Entries by NEMiss.News

Baptist Union County: nation’s only hospital to achieve all Quest Award quality measures two years running

NEW ALBANY, MS- On June 1, 2016, Premier, Inc. recognized Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County with the Quest® Award for High-Value Healthcare for providing outstanding patient care. Only three hospitals in the nation received the award for achieving top performance in all of the areas measured in Premier’s Quest collaborative, including: Cost and efficiency Inpatient and outpatient evidence-based […]

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New Albany checks in from the Republican Convention/ Update III

Sue Morrison, current President of the Union County Republican Women’s Club, is one of Mississippi’s delegates to the Republican National Convention, now underway in Cleveland, Ohio. Morrison provided NAnewsweb.com with photos from the convention’s early activities. We will update this article periodically, as we receive information and/or photos from her. Republican National Convention, 2016 (click […]

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New Albany takes advantage of chance to sign up locally for MS’s cell phone “No-Call List”

Twenty or so people came to the Union County Courthouse this morning to sign up for Mississippi’s new “No-Call List” for cell phones. Before a Public Service Commission (PSC) order earlier this month, only land-line phones could be placed on the No Call list in Mississip. Now solicitation calls and text messages are subject to the jurisdiction […]

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Union County Fair emphasizes breast cancer awareness

Thursday night of the Fair was “A Fair Fight Against Breast Cancer” night. Breast cancer awareness was the (hot pink) ticket at the Union County Fair Thursday evening. An evening for learning about breast cancer, honoring victims, survivors and caretakers and competing to raise funds for breast cancer awareness, and maybe even winning a prize. […]

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How to bid on autos confiscated by police

This information was provided by New Albany Police Chief, Chris Robertson: This is the website that our local people can go to to participate in the auction of our confiscated vehicles. We will have nine vehicles to auction off as soon as we get them loaded to the site.  

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It’s Time for Back to School Immunizations

While the end of summer seems a long time away, the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reminds parents that state law requires kids to be immunized against childhood diseases to enter public or private school, Head Start or daycare. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 95 percent of parents nationwide […]

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School supply lists for 2016-2017 school year

Attached are supply lists by grade for New Albany Elementary School and New Albany Middle School  for the 2016-2017 school year. NAES Grades K-5:SUPPLYLISTS2016 (2) Sixth grade list:NAMS 2016-2017 6th grade Supply list Seventh grade list:NAMS 7th Grade Supplies 2016 Eighth grade list: NAMS 8th grade supply list 2016-17 For Back-to-School Immunization requirements: Melanie Shannon Public […]

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County Supervisors discuss taxes and tents, July 11th

Items related to property tax assessments and collections dominated the Monday, July 11, meeting of the Union County Board of Supervisors. County Collector and Assessor Randy Dunnam delivered the new “land rolls,” the catalogue of county taxable property and its assessed value, to the supervisors. Dunnam said the total assessment did not vary much from […]

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New Albany Police Department arrests seven on narcotics charges

New Albany, MS- The information below was provided by the New Albany Police Department regarding recent narcotics arrests in New Albany: 06/21/2016 Derrick R. Hicks    Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent (approximately 4 grams) Address: 2276 Hwy. 178, Blue Springs Ms. D.O.B.  02/03/1970     46 yrs, old Bond is set at $50,000.00 Stopped for a traffic violation on […]

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Myrtle author Donald Dorman to be at museum

On Tuesday, July 12th, at 12 noon, the Union County Heritage Museum will host author Donald Dorman, who will give a Book Talk and be signing his book, Then I Am Strong-Coming of Age in Myrtle, Mississippi. There will be a light lunch, courtesy of the Museum Guild at 11:30 AM. Jill N. Smith Director […]

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