Entries by NEMiss.News

New Albany firemen quickly extinguish house fire

New Albany Fire Department responded to a fire call in the 600 block of North Street approximately 9PM Friday evening, March 10th.  Firefighters arriving on the scene found a fire inside a duplex at the location. When the above photograph was taken at 9:35PM, the fire had been extinguished and firefighters were venting smoke from […]

Annual Dancing with The King weekend begins March 24

The annual Dancing With The King weekend will be held at The Summit Center in Tupelo, March 24-26. Elvis tour, sock hop, amateur and professional competitions to Elvis tunes, ballroom dancing, etc. all come together for a weekend of fun and dance. If you love Dancing With The Stars, you’ll love Dancing With The KingTM, […]

County board: no Union County bridges to be closed

New Albany, MS– No rural bridges in Union County are among the 100 in Mississippi the federal government has ruled must be closed because they are unsafe. Last week the Federal Highway Administration announced that 100 bridges around Mississippi must be closed because they are dangerous. Some elements in the state legislature have proposed selling […]

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Museum Moments continues MS statehood celebration, March 16

Mississippi: 200 Years of Statehood, Treasurers of the Archive is the topic of March Museum Moments, Thursday, March 16, at the Union County Heritage Museum. Jennifer Ford, professor and head of special collections at the University of Mississippi, J.D. William library, will tell about the collection as related to the history of Mississippi that is […]

Final qualifier completes New Albany city election slate

The final candidate for this year’s city election tossed his hat in the ring mere minutes before the closing bell rang on qualifiers for the May 2nd municipal election. Jerry Shiverdecker qualified as a Democrat to run for the Alderman-at-Large position. With four candidates qualified, the Alderman-at-Large job has the most qualifiers in the election. There […]

New Albany Fire Dept. and McDonald’s celebrate Dr. Seuss

The New Albany Fire Department and the New Albany McDonald’s restaurant are celebrating Dr. Seuss in a community service event Thursday, March 9th. Theodor Seuss Geisel ( March 2, 1904 – September 24, 1991) was an American writer, cartoonist, animator, book publisher, and artist best known for authoring children’s books under the pen name Dr. Seuss. His work […]

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Library news & schedule for March 2017

The Jennie Stephens Smith library had 3457 visitors for the month of February and issued 53 new library cards. The scheduled events for the Coker Speck Auditorium is as follows: March   2    5:45 PM     Girl Scouts March   7    2 PM          Tanglefoot Christian Educators 5 PM           Union County Literacy Council March   8   10 AM         The Book […]

Baptist Memorial Hospital-UC welcomes new physician

New Albany, MS- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County announced the addition of Rowland M. Roberson, M.D., to its staff. He is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon with expertise in joint replacements. Roberson completed his undergraduate degree in biochemistry at the University of Mississippi and went on to attend medical school at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine—completing […]

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NAPD Chief speaks to NAMS students

New Albany, MS- Chief Chris Robertson with the New Albany Police Department spoke to eighth grade students at New Albany Middle School on Thursday, February 23 about crimes regarding cell phone use.  This presentation is a part of the abstinence only education program conducted by school nurses each school year. Melanie Shannon – New Albany School […]

Baptist Union County to host free luncheon to educate community about end-of-life issues

NEW ALBANY, MISS., March 2, 2017 – On Thursday, March 23 at noon, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will host a free luncheon and discussion, open to the public, which aims to educate attendees about end-of-life issues including life planning and palliative care. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses, focused on […]