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Northeast MS – Nathan Burl Cain, who will be 78 years old on July 2, has been nominated to head the troubled Mississippi Department of Corrections. The appointment was announced yesterday by Governor Tate Reeves at his daily press conference. Controversial dealings in previous job A controversial figure for many years, Cain resigned at age 74 […]
New Albany, MS – Union County’s oldest remaining industry, Master-Bilt, is closing its New Albany plant within the next five months. The announcement came Tuesday morning in a press release from the company and a representative said no other information was immediately available. “Refrigerated Solutions Group today announced that after a full review of its […]
Jackson MS: The first African-American to play football at Ole Miss died today in Jackson. Robert Jerry “Gentle Ben” Williams was the first black football player at the University of Mississippi, in 1971. He still holds the Ole Miss record with 37 sacks, 18 in single season. He was the first Ole Miss African-American […]
New Albany MS Downward percentages continue both statewide for and locally, for Northeast Mississippi. Though, as expected, raw numbers of new cases and deaths continue to climb, the percentage of increase in new cases and deaths has declined. This is good news and will be even better news if it continues apace. 5-11-2020 to 5-18-2020 […]
New Albany, MS – In our New Albany MS home, nostalgia for good ole days does not include our “ole” internet or power service.
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Melanoma is a particularly dangerous form of skin cancer. May has several annual recognitions throughout the month. One of the most important is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention. What is a melanoma? Is it dangerous? Melanoma is a type of skin cancer […]
Nineteen days after Governor Tate Reeves’ “Safer at Home” order became public, it appears that much of Northeast Mississippi believes “Business as Usual” is the executive order in effect. Parking lots are jammed, few masks are being used (even fewer are being used correctly) and many folks are paying no heed to social distancing precautions. […]
The full range of hospital services is again available at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County (BMHUC). Elective surgeries and other non-emergency procedures had been deferred for several weeks under COVID-19 guidelines. Those restrictions are now lifted. “Baptist Hospital is open for business,” said Dr. H. F. Mason, BMHUC’s Chief Medical Officer. “We want everyone to know […]
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 […]
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