Entries by NEMiss.News

NAES receives New York Life Foundation grant to support grieving students

    New Albany Elementary School has been designated a “Grief-Sensitive School” by the New York Life Foundation, receiving a $500 grant to help create a bereavement support plan and encourage ongoing staff development as part of the national Grief-Sensitive Schools Initiative. Schools confront issues of grief and loss every day: 1 in 15 U.S. […]

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Middle school principal named to state advisory council

Paul Henry, Principal of New Albany Middle School, has been selected to be a member of the State Superintendent of Education’s Principal Advisory Council. The purpose of the Council is to hear directly from principals on a regular basis regarding any issues facing educators, as well as allow principals to provide feedback on the initiatives […]

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Tom Miles & Sam Creekmore bill on mandated testing

  Subject: Bills filed to address State testing for this school year From: Representative Tom Miles and Representative Sam Creekmore On January 7th, Representative Sam Creekmore and Representative Tom Miles filed bills in the House of Representatives addressing the mandated graduation and subject testing of our students. The bills would exempt our schools from all state […]

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Baptist Union County Begins Next Phase of COVID-19 Vaccines

  WHAT:   Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to health care professionals and adults 75 years of age and older in the community.  Appointments are required and limited, and can be scheduled by calling 662-538-2118.  Participants will be monitored for 15 minutes after receiving the vaccine.  The Moderna, Inc. vaccine, which was […]

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Union County E-911 calls from Dec. 28-Jan. 3

  (Does not include 11 traffic stops and medical and coroner calls) Monday, Dec. 28: 3:06 a.m. – Caller on CR 251 reported a dark gray small car in caller’s yard. Wants someone to check them out. Address in Lee Co. 5:39 a.m. – Caller on CR 165 advised a black male walking around in […]

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Watson will lead board of supervisors this coming year

District 5 Supervisor Steve Watson will preside over the Union County Board of Supervisors for the coming year. District 2 Supervisor Chad Coffey will be vice-president. The change came Monday at the board’s first meeting of the year. The board traditionally elected a president for the full four-year term for many years but when this […]

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Sheriff’s deputy injured going from one wreck to another

Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said one of his deputies, Tanner Golding, was slightly injured leaving one accident scene and responding to another about 6:30 p.m. Thursday. “He was at a wreck on Hwy. 30 West and handed it over to the Highway Patrol when they gave out another wreck on 178 at Myrtle,” the […]

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