Archived, searchable posts concerning personal, family, community, state, etc history, which relate events, tales, photos, etc that bring some aspect of our community’s past, culture, heritage or future into focus.

NEMiss.News Dr. Shane Scott at IMPC, COVID-19

Dr. Shane Scott: “COVID is not going away.” What you should know.

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  NEW ALBANY, MS - “COVID is not going to go away,” a prominent northeast Mississippi physician told NEMISS.NEWS last week. “I suspect it is going to be one of the illnesses, such as the flu, ordinary head colds and strep, which…
Northeast MS Homeless at Tupelo library

Tupelo man says home overrun by homeless, asks its removal from demolition list

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Tupelo, MS - The first Tupelo City Council meeting of the year, January 7, 2020, was not without drama. Mr. Frank Agnew, an area homeowner, went before the council in an attempt to save his property. The home is currently in a state of disrepair,…
New Albany MS. Christmas at the Museum 2018

2019 Christmas at the Museum, December 14

Mingle and Jingle with Santa, enjoys crafts and holiday refreshments on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 until 12 noon at the Union County Heritage Museum for the annual Christmas event. Part of the holiday season that has become a tradition is…
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Some work complete on industrial park enhancements

Work is partly complete on projects to attract more industry to Union County. A concrete pad for a shell building and a nearby industrial access road have been done. Steel was expected to be going up soon for a 100,000-square-foot shell building…
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Body of missing man Scott McQuary found Tuesday morning

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Members of the Union County Sheriff’s Department found the body of 49-year-old Scott McQuary Tuesday morning in a sand pit off County Road 14. The case was under investigation Tuesday but Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said no foul play was suspected…
New Albany MS Doggie dining in MS

Doggie Dining: Coming to a restaurant near you?

JACKSON, Miss. – Beginning Friday, November 1, 2019, a new Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) policy will allow "doggie dining." Restaurant patrons will be able to dine with their pet dogs under certain conditions. Patterned…
New Albany, MS Gobble gobble, Patterson home open at Thanksgiving

Gobble, Gobble — Wobble, Wobble— Happy Thanksgiving!

“Praise God from whom all blessings flow...” --The Doxology    There is something very special in the air. It’s an air of gratitude, an air filled with the fragrance of hope and Thanksgiving. This year’s bounty has been harvested.…

Career & Technology Day, May 13, to include job fair

The New Albany School of Career & Technical Education is planning Career & Technology Day for May 13. This year plans are being made to add a job fair component to the event for New Albany High School juniors and seniors, as well…

New Albany in running for music series grant-here’s how to vote

NEW ALBANY, MS - Sponsored by Levitt Pavilions, the national nonprofit behind the largest free concert series in America, the City of New Albany hopes to qualify as one of the 15 winning organizations competing in the Levitt AMP Grant Awards. What…

NAMS Howlin’ on the RIver Color Run set for October 31

Walk, jog, and run your way toward a healthier life while raising funds for New Albany Middle School! The color run is open to EVERYONE in the community and we encourage you to join us. The My School Color Run will feature…

Smart, hard work brings superior health care to Union County

So far as medical care is concerned, fate has been kind to Americans during the last hundred years. During that same century, fate has been more than kind, one might fairly say providentially so, with regard to the medical care available in…

Origins of profitable Valentine’s Day are somewhat mysterious

It is not true that Joyce Clyde Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards, created Valentine's Day. It is true that Hallmark Cards, the company he founded in Kansas City in 1928, has enjoyed millions of dollars in sales using the name of the third…

Christmas season tornado wreaks havoc in North MS; 7 dead, 1 missing

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…

Union County Sheriff’s office assisting after Benton Co. tornado; 1 fatality reported there

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,…

Ingomar Mound Day celebrates early Mississippi Indian life

A crowd of people interested in learning about an ancient civilization native to this part of Mississippi was on hand at the historic Ingomar Mound site on Saturday, November 14th. Sponsored by the Union County Heritage Museum, the annual…

Ingomar Mound Day to feature Atlatl competition, Native American history

Ingomar Mound Day will be October 31, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the historic site near Ingomar. Events for the day include historic weapons demonstration, flint knapping demonstration, and an atlatl throw and competition, as well as object identification…

Interstate 22 (I-22) naming ceremony to be October 23rd

A ceremony in New Albany on Friday, October 23, will mark the naming of Interstate-22 (I-22) in Mississippi. MDOT is expected to have in place by that date new signs similar to the one illustrated above. Extending from Birmingham, Alabama…

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…

New Albany continues homage to railroads passed by

New Albany - Although the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio -- the GM&O -- railroad went out of business in 1972, its name and fame  live on in New Albany. The official name of the organization that operates the Tanglefoot Trail, which runs from…

The U.S. Flag: legends, facts and protocols

Who designed the American flag? On Saturday, June 14, 1777, Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the first official national flag of the United States. According to popular legend, the first American flag was made by Betsy Ross, a Philadelphia…

Imperfect American politicians: babies and bathwater?

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"...the haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy" Senator Cochran's marriage last week to Kay Webber revived gossip about whether their relationship before his wife's death had offended Puritan sensibilities. Cochran lost consortium…

Hello again, ‘Clerance’ old friend.

         Some things just work out so that everyone gets a piece of what they want. In politics, it's called compromise; in city management it's often called historic preservation and/or repurposing. In both cases, it arises from a commitment…