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The weekly statistics are in, and statewide reports show Mississippi’s percentage increase of new cases is trending generally downward. Whether those trends are enough to withstand the reopening of the economy depends on how well Mississippians continue to practice all possible precautions. Where are we statewide? As of today, the 404 new cases reported on […]
Quickly recognizing the signs of stroke and getting immediate treatment is the message Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County (BMHUC) is emphasizing during May. May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Dr. Robert Pitcock, the Medical Director of Emergency Medicine at BMHUC, says getting to the emergency room quickly is of utmost importance if someone is experiencing stroke […]
JACKSON, MISS. – As a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded $49 million to Mississippi to support local public transit for small cities and rural communities. The CARES Act was created to provide fast and direct economic assistance for American workers, families and […]
WASHINGTON – Today, Representative Trent Kelly (R-Miss.) has launched the FARM Corps program in partnership with Mississippi Farm Bureau, Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, Mississippi National Guard, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Mississippi Veterans Affairs and other agricultural and veterans organizations. The Farm and Ranch Mission (FARM) Corps will connect willing guardsmen who are […]
New Albany, Miss., May 07, 2020- Baptist Union County in New Albany, Mississippi,today announced it has been named a 2020 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.This annual award honoring rural hospital performance is determined by the results of iVantage Health Analytics’ Hospital Strength INDEX®, which is celebrating its […]
After weeks of asserting that he had the sole authority to spend $1.25-billion in federal coronavirus relief money, Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves cried “uncle” today. Reeves had apparently hoped to follow precedents set by some former governors, who spent federal grant money without it being formally appropriated by the legislature. Last Friday, May 1, both […]
The home of Mark and Kaylyn McClinton at 309 Apple St. has received the residential “Beautification Award.” The Beautification Award is given by the New Albany Sustainability Advisory committee four times each year to homeowners who have made their homes attractive with improved landscaping. The Sustainability Committee receives an appropriation annually from the New […]
The next skirmish in the battle between the Mississippi Legislature and Governor Tate Reeves is likely to occur tomorrow afternoon at the State Capitol. However, not many knowledgeable observers expect the conflict to end tomorrow. One top-ranked Mississippi Republican told NEMISS.NEWS last week, “This is just a little preview.” The immediate conflict between Reeves and […]
We who have cats know that they think. And that it is not their fault if we are not on their wave length. But no one can know what Sylvia the cat was thinking when she left the safety of her truck in the New Albany MS Pilot. Her person/driver, Melissa Rojas of Sturgis, Michigan, […]
Predictions by public health experts about when the coronavirus pandemic would peak in Mississippi have proven wrong. It was most recently estimated that the pandemic would peak in Mississippi last week. However, new cases and deaths late last week show that the peak may still lie somewhere in the future. On April 17, the Institute […]
After 39 days of being on her own in unfamiliar territory, Sylvia the cat has been rescued. She can thank one Tupelo lady who wouldn’t give up on her and several other good people who love animals. On March 23, Melissa Rojas, a truck driver from Michigan was passing through the New Albany area. While […]
Former two-term Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has publicly intervened in the dispute between his protégé Tate Reeves and the leaders of the Mississippi Legislature. As described elsewhere today on NEMISS.NEWS and in other news sources, novice Governor Reeves is at loggerheads with Lieutenant-Governor Hosemann and House Speaker Gunn, all Republicans, regarding how $1.25-billion in CARES […]
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