Entries by NEMiss.News

Reed’s Market to open soon in New Albany

It won’t be long. Day-by-day, New Albany is getting closer to the opening of a new grocery supermarket. “We want to be sure everything is perfect before we open,” David Reed of Reed’s Market told NAnewsweb.com late Thursday afternoon. “Sometime in August” is as specific as Reed would get when asked when he expected the large modern grocery store […]

PSC Chairman Presley holds natural gas hearing in New Albany

About 35 people attended a hearing Thursday afternoon in New Albany regarding expanding natural gas service to rural parts of Union and neighboring counties. Public Service Commission Chairman Brandon Presley conducted a hearing in the courtroom of the Union County Courthouse regarding  a proposal to extend  natural gas service to about 150 rural customers in […]

Public Service Commission to hold public hearing in New Albany

Presley to Hold Public Hearing Regarding New Albany Natural Gas Expansion Nettleton, Mississippi – Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley will hold a public hearing regarding a request by the City of New Albany to expand their natural gas service to 150 new customers located in rural areas between Myrtle, Potts Camp, and West Union. The public hearing will […]

Priority Ambulance to begin serving Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County announced on July 17th that it has entered into a partnership with Priority Ambulance to provide all patient medical transport services to the hospital, and it will serve as Union County’s emergency 9-1-1 service provider starting on August 15. Priority Ambulance is a national company headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, that provides […]

MS Health Department warns of West Nile virus in state/UPDATED 7-25-17

UPDATED 7-25-2017:  The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports seven new human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in the last week, bringing the state total to 10 for 2017. The reported cases are in Covington, Hinds (3), Humphreys, Leflore and Perry counties. So far this year cases have been reported in Covington, Forrest […]

Supervisors hear of ambulance service changes, July 17, 2017

The Union County Board of Supervisors learned about coming changes in local ambulance service during its Monday morning, July 17th, meeting. “We are in the planning on making a change to our ambulance program,” Walter Grace, CEO and administrator of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County told the board. “As you know, the hospital operates an ambulance […]

“Sacred Sites Surround Us” exhibit opens Thursday at museum

When settlers first arrived in what would become Union County in the 1830s, one of the first priorities was building churches. An exhibit, Sacred Sites Surround Us,  at the Union County Heritage Museum will open Thursday, July 20, 12 noon with  guest speaker Jack Elliott, Mississippi historian.  Lunch, provided by the Historic Northside Garden Club, will be […]

Dining options continue to increase in New Albany

Dining options in New Albany, MS, continue to increase. With the opening of The Rainey and the re-opening of Latham’s Hamburger Inn, New Albany now has two more reasons to come visit its historic downtown. With these new additions, New Albany has a total of nine restaurants within walking disstance of one anothere. From depression-era […]

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Two from New Albany attend Culinary Boot Camp

Mikael-Olivia Knowlton, a rising senior and a culinary arts student, at New Albany High School, attended a Culinary Boot Camp at Ocean Springs High School June 19-22.  Top performing ProStart high school culinary students from across the state attended the intensive training program that exposed them to various ethnic cuisines. A major goal of the […]

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Summer Reading Project Workshop to offer assistance to NAMS students

“Summer Reading Round-Up” New Albany Elementary School and New Albany Middle School will host a SUMMER READING PROJECT WORKSHOP July 17-21 from 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon each day AT NEW ALBANY MIDDLE SCHOOL. Students entering grades 3-8 that need assistance with completing their summer reading project are encouraged to attend. Elementary and middle school […]