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Michigan trucker seeking cat lost at New Albany Pilot

A trucker passing through New Albany last week is hoping someone can help her reconnect with her cat, who escaped from her truck in New Albany. At the time of this posting, the driver, Melissa Rojas, is back home in Michigan. She has not yet received any further information about her missing traveling companion. Keep […]

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MS Covid-19 update 4APR20: no new NE MS deaths

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from  the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new or […]

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Full service New Albany restaurants open for take out

Most full-service restaurants in New Albany are serving their customers with carry-out or drive-through service. Those that are doing so and their hours of service are:   Ciao Chow 100 E. Bankhead 662-224-4279 Carry out service Thursday–Saturday,5-8 pm   Cracker Barrel 319 Coulter Dr.  662-539-7034 Carry out service daily, 8 am-8 pm   ElAgave Mexican […]

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MS Covid-19 update 2APR20: 3 0f 4 deaths in Northeast MS

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from  the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. County case numbers and deaths may change as investigation finds new […]

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Red wine or white on the first day of April?

The two blue pipes have been sticking up on the west side of the Tallahatchie Gourmet parking lot in New Albany for a long time. The first day of April seemed a good time to discover their purpose and put them to use. And the discovery couldn’t have come at a better time with social […]

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Reeves finally orders statewide Shelter-in-Place for MS

Late Wednesday afternoon, April 1, Governor Tate Reeves finally signed a new executive order establishing a statewide shelter-in-place for Mississippi. For weeks Reeves has claimed such strong action was not warranted. He had issued several statements that were contradictory and non-specific, saying one thing one day and something very different the next day.  During the […]

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Drive through coronavirus testing available all three Friendship Clinics

Northeast MS -The three Friendship Medical Clinics in Lee, Pontotoc and Union counties are offering coronavirus testing on a “drive-through” basis. The persons getting the tests do not leave their automobiles. The lab personnel doing the testing remain outside the clinic buildings, operating from tents, and do not pass back-and -forth, in-and-out, of the buildings, […]

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MS Covid-19 Update: April 1, 2020

About the case count: The MS Department of Health currently updates its map and statistics each morning with test results from  the previous day that were reported by 6:00 PM that day. Outside laboratories also report positive test results, which are included the totals. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports about noon daily, using […]

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How many will COVID-19 kill?

Will the coronavirus kill 2.2-million Americans within the next six months? Or will only a million people die of the new virus before it runs it course in 12 to 18 months? How many Mississippians will die and how many will perish in the counties of Northeast Mississippi? The answer to those questions will largely […]

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