Entries by NEMiss.News

New Albany is pulling out all the stops this weekend–Be There!

New Albany, MS- All those who come out this weekend for the ‘doings’ in New Albany will find that there is pretty much something for everyone. Beginning Friday evening June 24th with the fourth Levitt Amp concert Friday evening’s fourth Levitt AMP concert will be opened about 7:30 PM by Memphian Grace Askew, and will […]

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Union Co. Supervisors hear money report and plea

A report about an education trust fund and  a plea for money for a mental health program were heard at Monday morning’s Union County board meeting. BNA Bank Vice President Mike Staten introduced Mike Clayborne president of the CREATE Foundation of Tupelo. CREATE is the administrator of the $50-million Toyota Wellspring Education Fund, which was […]

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Tanglefoot Trail Pavilion nears completion

New Albany, MS-Work is near completion on the new pavilion being built on the Tanglefoot Trail, south of downtown New Albany. The pavilion is located next to the “warm up” exercise station on the west side of the Tanglefoot Trail, southeast of the Imperial Distributing warehouse in the 600 block of Carter Avenue. The structure […]

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Marcella & Her Lovers perform at third Levitt concert

The Levit AMP concert series at New Albany’s Park-Along-the River finally caught a break with the weather, and the crowd was up. Memphis’ Marcella & Her Lovers performed to the largest crowd of the series on a moderate evening with the temperature in the mid to high 70s. Marcella  Simien, daughter of two-time Grammy winner […]

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New Albany Freedom Festival and FIRST HAND, June 25th

New Albany, MS– On Saturday, June 25th, our joyous celebration of freedom will begin with the Ringing of the Liberty Bell followed by the presentation of colors by the American Legion. Each of these are symbolic of the Freedom bought and paid for by our nation’s veterans and service men and women.  ROTC will be […]

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Dee-1 and Shaunzy find appreciative fans at second Levitt AMP

New Albany, Mississippi- Everybody there was glad they’d come. Heavy rain a few hours before show time and threatened rain throughout the evening clearly hurt the turnout. But it didn’t rain while Shaunzy and Dee-1 were on stage Saturday night for the second free concert of the 2016 Levitt AMP Music Series in New Albany. […]

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Fossil Roadshow reveals much from Mississippi’s past

Being labeled an ‘old fossil’ today at the Union County Heritage Museum was an honor. The Fossil Roadshow drew a lot of folks, many from other counties, who wanted to learn about fossil hunting or fossil finds in this area. For the most part, they were not disappointed. The Union County Heritage museum has permanent […]

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The Fossil Roadshow arrives in New Albany June 11th

Neat things are coming in today for tomorrow’s (June 11th) Fossil Road Show at he Union County Heritage Museum from 10 – 2. Collectors, paleontologists and geologists will gather  at the museum to see what comes from our area depicting life  millions of years ago.    Palentologist from the Museum of Natural Science, George Phillips, will […]

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Muhammad Ali at the Fifth Street Gym

Grinding out copy in a typically grubby newsroom in Miami Beach, Florida, one morning in 1975, I was writing a story about Chuck Hall, Miami Beach’s colorful mayor, who was never boring, but I was bored with writing. Dennis Feola, a Jewish-Italian reporter from Brooklyn, rescued me when he breezed in and said, “Let’s go […]

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County Administrator Terry Johnson retiring — sort of

New Albany, MS- Terry Johnson, county administrator for Union County since 1999, will retire at the end of this month, June 2016. However, he will continue to handle much of the same duties for Union County. Here’s the deal: Johnson has served as an employee of the State of Mississippi for 33 years. He served […]

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