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[su_quote]” The reason you will not say it is, when you say it, even to yourself, you will know that it is true.” –William Faulkner, “As I Lay Dying”[/su_quote] Almost fifty years ago I was privileged to serve on the staff of then one of America’s most respected and beloved statesmen, Mississippi’s Senator […]
This November, Mississippi voters will face a complicated ballot that will require more decisions than who is going into what political office. By now, most people know they will be voting on a president along with other state and local officials in November However, three other measures have been added to that ballot that may […]
New Albany, MS – One suspect in the June 5th burglary of a downtown New Albany firearms store has been arrested in Memphis and returned to New Albany for prosecution. Dontravius Adams, age 27, was arrested in Memphis and brought back to New Albany. He was arraigned in Union County Justice Court on multiple […]
July 22,2020: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense (DoD) today announced an agreement with U.S.-based Pfizer Inc. for large-scale production and nationwide delivery of 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States following the vaccine’s successful manufacture and approval. The agreement also allows the U.S. […]
Check with your local bank about depositing coins Jackson, MS, July 17, 2020 – Time to empty out the piggy banks to help small businesses. Mississippi banks are asking consumers to deposit their spare change at their local bank or coin-cashing machines as the pandemic-related shutdowns has created a coin shortage. When COVID-19 restrictions went into […]
NEW ALBANY, Miss., July 20, 2020 – Trinity Walls, RN, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an award given in appreciation of the work nurses do. Walls, a nurse in the Women’s Center, was nominated by multiple patients. Nurses like Walls are nominated by patients, families, […]
COVID-19 Week of July 14 – July 20, 2020 STATEWIDE MISSISSIPPI Mississippi had 7209 new COVID-19 cases and 108 new deaths this week, for a total of 43,889 cases and 1358 deaths since reporting began on March 11, 2020. These reports represent an increases of 19.7% in cases and 8.6% in deaths. This compares to […]
Customers of the Regions Bank branch at 112 East Bankhead Street in New Albany are breathing easier after the branch re-opened a week ago, Monday, July 13. Regions customers who went to the bank the prior week were surprised, and many were concerned, to learn that the bank facility was closed, apparently with no prior […]
NEW ALBANY, MS – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will host a free drive-through Back-to-School Fair on Saturday, July 25th. The Fair is an annual event, which Baptist has hosted for many years. This year, due to COVID-19, participants will stay in their motor vehicles and follow a designated route, as directed by police officers. […]
COVID-19 Week of July 6 – July 13, 2020 STATEWIDE MISSISSIPPI Mississippi had 5423 new COVID-19 cases and 136 new deaths this week, for a total of 36,680 cases and 1250 deaths since reporting began on March 11, 2020. These reports represent an increases of 17.3%in cases and 12.2% in deaths. This compares […]
NEW ALBANY, MS – At about midnight Monday/Tuesday, July 13-14, the New Albany Fire Department (NAFD) answered a call to a fire at 1026 East Bankhead. NAFD crews arrived to find considerable smoke coming from the structure. The fire was quickly extinguished. Firemen searched the interior of the house. No occupants were found. Deputy […]
NEW ALBANY, MS – “COVID is not going to go away,” a prominent northeast Mississippi physician told NEMISS.NEWS last week. “I suspect it is going to be one of the illnesses, such as the flu, ordinary head colds and strep, which we will have to deal with from now on,” said Dr. Shane Scott […]
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