Entries by NEMiss.News

Mississippi Power to Suspend Gasification at Kemper County Power Plant

MS Public Service Commission news release JACKSON, Mississippi – On June 28th, Mississippi Power Company notified the Mississippi Public Service Commission that it will immediately suspend lignite coal gasification operations at its Kemper County facility; the plant will continue operating as a natural gas plant. Last week, the Mississippi Public Service Commission moved to have Mississippi Power Company […]

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East Union teams win at state TRAC Bridge Building Challenge

Jackson, Miss.—Middle and high school students from around the state recently competed in the annual Transportation and Civil Engineering (TRAC™) Bridge Building Challenge at the Clyde Muse Center on the Rankin campus of Hinds Community College in Pearl. TRAC™ is an education outreach program of the Mississippi Department of Transportation and introduces students to a […]

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Car chase followed by foot chase sends man to hospital

  Following a foot chase, Nigel Wooten, age 22, of Memphis, ended up at Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County Monday after fleeing New Albany Police Department (NAPD) officers. The incident began at around 12:30 p.m. when an NAPD officer attempted to stop the man on Interstate 22 for a traffic violation. The officer gave chase […]

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Former New Albany coach enters National Coaches Hall of Fame

Ben Jones, who coached at New Albany (then W.P. Daniel) High School, was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) 2017 Hall of Fame on June 20th. His successful New Albany stint was Coach Jones’ last stop in a successful, multi-layered career of coaching, molding athletes, and serving in various associations. He […]

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2017 Freedom Fest delivers fun, food, music despite weather challenges

Although Friday night’s street dance was knocked out by rain, Saturday’s 2017 Freedom Fest events enjoyed good weather and good attendance. Under partly cloudy skies and temperatures about 80 degrees with low humidity, festival goers enjoyed an art show, carnival rides, food and music at the Riverview Stage in New Albany’s Park-Along-the-River. 2017 Freedom Fest […]

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Robocaller could receive largest ever FCC fine, $120 million

According to a story on NPR, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is about to propose its largest ever fine, $120 million, against an illegal robocaller. He is said to have placed 97 million robocalls during the last quarter of 2016. Additionally, NAnewsweb.com has learned from a reliable source that the Mississippi Public Service Commission was a […]

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New opioid use policy implemented in ER at Baptist Union County

    To help combat the rising risk of an opioid epidemic in Mississippi, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County is changing the way it dispenses narcotic pain medicine to patients in the hospital’s emergency room.  Starting June 19, 2017, ER providers will be strictly limiting the use of narcotics to treat chronic pain, or pain that […]

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Two dead after apparent robbery attempt in Mantachie

According to published sources, two women are dead in the aftermath of what is being termed an attempted robbery at the Farmers & Merchants bank in Mantachie. Bank teller Judy Guin died from wounds after being shot by a lone female who, according to Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson, entered the bank with a gun drawn, fired […]

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How to help the Mississippi PSC track down illegal telemarketers

NAnewsweb.com would like for its readers to consider contacting the office of MS Northern District Public Services Commissioner, Brandon Presley, about illegal telemarketers’ calls. They need specific information from the public that will assist them in discouraging these invasive calls. There is now a Mississippi “No call list” for cell phones, but many marketers are […]

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