Entries by NEMiss.News

Jordan and Rakestraw 50 years of service to Union County

Danny Jordan and Benny Rakestraw will have served, between them, a half century on the Union County Board of Supervisors when they retire in January. Mississippi county supervisors are elected from districts, formerly called “beats,” and the county boards elect their own presidents. Jordan will have served a little more than 30 years as District 3 […]

New Albany Faulkner month to study southern death customs

New Albany – Get your best black dress ready because we are going into mourning in New Albany, Mississippi. Don’t cry yet, because it’s not a death but a study of death customs in the south, as well as that all time famous William Faulkner novel, As I Lay Dying. September has been officially named […]

Union County Courthouse dome cupola being repaired “in place”

New Albany – Workmen repairing the dome of the Union County Courthouse are repairing the cupola atop the dome in place. It was originally believed that the cupola, approximately 25 feet high with its gold eagle, would have to be removed completely and repaired at ground level. This would have involved considerable risk, including catastrophic […]

Patrick McDowell financial column debuts

Beginning today, NAnewsweb features a column with valuable financial education. Topics will range from managing personal finances,  personal budgeting, planning for saving, investment planning and estate planning to management of risk.  Risk management is the key to protecting your assets from things like large casualty claims or expenses for long-term care exposures. Our columnist for these articles […]

MDOT puts up new Tanglefoot signs

New signs showing motorists access routes to the Tanglefoot Trail are being erected this week by the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). An MDOT sign crew from Jackson and their equipment are working along Highway s 15 and 78 in Union, Pontotoc and Chickasaw counties installing reflective signs with white letters on a brown background. […]

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Judge Henry Lackey to speak at Republican Women’s Club

Union County Republican Women’s Club will meet August 26th, 2015, at 6:30PM in the Conference Room of the Holiday Inn on Hwy 30, New Albany. “InJustice the Film” about public corruption and attempted bribery will be shown and special guest Judge Henry Lackey will speak. The public is invited to attend and refreshments will be […]

Union County primary election run-off slates

Union County voters will go to the polls next week to resolve party primary election contests in which no candidate received a majority of votes. In such instances in Mississippi primaries, the top two vote-getters settle the question in a run-off election. The run-off will be Tuesday, August 25th. Party nominations to be voted on again […]

Mitch is not a happy (inside) camper

Several weeks ago, this noble looking fella stumbled out of the bushes along the road and fell onto the roadside as a friend of ours was passing by in her car. The rescuer took him to a vet, who said that the dog’s right front foot was broken above the paw, and that he was near […]

Kevin Thornton: been there, wrote about it, sings it

Here in Mississippi, we have the good fortune to have access to a seemingly inexhaustible supply of musicians of all genres. There truly is something for every taste. Back in July we stumbled across Kevin Thornton performing at Gabriel’s in Tupelo, and have kept up with him since then. We knew that he was performing […]

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NAES Bullpup Pride Awards, August 10th

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of August 10.  Pictured in no particular order are: Picture 1 (K-2nd Grade Students): Julianna Urzua, Chris Chen, Mason Hogue, Ta’Kneiya Brudniki, Angelina Nguyen, Brady Clifton, Ever Raine Robinson, Tommy Thomas, Gracie Philips, […]