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(Does not include 24 traffic stops or medical and coroner calls) Monday, Nov. 2: 12:05 a.m. – Caller on CR 54 advised her husband is causing a disturbance and went to get a knife to cut her stuff up. 12:38 a.m. – Caller on CR 49 thinks someone is in her backyard. 8:32 a.m. […]
Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said a Blue Springs couple was taken into custody early Wednesday evening after a high-speed pursuit that at times got over 120 mph and ranged in and out of three counties. Edwards had only preliminary information because the investigation was still in its early stages Wednesday evening but said the couple are […]
Crime Stoppers of North East Mississippi and the Tupelo Police Department need your assistance in locating the person responsible for burglary of a vehicle. On 11/11/20, Tupelo Police Officers responded to a call in reference to a vehicle that had been burglarized at a local park. The suspect and vehicle pictured below are wanted for […]
COVID-19 concerns limited traditional Veterans Day programs but county schools did plan drive-through ceremonies and at least one school, New Albany Middle School, did have a socially-distanced in-person program. The guest speaker was former Naval aviator and Operation Desert Storm veteran Frank Dodds, who talked about his experiences as a jet pilot and the value […]
Avery Watson, a 6th grader in the New Albany School District, had the idea to give back to her dyslexia therapy classroom that she was a part of for three years while she was a student at New Albany Elementary School. She began by donating bracelets to be sold and also recently received a donation […]
The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) is closing the New Albany WIC Food Center. The last day for participants to pick up food packages is Nov. 25. The food center was originally scheduled to close Sept. 30 due to the lease expiring, but the […]
Governmental offices and a few businesses will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 11, in observance of Veterans Day. Garbage collection will not be affected in the city or county. No community commemoration is planned for Wednesday but schools are said to be considering virtual programs. A community program will be held in the form of a […]
New Albany police are investigating a drug store burglary that may be connected to a string of similar break-ins in the area overnight. Police Chief Chris Robertson said his department received an alarm call concerning Super Saver Drugs on West Bankhead about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. Someone apparently had gained entry into the building through a […]
The New Albany Christmas Parade will be Monday, Nov. 30, and sponsors are breaking tradition somewhat by naming an organization as grand marshal instead of an individual. This year’s grand marshal will be the Union County Library System and its staff will be honored in the parade. “We were meeting and it kind of came […]
By Jill N. Smith Director Union County Heritage Museum PFC. Howard Camp of Blue Springs, MS was one of six Union County soldiers, along with 18 other Mississippians killed on January 26, 1944, when a U.S. Navy Landing Ship Tank hit a mine in the sea near the City of Anzio, Italy, about 30 […]
City of New Albany Beautification Awards were presented Saturday morning, Nov. 7. The residential award went to the home of Shawn and Mary Scott Sanks at 301 South Central Avenue. The young couple recently renovated the property including new landscaping. The institutional award went to the Cleveland Street Church, 200 Cleveland Street. Rebecca […]
The Myrtle Fire Department responded to a cotton picker on fire just of County Road 276 this past week, near I-22. According to Myrtle Assistant Chief Lee Witt, the cotton picker was at a Young family farm. Although raising cotton nearly vanished from Union County, it appears to be making something of a comeback. This […]
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