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A Union County deputy was injured Christmas morning when he lost control of the sheriff’s department vehicle he was driving near the Myrtle city limits. Witnesses said Deputy Sheriff Adam Fitts was westbound on Highway 178 at about 9 a.m. Friday morning, Dec. 25th, when he lost control of a Chevrolet Tahoe on wet pavement. […]
As great a song writer as Charles Wesley was, there was at least one time when he needed a little help from a friend. “Hark, how all the welkin rings” just doesn’t work the way “Hark, the herald angels sing” does. Welkin is an old Anglo-Saxon word that refers to the “vault of Heaven” where […]
Nearly a full day after the Dec. 23 tornado damage in Mississippi, a coherent picture finally started to emerge as to the human cost of the storm. Seven deaths have been confirmed in north Mississippi with one person still unaccounted for in Benton County, as of mid-afternoon Christmas Eve. The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency in […]
Early Wednesday evening Union County Sheriff’s Department officers were assisting with tornado-damage search and rescue in Benton County. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards told NAnewsweb.com that there had been at least one fatality in Benton County, and that he and several deputies are helping in the search for any other possible victims. The sheriff said he and […]
The 2014-2015 school year was certainly one of challenges for educators across the state. It was the first year that schools were assessed on the Common Core State Standards. How students were to be assessed was fairly unknown to teachers as Mississippi participated in PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) assessments […]
UPDATED: 12/20/2015 The story we posted a couple of days ago about a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter that made an overnight stay near the West Union School triggered memories for a Union County man, who served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He wrote: “Your story about the Chinook helicopter that made an unscheduled landing […]
The annual “Operation Warm Heart” Christmas adoption program started by New Albany High School ten years ago was once again a great success. Each year, the electives department of NAHS heads up this operation by first “adopting” children within the New Albany School District through the Helping Hands agency. This year, 24 students from 10 […]
A retirement reception honoring two long-serving members of the Union County Board of Supervisors drew about 200 well-wishers Thursday afternoon. Board President and Third District Supervisor Danny Jordan and Fifth District Supervisor Benny Rakestraw were honored by their families and friends at the event in the second floor courtroom at the Union County Courthouse. Jordan […]
People from all over the world “LOVE NA” in new online promotional campaign… Israel, Romania, England, Canada, Tanzania, Thailand and even Hoboken, New Jersey will be featured in a new online promotional campaign for the city of New Albany which features people from all over the world who have visited the city. “I don’t know […]
If you are seriously ill or are injured, your chances of survival in Union County may be better than in any rural county in America. The reason is simple: quick access to emergency medical care. In July 2014 Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County opened its new $12-million emergency facility, which has 22 examination rooms, compared to […]
The Northside Historic Garden Club brought Santa to the Union County Heritage Museum on Saturday, December 12th. This annual event is a favorite with Union County families, who came to browse the museum shop, view the 175th anniversary photo exhibit about the Town of New Albany, enjoy a free snack and, of course, have a few […]
Christmas in Cotton Plant is a local Christmas Holiday tradition for many families. With the purchase several years ago of an inflatable Grinch, an “obsession-collection” was begun. Christy and Steven Paul were not satisfied with a display of lights…they wanted a 3-d look. They are now the owners of America’s largest collection of inflatables, currently […]
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