Entries by NEMiss.News

Lack of serious competition may hurt primary turnout

By R. R. Reasoner   In about a week a small fraction of the eligible voters in Union County will vote in the Mississippi primary elections. Hadn’t heard about it? You are not alone. The March 8th Democratic and Republican party primary elections in Mississippi have received little attention, and for good reasons. It’s simple. […]

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Pilot Club 6th annual Snowflake Ball, Part II Photos

The First United Methodist Church of New Albany was the venue for a night of music, dancing and memory-making for many lucky young ladies and their fathers, grandfathers, uncles, guardians or other important men in their lives.  The sixth annual Snowflake Ball was hosted on Saturday evening February 27th by the Pilot Club of New […]

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NAHS honors Tamara Waldrop memory with “Top Dawg” Scholarship

To honor the memory and positive influence of Tamara Waldrop, former New Albany High School teacher, the NAHS Upstage group has joined with the New Albany community to present the first “Moving Forward, Giving Back” event for the purpose of funding the “Top Dawg” Scholarship in her honor.Tamara Waldrop struggled with kidney failure from the […]

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Deputy escapes serious injuries in Wednesday wreck

A Union County deputy sheriff and another driver escaped serious injury in a two car wreck Wednesday afternoon, February 24. Deputy Sheriff Avery Adair was responding to an emergency call when the vehicle he was driving collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Highway 15 and County Road 101, the Ingomar Road. Sheriff Jimmy […]

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Republicans learn about candidates, have “straw vote”

About 60 people attended a Monday night meeting of the Union County Women’s Republican Club in the circuit court room at the Union County Courthouse. The incumbent Republican congressman, an incumbent Mississippi Supreme Court judge and a candidate who is challenging the incumbent congressman in the March 8th primary were present. Representatives of five of […]

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This week’s edition of “Well, I Reckon…” is political

“Well, I Reckon…” New Albany’s perspective of the impending presidential election is varied and colorful, to say the very least. After talking with quite a few people regarding their choice of candidate for the upcoming primary in March, it was obvious there was more than one person with an ax to grind. Do you intend to […]

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Check from county ends short-term library crisis

A “manual check” for $38,428.26 to the Union County Library ended the short-term financial crisis the library board faced last week. The money came from property tax collections received during February by the county collector’s office. The check was presented to Kay Sappington, director of the library system, during the Monday morning, Feb. 22nd, meeting […]

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R.I.P. Nelle Harper Lee (1926 – 2016)

The American South lost an authentic legend when Nelle Harper Lee died Friday morning, February 19th, at the assisted living facility where she lived in Monroeville, AL. She was admired throughout the world for her novel To Kill A Mockingbird, and she was cherished by her many friends in Alabama. I was not one of […]

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City Beautification committee meeting minutes, January 26, 2016

City Beautification January 26, 2016   Members present were Jeff Olson, Jane Ford, Jean Ashcraft, Christy Livingston, Sandy Shaddinger, and Vickie Duke. Vickie called the meeting to order. The City Beautification minutes were reviewed.  Jeff Olson made a motion to approve minutes. Christy Livingston seconded and the motion carried. City Beautification Awards: Due to the […]

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Tamara Waldrop Top Dawg Scholarship Fundraiser

“If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you to go on in spite of all. And so today I still have a dream.” These are the words of Martin Luther King, Jr., whose dreams and efforts, as well as […]

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