Entries by NEMiss.News

New ownership at Union Lumber Company

After 117 years of continuous operation by the family that originally founded it, Union Lumber Company of New Albany is under new ownership. Hugh Stephens, Jr., grandson of Edgar J. Stephens, Sr., who founded Union Lumber in 1902, handled the sale of the company to Terry R. Young of New Albany. The sale was closed […]

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Clerk’s office getting ready for tomorrow’s vote

Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford and Election Commissioner Wes Creighton are shown Monday morning, August 5, as they prepare for Tuesday’s primary elections. Steel ballot boxes for some of Union County’s 20 precincts are seen on the floor with them. Candidates will be chosen in both Democratic and Republican primaries on Tuesday, August 6. […]

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Rants & Reasons blog: Primary election picks

New Albany MS- NAnewsweb blogger gives a few election picks. In 1955 James Plemon Coleman, a former Mississippi Supreme Court justice, then serving as state attorney-general, ran for governor. The conventional wisdom then was that a gubernatorial candidate had to have the endorsement of his home town newspaper to stand any chance of winning. The […]

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Main Street calls for 2019 Riverfest arts entries

August 4, 2019-New Albany MS:  New Albany Main Street Association is calling for entries for the 2019 Tallahatchie Riverfest’s ARTS MARKET and Marketplace. The venues will be held on Saturday, September 28th. Artists, makers, creators, and vendors of all sorts are welcome to stop by the Main Street office, 135 E. Bankhead Street, to pick […]

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CJ Bright is candidate for Third District Supervisor

CJ Bright is announcing his candidacy as a Republican for the Third District Supervisor of Union County. Mr. Bright makes his home with his wife Abby and three children Ray (15), Annie Bine (8), and Heidi (18 months), on a cattle farm in the North Haven Community. CJ is self-employed as a residential and commercial […]

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A Go Fund Me account announced for Dudley

A  Go-Fund-Me account for Dudley, the hero dog, was announced Friday afternoon in New Albany. Dudley saved his family from serious injury or death during a home fire Tuesday night, July 30th, on Barksdale Street in New Albany. Dudley is said to be continuing to recover at a new Albany veterinary clinic. He is eating, […]

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Glenda Conlee, 76

Glenda Conlee October 18, 1942 – August 1, 2019   New Albany—Glenda Dale Provence Conlee, 76, died Thursday, August 1, 2019, at University Hospital in Birmingham, AL. She was born October 18, 1942, to Jim and Mildred Shettles Provence. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in New Albany. She was retired from […]

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Boman seeks reelection as Union County Coroner

Pam Boman, a Democrat, is seeking reelection to the job of Union County Coroner. She has performed that job for six years. Prior to being elected coroner, she served our community for many years as an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) worker. “As an EMS worker, I shed tears, shared memories, and built good working relationships […]

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Our Hero Dog Dudley is better today

Here’s an update on our hero dog, Dudley. Yes, his name is Dudley, and here is what I have to report. At 8:30 this morning I went by the veterinarian office and spoke with them. Dudley is having a better day today than yesterday. He is not out of the woods yet, but he is […]

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Barbara Ann Williams Rowe, 80

Barbara Ann Williams Rowe November 13, 1938 – July 30, 2019 Barbara Ann Williams Rowe, 80, passed away on July 30, 2019, after battling an extended illness. She lived a rich life blessed with family and friends and will be greatly missed and always loved. Barbara was born on November 13, 1938 to Harvey and […]

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Family dog saves lives of its human family members

A family dog may have saved his human family from death or serious injury in a house fire Tuesday evening. The fire was at 1024 Barksdale Drive in New Albany. The dog itself was injured during the blaze. The man of the house was in the shower when the family pet pushed open the bathroom […]

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