Entries by NEMiss.News

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US Government’s Operation Warp Speed begins attempt to provide COVID-19 vaccine to public, when available

July 22,2020: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense (DoD) today announced an agreement with U.S.-based Pfizer Inc. for large-scale production and nationwide delivery of 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States following the vaccine’s successful manufacture and approval. The agreement also allows the U.S. […]

Due to Coin Shortage MS Banks Ask Consumers to Deposit, Use Spare Change

Check with your local bank about depositing coins Jackson, MS, July 17, 2020 – Time to empty out the piggy banks to help small businesses. Mississippi banks are asking consumers to deposit their spare change at their local bank or coin-cashing machines as the pandemic-related shutdowns has created a coin shortage. When COVID-19 restrictions went into […]

Temporary Regions Bank closures created local concern

Customers of the Regions Bank branch at 112 East Bankhead Street in New Albany are breathing easier after the branch re-opened a week ago, Monday, July 13. Regions customers who went to the bank the prior week were surprised, and many were concerned, to learn that the bank facility was closed, apparently with no prior […]

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Baptist Back-to-School Drive-thru fair plan announced

  NEW ALBANY, MS – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will host a free drive-through Back-to-School Fair on Saturday, July 25th. The Fair is an annual event, which Baptist has hosted for many years. This year, due to COVID-19, participants will stay in their motor vehicles and follow a designated route, as directed by police officers. […]

New Albany Fire Department early morning call-out

  NEW ALBANY, MS – At about midnight Monday/Tuesday, July 13-14, the New Albany Fire Department (NAFD) answered a call to a fire at 1026 East Bankhead. NAFD crews arrived to find considerable smoke coming from the structure. The fire was quickly extinguished. Firemen searched the interior of the house. No occupants were found. Deputy […]

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NEOWISE: A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity now available

NEOWISE, a newly discovered comet, is being photographed all over the world. In March, astronomers discovered the comet, known as Comet C2020 F3 NEOWISE. The name comes from the NASA mission (Near-Earth Object Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer) that was in the right place at the right time to discover the comet. NEOWISE, considered a fairly […]

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Several MS legislators infected with COVID-19, Reeves isolating: Covid-19 weekly summary 6JUL2020

Northeast Miss. – Several members of the Mississippi legislature have tested positive for coronavirus as the pandemic continues to surge in the state. House Speaker Phillip Gun announced yesterday that he had been infected. He said he been tested after he’d had contact with other legislators, who had tested positive for COVID-19. Gunn said in […]