Entries by NEMiss.News

You now have an opportunity to SCORE in northeast MS

New Albany, MS– Yes, SCORE is finally coming to us in northeast MS. Formerly known as the Service Corp Of Retired Executives, SCORE is a non-profit extension of the Small Business Administration.  Since 1964, SCORE has been offering free mentoring, seminars and peer to peer roundtable discussions to new or prospective small business owners, or […]

Circuit clerks ready for election

New Albany, MS– Election officials in all 82 Mississippi counties were finishing preparations today for the 2016 general election to be held tomorrow, Nov. 8th. The Union County Election Commission and Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford and her staff worked at the county courthouse Monday to be sure voting machines and all else are […]

Cracker Barrel construction to start soon in New Albany

New Albany, MS– The company contracted to build the new Cracker Barrel Restaurant on the northwest side of New Albany has paid for and received a building permit from the City of New Albany. Ideal Company, a Clayton, Ohio, construction firm paid, $4,114 on Monday, Nov. 7, to the City of New Albany, for a […]

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Luncheon with Books to host Square Books

Friends of the Library will sponsor Luncheon with Books Tuesday, November 15, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Representatives from Square Books in Oxford will discuss new publications and make recommendations for Christmas gifts. The Tallahatchie Arts Council will furnish a light lunch beginning at 11:30 AM.

Barbara Owens to retire after 50 years at Baptist Union County

Barbara Owens, the administrative director of Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County, is retiring this month after 50 years of service at the award-winning hospital. When she first went to work in an entry-level ward secretary job in 1966, Owens was still a teenager. The facility was then known as Union County General Hospital. It was […]

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NAES second annual Boosterthon is coming soon

New Albany, MS- Chloe Street, PTO President at New Albany Elementary School, announces 2nd Annual Boosterthon. New Albany Elementary School’s big fundraiser is about to kick off! This is the school’s second year to do the boosterthon.  We set our goal at $20,000 last year and we met that goal. This year we have set the […]

AG’s investigator speaks on cyber threats to children

New Albany, MS-  Union County and New Albany public school teachers, administrators and parents learned about the dangers to young people of various digital communications platforms Tuesday evening, Nov. 1. Among those present were Union County Superintendent of Education Ken Basil and UC Assistant Superintendent Windy Faulkner. Lecia Stubblefield Director of Curriculum, Federal Programs and […]