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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 […]
A self-described Union County boy is coming back home and bringing a thriving furniture manufacturing company and 150 or more jobs with him. This past week Fusion Furniture Inc. began formally recruiting employees for its new New Albany facility in the former Emerald Mississippi complex on Denmill Road. President and minority owner – and also […]
A heavy presence of about 60 law enforcement officers throughout the county Friday night resulted in a series of felony arrests, DUI charges, people with outstanding charges being taken into custody and at least one high-speed chase with weapons involved. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards organized the operation. “We haven’t had a saturation patrol in some time […]
Union County residents are reminded they can get free Medicare Part D prescription drug counseling through the open enrollment period that ends Dec. 7. This is the time anyone can sign up for a plan or change plans without penalty The program is sponsored by the Union County Board of Supervisors, Three Rivers Planning and […]
New Albany High School will celebrate homecoming week next week, culminating with activities Friday. The week will begin with traditional dress-up days in which students dress according to themes. Monday, Oct. 19, will be Mathlete vs. Athlete, or Nerd vs. Jock. Tuesday will be Rapper, Rocker or Cowboy Day. Wednesday will be Hero vs. Villain […]
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