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PONTOTOC MS— Carl Purdon is a Pontotoc-born and reared writer who overcame severe shyness, self-doubt, and procrastination to get where he is. A life-long resident of Pontotoc County, he’s the author of six entertaining, realistic contemporary suspense fiction thrillers, all in a rural setting Pontotoc folks will immediately identify with. Critics have said he’s an […]
Tupelo MS-Wednesday morning a post was made via social media concerning a threat to area schools. The threat did not specify any individual or school, as was believed to be an isolated instance. The suspect, a 14 year old male was arrested and is now in custody at the Lee County Sheriff’s office. The Sheriff’s […]
NEW ALBANY, Miss., February 18, 2020 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County recently announced Heather Reid, BSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer. Randy White, who has served as chief nursing officer since 2011, has accepted the CNO position at Baptist DeSoto. In this role, Reid will be responsible for development and implementation of all […]
Tupelo MS – Community leaders from northeast Mississippi heard a presentation Friday morning, February 14, by the president of the Mississippi Economic Council (MEC). MEC President Scott Waller spoke to the group gathered at the Elvis Presley Birthplace Museum in Tupelo. His appearance in Tupelo was part of the “MEC 2020 Tour to Focus on Building […]
New Albany MS – Much is being written about coronavirus, some of it quite confusing, as often happens in a fast-moving event. What are some of the important points everyone should know about this new public health menace? NEMiss.news brings its readers a distillation of some pertinent facts and events. One take-away? Do not trust […]
Being Prepared is the topic of Museum Moments on Thursday, February 20, 12 noon at the Union County Heritage Museum. Union County Emergency Management Director Curt Clayton will detail the community’s effort at emergency preparedness and advise on how families should be prepared. Those who remember the 1994 Ice Storm understand what the importance of […]
Jackson MS – Pearl River waters are spilling into portions of the Jackson MS area. Many local residents can easily recall the devastating flooding of 1983, when the Pearl River rose to 39.58 feet. Though officials have slightly lowered the previously anticipated Pearl River crest to 37.5 feet from the earlier announced 38 feet, Jackson’s […]
Northeast MS – During the past five years, this website has built a base of over 20,000 regular readers, most of them in northeast Mississippi. Effective today, Saturday, February 15, 2020, it has a new domain name: NEMISS.NEWS. Since October, 2014, and until today, the domain name had been NANEWSWEB.COM. The focus of the website […]
New Albany, MS – News and Commentary: Last week’s story about the state auditor arresting six people for embezzling millions intended for the poorest people in the state was shocking for most Mississippians. The account of the case posted on this website drew nearly twice as many readers as any other single story published here […]
Wind from an afternoon thunderstorm sent a tree crashing onto a house on Ridgeland Circle about 3:30 PM, Wednesday, Feb. 12. Emergency crews from the New Albany fire, police and utility departments responded to the scene. Although the family that occupies the house was at home at the time, there were no injuries. The Union […]
The cast of characters, villains and heroes, in the Mississippi Department of Human Resources (MDHS) case seems to grow by the hour. Here’s an attempt to connect the players and what little is known thus far of the plot in this shameful drama: Mississippi state auditor’s officials were to meet Monday with FBI agents to […]
Tupelo, MS – Tupelo City Council meeting December 3, 2019, honors Vietnam-era POW, author of “TapCode.” Mayor Shelton Gives Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris the Key to the City During the December 3rd Tupelo City Council meeting, Mayor Jason Shelton honored Vietnam-era POW Col. Carlyle Harris with a key to the city. Shelton said that he […]
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