Entries by NEMiss.News

Expansion, renovations on county library under consideration

New Albany, MS- A meeting Monday morning at the Union County Public Library may foretell improvements to that facility. Librarian Kay Sappington and J. Lynn West, the president of the library board, met with Debbie Wilbanks Cherry, AIA, an architect with A2H Engineers and Architects of Oxford. They were considering possible renovations and expansions to the library […]

Baptist Union County to host Back-to-School Health Fair

NEW ALBANY, MISS., July 21, 2016 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will host a free back-to-school health fair on Saturday, Aug. 6 from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the hospital’s front lobby. The event will feature a host of free health screenings, health and dental tips, safety information, a teddy bear clinic, fingerprinting, school […]

Union Countians attend NEMCC boys’ basketball camp

Booneville, Miss. – Northeast Mississippi Community College attracted athletes from as far away as the Pelican State for its first Tiger Basketball Camp of the summer from June 6-9 inside legendary Bonner Arnold Coliseum. Several experienced high school coaches helped National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 and District 15 Coach of the Year […]

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Museum Moments to present the life of Paul Rainey

On Thursday, July 21, 2016, the Union County Heritage Museum’s Museum Moments will host a program about Paul Rainey. Paul James Rainey was a millionaire American businessman, philanthropist, hunter, and photographer. Renelda Owen, of the Delta State English Department will give a lecture and power point presentation on “The Life of Paul Rainey.” The presentation, which […]

County Board of Supervisors takes bids for a new bridge

During its Monday, July 18th meeting, the Union County Board of Supervisors received and opened bids from seven contractors to build a new bridge. The new bridge is to be built over Cane Creek, a small stream that crosses County Road 137 in District Three. The county’s consulting engineers, had estimated the cost of the […]

What is going on with the Magnolia Civic Center marquee?

New Albany, MS- Many have observed during recent days that much is missing from the marquee at New Albany’s Magnolia Civic Center. The sign has been disassembled for maintenance and repairs. Along with other maintenance work, some of the steel frame of the marquee is being replaced and re-welded. It is expected the work will […]

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Bring proper IDs when picking up NAHS course schedules

  New Albany High School students in grades 9-12 may pick up their course schedules on Wednesday, July 27 or Thursday, July 28 from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at New Albany High School. In order to receive schedules, all students must provide two acceptable proofs of residency that include their parent/guardian’s name as well […]

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 […]

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 […]