Entries by NEMiss.News

2019 Ecru Peach Festival a big success 

The second annual Ecru Peach Festival Saturday, June 15, was a big success with good attendance, great fun and  perfect mild weather with low humidity. It was the place to be Saturday and Saturday night. Visitors from around North Mississippi and a few from nearby states made the small former railroad town at the Pontotoc/Union […]

Main Street Brings Competitive Events to Freedom Fest

New Albany Main Street is bringing two fun, competitive events to Freedom Fest weekend. On Saturday, June 29, during the first annual Blackberry Jubilee, there will be the Smoke on the Water grill competition and an ACL (American Cornhole League) regional tournament. Smoke on the Water is open to anyone who enjoys grilling. Main Street […]

Ballroom Dance has come to New Albany!

Northeast Mississippi Chapter #6125 New Albany   Every day brings a chance for you to draw in a breath, kick off your shoes, and dance.” – Oprah Winfrey   SUMMER SPECIAL JULY-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER  Any dancer who has not attended one of our monthly dances will be admitted free!   FREE Weekly Beginner Ballroom Lessons!   Upcoming Monday […]

Virgil Herring, 91

Virgil Herring June 30, 1927 – June 14, 2019   Virgil Herring Blue Springs-Virgil Victor Herring, 91, died Friday, June 14, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County. He was born June 30, 1927, in Union County to Troy and Mary Dunlap Herring. He was a member of Center Hill Baptist Church. He graduated from […]

Ecru Peach Festival–Saturday June 15!

Ecru, Mississippi, located at the Union-Pontotoc County line will have its annual Peach Festival tomorrow, Saturday, June 15, 2019. The 2019 Ecru Peach Festival events start at 8 a.m. and go until 10 p.m. Last year was the first Ecru Peach Festival, and it was a big success. There will be a plenty of great […]

Mary Yvonne Brooks, 82

Mary Yvonne Brooks July 16, 1936 – June 12, 2019   Mary Yvonne Graham Brooks, 82, passed away Wednesday, June 12, 2019 at Union County Health and Rehab in New Albany. She was born July 16, 1936 in Prentiss County to Jessie Sylvester Graham and Alma Lou White Graham. She was a homemaker and a […]

William “Bill” Roy Long, 69

William “Bill” Roy Long February 14, 1950 – June 8, 2019 William R. ‘Bill’ Long, 69, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, after a brief illness. He was born in Greenville, MS., on February 14, 1950, to Ray and Camilia Hollis Long, who preceded him in death. Bill was a graduate of Greenville High School […]

June 2019 Beautification award winners named

New Albany, MS – The home of Thurman and Annette Coleman at 406 Oak Street in New Albany has been selected for the Beautification Award for the second quarter of 2019. Thurman Coleman said Harbin Nesbit helps him keep the yard looking good. The New Albany Sustainability Committee makes the selection of the home to […]

Peggy Garrison, 80

Peggy Garrison November 16, 1938 – June 10, 2019   A private family service was held on Wednesday, June 12, 2019. https://www.unitedfuneralservice.com/obituaries/Peggy-Garrison/#!/Obituary

Mosley, West garner UCDA awards, MS & Union County discussed

New Albany, MS – Union County discussed, awards given at UCDA banquet. The speaker at Monday night’s annual Union County Development Association (UCDA) banquet gave a vivid, fact-based description of the opportunities — and hazards — Union County faces. Good and bad in Union County Eighty-four people dined on salad, lasagna, and cake and listened […]

UCDA speaker’s words are right on the money

Meridian writer Bill Crawford was recruited by UCDA Executive Director Phil Nanney to be the speaker for this year’s UCDA Banquet. We’ve known Crawford slightly for 23 years and thought him an excellent choice. He did not disappoint. His remarks about what is good — and what is disturbing — about Union County and Mississippi, […]

FREEDOM FEST weekend wants YOU!

New Albany, MS – FREEDOM FEST weekend is coming, and we want you! Those are the words of Freedom Fest planners, Billye Jean Stroud and Tracy Vainisi.  (See sign-up links below) “We want teams for the grill competition, SMOKE on the WATER, and anyone who would like to participate in an American Cornhole League (ACL) […]