Career & Technology Day, May 13, to include job fair
HappeningsThe 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…
Dr. Shane Scott: “COVID is not going away.” What you should know.
Featured News, General News
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…
Tupelo man says home overrun by homeless, asks its removal from demolition list
Featured News, Government & PoliticsTupelo, 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,…
2019 Christmas at the Museum, December 14
HappeningsMingle 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…
Some work complete on industrial park enhancements
EconomyWork 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…
Body of missing man Scott McQuary found Tuesday morning
Featured News, General NewsMembers 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…
Doggie Dining: Coming to a restaurant near you?
LeisureJACKSON, 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…
Gobble, Gobble — Wobble, Wobble— Happy Thanksgiving!
Opinion“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.…
New Albany in running for music series grant-here’s how to vote
LeisureNEW 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
Schools
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…
Union County High School art exhibit to open at museum
HappeningsThe opening of the annual Union County High School Art Exhibit will be Monday, April 29, 5- 7 p.m. at the Union County Heritage Museum.
Work from Myrtle, Ingomar, West Union and East Union High Schools will be shown at this event.
Awards…
Good response, many winners in Magnolia State Preliminary Pageant
LeisureBY: Brittney Voyles, of New Albany.
On Saturday April 13, 2019 I hosted my very first Magnolia State Preliminary Pageant at the American Legion post 72 location off fairgrounds Circle,
Mr.Chris Shannon & Ray trinanes the head…
League of the South demonstration in New Albany Easter weekend
HappeningsRepresentatives from the "League of the South," (LOS) a "neo-Confederate" organization based in Killen, (Muscle Shoals), Alabama, held a demonstration Saturday morning in New Albany.
Carrying Confederate battle flags, displaying small banners,…
Free beginner ballroom dance lessons offered in New Albany
LeisureFree beginner ballroom dance lessons are available every Monday evening at 6:30 p.m. in downtown New Albany. Lessons are given at the Henderson Building, one of downtown New Albany's historic structures, which was finished in 1917.
The lessons…
2019 Home and Garden Show, Dancing Into Spring
Happenings, OrganizationsSaturday, April 6, produced ideal weather for the 2019 Home and Garden Show in downtown New Albany. The temperature at midday was about 70 degrees, and there was plenty of sunshine.
Bankhead Street between Court Street and Railroad Street…
Lifelong Learning is goal for adult art classes series: first up, Printmaking
Health & WellnessLifelong learning is the rationale behind the new series of art classes being offered through the Union County Heritage Museum beginning in April.
"It is accepted that to thrive, one has to keep learning,' said Director Jill Smith. "The classes,…
Baptist Union County named to nation’s Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals
Health & WellnessNEW ALBANY, MISS. – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County has been named as one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
Regarded by experts as one of the industry’s…
NAES Celebrated Heart Health Month With Staff Wellness Event
Health & WellnessHeart Health Month is recognized and celebrated each February as a way to educate people on the signs and symptoms of heart disease and heart events, as well as remind them about the need for healthy living.
New Albany Elementary School (NAES)…
Baptist Union County to host free luncheon during Heart Month
Health & WellnessNEW ALBANY, MISS.-Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will host a free luncheon, open to the public, which aims to raise awareness of heart disease, especially how to make lifestyle choices that lead to optimal heart health and how to recognize…
African American exhibit opens 2019 season at Jan. 17th Museum Moments
HappeningsThe first of exhibit of 2019 at the Union County Heritage Museum will feature African American art from the Mississippi Museum of Art, "Image and Identity," as well as art from the museum’s collection and private donors, featuring work from…
IMPC Cares: RSV, a common Fall and Winter illness
Health & Wellness
RSV is one of only a few acronyms that strike fear in the heart of any parent, whether seasoned ones or first-timers. Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a very common illness that peaks during late Fall and Winter. Virtually every…