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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County recently honored colleagues who had reached milestones in their careers at Baptist at the annual Employee Service Awards on October 12th. The total number of years of service achieved by this group of colleagues totaled 860 years. James Grantham, CEO and Administrator, presented the awards, along with Lori Goode, Director […]
Voters face confusing choices regarding MS medical marijuana Mississippi voters face confusing choices Nov. 3 about whether patients with debilitating medical conditions may use medical marijuana. More than 30 U.S. states already have medical marijuana programs. There are two competing ballot initiatives about medical marijuana on the Mississippi ballot. Initiative 65 would make medical marijuana […]
(Does not include 59 traffic stops or medical or coroner calls) Monday, Oct. 12: 9:22 a.m. – One light brown cow in ditch on CR 50 at CR 59. 9:43 a.m. – Caller on Wooddale Street advised that her sister is at her house acting a clown and she is either going to quiet […]
Some unwanted “help” at a house fire Tuesday could have resulted in injury and increased property damage. While there is a natural tendency to help on the part of many people, fire officials stress that firefighting should totally be left up to the professionals. “We had a person come on our scene and turned our […]
The Union County Board of Supervisors have contracted with Tiger Correctional to provide all the meals at the Union County Jail in an effort to save money and make administration easier. Board President Randy Owen said the cost per meal will vary by number of prisoners but that the plan will save money. In the […]
Update: A house fire on Cleveland Street about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday may have had an unusual cause. Also, that fire was soon followed by a second house fire not too many blocks away. First, the department responded to heavy smoke in the residence at 602 Cleveland St. after the occupants called about smelling smoke. Fire […]
Quick work by the New Albany Fire Department kept a small fire from turning into a full-blown blaze about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. The department responded to heavy smoke in the residence at 602 Cleveland St. after the occupants called about smelling smoke. Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said the first one on the scene got the […]
Admiral Ernest J. King was probably the most despised officer in the United States Navy, a mean SOB. He was brilliant, arrogant, hard-working, brutally honest, abusive to subordinates and devilishly charming — when it suited him. King was often a heavy drinker and a notorious womanizer, particularly with the wives of officers under his command. […]
(New Albany, MS, October 2020) New Albany Main Street Association invites everyone to SHOP the BLOCK for CHARITY on the Trick or Treat Trail. Participating Main Street partners will be open for late night shopping from 5-8pm on Friday, October 30th. The theme is TRICK OR TREAT TRAIL which means costumes, candy, and […]
The law enforcement saturation patrol that blanketed Union County Friday netted nearly 30 arrests and officers wrote nearly 250 tickets during the eight-hour event. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said, after meeting with those involved, “There were 27 total arrests.” Eight of the arrests were felony arrests involving 14 felony charges. “There were 16 DUIs and 242 […]
Tupelo — Bonnie Johnson , 95, died Sunday October 18, 2020, at Diversicare in Tupelo. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo.
Celebrating Archaeology Month in Union County, the Ingomar Mound event is set this Saturday, Oct. 24, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at the 63-acre site on County Road 96 south of New Albany. Activities at the free event include an archaeologist on site helping with object identification, mound tours, demonstration of making cordage, ancient weapons […]
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