. Arriving crews found smoke from a kitchen fire. “Crews entered, checked for extension of fire, […]

Absentee voting likely reaching record numbers here

Mississippi is the only state that does not have early voting but that hasn’t prevented unofficial early voting in the form of absentee ballots, which has much heavier than usual. Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford said this weekend that 1,182 absentee ballots had been requested and provided, and 1,050 had already been returned to […]

Lee County Sheriff makes arrests in car burglaries

On Oct. 5 the Lee County Sheriff’s Department responded to numerous reports of car burglaries that occurred in the early morning hours in the Mooreville area. Deputies responded and took reports of each vehicle burglarized, totaling twelve vehicles. On Oct. 6 Investigators received a call from Oxford Police Department inquiring about car burglaries. Information was […]