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Two car accident on Highway 15, 1-2-2020/UPDATED

UPDATED:  1-2-1010 8:02 pm:  According to NAFD Deputy Chief Mark Whiteside: “In the two car motor vehicle accident on Hwy 15 South in front of George’s, both vehicles had heavy front end damage. “One patient was transported by ambulance, with the extent of injuries unknown at this time. “There was not any entrapment, but NAFD […]

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Top 2019 news stories on NAnewsweb.com

What could be one of the top northeast Mississippi news stories of 2019 started the morning of the last day of the year. Two days into the New Year public officials have still not released any details about what happened. It is known that Highway 15 between New Albany and Blue Mountain was completely closed […]

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Opinion: Second amendment dramatically affirmed

We had yet another incident earlier today, in Texas, in which a lone gunman with a firearm killed innocent people. It seems few weeks go by without a solitary gunman killing people in some public place in America. Each of these shocking events causes every thinking individual to wonder what should be done or could […]

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Hosemann’s “local option” gasoline tax

News and Commentary: What about Delbert Hosemann’s “local option” gasoline tax? Would a local option gasoline tax help fix neglected streets and rural roads and dangerous – or closed — rural bridges in northeast Mississippi? What are the chances local voters would approve such a tax in a local referendum? Those questions became more relevant […]

Houston MS wins a Levitt AMP Grant Award for 2020

HOUSTON, MS–December 20, 2019 —Today, the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation named Houston, Mississippi, as one of 20 small to mid-sized towns and cities across America to win a Levitt AMP Grant Award of $25,000 in matching funds to present a free concert series at the Legion Lake Park.The Chickasaw Development Foundation (CDF), in association […]

Emergency units answer Chestnut St. fire alarm

Several New Albany public safety units responded to a fire alarm on Chestnut St. at about 5:30 pm Wednesday, Dec. 18th. Officials have told NAnewsweb.com they do not believe there was an actual outbreak of fire. There were no injuries. The alarm was apparently initiated by smoke from something over-cooking in a home oven.

Vic Hanson on Trump: A sort of Chemotherapy

  We thought some NAnewsweb.com readers might enjoy reading a perspective on Donald Trump by a serious scholar who is accustomed to taking a “long view” of things. He is rare among distinguished American academics in that he admires Trump. Victor Davis Hanson is a “classicist,” a scholar of ancient Greek and Latin and of […]

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Auto hits building in downtown New Albany

A car ran into a building in downtown New Albany Monday evening causing some structural damage, but no injuries to people. A motorist ran into the building at 119 West Bankhead Street at about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 9. The building houses Magnolia Soap and Bath Company on the ground floor and an apartment on […]

2019 Christmas at the Museum, December 14

Mingle and Jingle with Santa, enjoys crafts and holiday refreshments on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 until 12 noon at the Union County Heritage Museum for the annual Christmas event. Part of the holiday season that has become a tradition is Christmas at the Museum. A free event to visit and take photos with Santa […]

New Albany, Union County receive multiple preservation awards

Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Directors and Department Staff were in New Albany, Oct. 24-25, for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors. A luncheon was held at the Union County Heritage Museum for the out-of-town visitors with the traditional William Faulkner fare. The group toured the restored African American Old […]

County OKs sublease of Emerald furniture building

By Lynn West Editor The Union County Board of Supervisors approved a sublease agreement with Emerald Mississippi Monday. That’s after having learned the company is not using all of its space. Officials said the company has ceased manufacturing operations here but is using some of the 200,000 square foot facility for warehousing. The sublease would […]