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MS Health Dept. warns it’s West Nile virus season

New Albany, MS- Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports two new human case of West Nile virus (WNV) for 2019, bringing the state total to five this year. The new cases were reported in Forrest and Lamar counties. Three previous cases were reported in Smith, Hinds and Copiah counties in July. In […]

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One killed in Sunday motorcycle accident

A Union County man was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday evening on Highway 15 near Ingomar. Kelley Akin, born in 1958, was killed at approximately 8:45 p.m. Sunday, August 11, when his motorcycle collided with a motor vehicle. The accident occurred a short distance south of the intersection of Highway 15 and County Road […]

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2019-2020 Back-to-School Health Fair: alas, no snow

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County hosted the 2019-2020 Back-to-School Health Fair on Saturday morning August 10, 2019. The ever-popular event gets kids off to a good start, healthwise, with a variety of health screenings (eyes, ears, height, weight, blood pressure, etc). Additionally, lots of pertinent health care and safety information is available for parents to consider. […]

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Kelly, Sullivan Introduce VA-DOD Shared Medical Facilities Act of 2019

WASHINGTON – U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (R-MS), in coordination with U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK), introduced the VA-DOD Shared Medical Facilities Act of 2019, which authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DOD) to enter into agreements with one another for planning, design, construction and leasing of shared medical facilities. […]

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Union County 2019 Primary Election results

The 2019 Primary Election results for Union County MS are as follows. In the Union County Sheriff’s race, incumbent Democrat Jimmy Edwards had 1954 votes (76.24%) against Danny Dillard’s 592 votes (23.15%) in the Democrat primary. Edwards will face Ashley Kidd (R) , 2601 votes (55.67%), who defeated (R)  Brandon Garrett, 1970 votes (42.17%) in […]

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New ownership at Union Lumber Company

After 117 years of continuous operation by the family that originally founded it, Union Lumber Company of New Albany is under new ownership. Hugh Stephens, Jr., grandson of Edgar J. Stephens, Sr., who founded Union Lumber in 1902, handled the sale of the company to Terry R. Young of New Albany. The sale was closed […]

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Clerk’s office getting ready for tomorrow’s vote

Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford and Election Commissioner Wes Creighton are shown Monday morning, August 5, as they prepare for Tuesday’s primary elections. Steel ballot boxes for some of Union County’s 20 precincts are seen on the floor with them. Candidates will be chosen in both Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, August 6. […]

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Rants & Reasons blog: Primary election picks

New Albany MS- NAnewsweb blogger gives a few election picks. In 1955 James Plemon Coleman, a former Mississippi Supreme Court justice, then serving as state attorney-general, ran for governor. The conventional wisdom then was that a gubernatorial candidate had to have the endorsement of his home town newspaper to stand any chance of winning. The […]

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Main Street calls for 2019 Riverfest arts entries

August 4, 2019-New Albany MS:  New Albany Main Street Association is calling for entries for the 2019 Tallahatchie Riverfest’s ARTS MARKET and Marketplace. The venues will be held on Saturday, September 28th. Artists, makers, creators, and vendors of all sorts are welcome to stop by the Main Street office, 135 E. Bankhead Street, to pick […]

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