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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…
concrete pad

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…
missing man mcquary

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…
Kevin Charles Furniture

Kevin Charles announces expansion and added jobs

Rusty Berryhill,  President of Kevin Charles Fine Upholstery and Chairman-elect of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, announces an expansion of the Kevin Charles facility. The expansion will create 30 new jobs for the New Albany community. The…
Dirt Cheap jobs

Dirt Cheap Blue Mountain distribution center adds 200 jobs, hosts open house

Blue Mountain, Miss. (March 15, 2019) – Dirt Cheap and parent company Channel Control Merchants, LLC announced a facility open house to occur on Tuesday, March 19 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at their Blue Mountain, MS distribution center, located…
AC's Coffee

AC’s Coffee opens again tomorrow on Tanglefoot Plaza

AC's Coffee at the Tanglefoot Trailhead in downtown New Albany is expected to open for business again tomorrow morning, Thursday, January 17, 2019. A notice appeared on AC's front door earlier in January indicating the business would close,…

Late Night Thursday Shopping in New Albany

(New Albany, MS, December 2018) Christmas is fast approaching, and Billye Jean Stroud, director of the New Albany Main Street Association,reminds the community that OpenLate Thursdays is in full swing. “Several of our Main Street retail…
statewide webinar

Statewide webinar audience hears New Albany business owners

About 70 people attended a statewide "webinar" luncheon Wednesday at the Union County Heritage Museum. The event was a joint effort of New Albany Main Street/Community Development, the Ole Miss MPartner program, and the Mississippi Development…
Private meeting, public business city planner

Public and officials invited to hear city planner speak

The push to hire a city planner and develop a strategic plan for New Albany has apparently started up again. First Ward Alderwoman Amy Livingston sent out an email Thursday morning, August 23, inviting New Albany residents to a meeting on the…
Sen. Roger Wicker UCDA annual meeting

UCDA members honor Pennebaker, hear Wicker at annual dinner

More than a hundred people attended the annual dinner meeting of the Union County Development Association (UCDA), Monday night, April 30. U. S. Senator Roger Wicker was the guest speaker for the event held at the cafeteria of New Albany Middle…
M Partner Caldwell

New Albany signs on for Ole Miss “M Partner” project

About 60 people gathered at New Albany's Magnolia Civic Center Monday morning as Mayor Tim Kent and Ole Miss Chancellor, Jeffrey S. Vitter, signed a partnership agreement. Under the agreement, New Albany joins with the University of Mississippi…
New Albany, MS Tanglefoot Trail Arch

New Albany, University of MS announce Community Development pilot program

An important announcement regarding community development in New Albany will be made at 10 a.m., Monday, March 15, at the Magnolia Civic Center. Billye Jean Stroud, the city's Community Development and Main Street Director, invites the public…
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NAnewsweb.com’s internet news services to New Albany surge in 2017

We at NAnewsweb.com spent time during recent days reviewing the stories and reader activity during the past year. The end of 2017 marks the third full year NAnewsweb.com has served its readers. Three years ago we expected success for this new…
Rowan Family Dentistry open house

Rowan Family Dentistry holds ribbon-cutting, open house at new facility

Rowan Family Dentistry hosted an "open house" Friday, Dec. 15, at its new 11,000 square foot facility at 730 Coulter Drive in New Albany. New Albany Mayor, Tim Kent, did the honors in a ribbon cutting ceremony attended by about 60 individuals.…

New Albany Internal Medicine & Pediatric Clinic to host open house

The newly constructed clinic building recently occupied by the Internal Medicine & Pediatric Clinic of New Albany will be open to the public tomorrow, December 3rd. Drs. Eric Harding and Shane Scott, along with all the IM&PC staff, invite…