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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.…
TV 99 view of New Albany

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…
TV 99 view of New Albany

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…
TV 99 view of New Albany

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…
2017 Holiday open house

New Albany 2017 Holiday Open House: “Soon it will be Christmas Day!”

New Albany's 2017 Holiday Open House got the holiday season off to a rousing start today, (Sunday November 12). Stores, sidewalk benches, plaza tables and parking spaces were filled with hundreds of people enjoying the Christmas decorations,…
Toyota free concert

Toyota concert celebrates 10 Years of Community and 1,000,000 Corollas

 BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. – Toyota is making Mississippi mobile. Beginning with furniture production more than a 70 years ago, the northeast corner of the state has a long history of manufacturing, and Toyota’s 2-million-square-foot facility…
zoning board

Zoning Board passes sign question to city aldermen

New Albany Aldermen have been asked to grant a zoning variance for the new sign designed to be placed at a medical clinic nearing completion on Oxford Road. Warren Miconi, of Miconi Project Management, Oxford, MS, project manager for…
Union County Development Association Building

B2B Luncheon to hear new workforce development plan for local area

The next installment of our B2B Luncheon Series, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, is scheduled for Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the Magnolia Room of the Magnolia Civic Center. The program will be provided by Mr. Bill Renick,…
Brandon Presley Hire Mississippi

PSC passes “Hire Mississippi” rule to increase business opportunities for MS-based companies

In 2016 alone, approximately 70% of operation and maintenance contracts of Mississippi public utilities went to out-of-state companies while only 30% stayed in Mississippi. On August 1, 2017, the Mississippi Public Service Commission unanimously…
Reed's Market New Albany

Reed’s Market tells date and time for New Albany opening

After many months of remodeling, new equipment installation and other preparation, Reed's Market in New Albany has set a date and time for its opening. After months of hard work on the store and much community anticipation, on Friday afternoon,…
Reed's Market New Albany

Reed’s Market to open soon in New Albany

It won't be long. Day-by-day, New Albany is getting closer to the opening of a new grocery supermarket. "We want to be sure everything is perfect before we open," David Reed of Reed's Market told NAnewsweb.com late Thursday afternoon. "Sometime…
Reed's Market

Reed’s Market in late stages of renovation, to open soon

Building renovation and equipment installation in moving forward on the large retail space on the south side of the 200 block of West Bankhead St. One of the contractors at the building in New Albany told NAnewsweb.com that a large grocery…
Cracker Barrel New Albany

New Albany Cracker Barrel has invitation-only “soft opening”

The new Cracker Barrel restaurant on Coulter Drive will open to the public, Monday, May 22. The restaurant had a "soft opening" Friday to which a variety of public officials, business people and others were invited. Food at the Friday "soft…

New Albany counting down on Cracker Barrel sign pole and USA Today 10 Best poll

USA TODAY TOP 10 BEST SOUTHERN SMALL TOWN   Just a little over 4 days remain in the campaign to make New Albany the USA Today's Top Southern Small Town. Please vote daily, and encourage your friends and family to vote for New Albany.…

New Albany Cracker Barrel to interview potential employees

The New Albany Cracker barrel is targeting an opening near the end of May.  The restaurant will seat 180 customers, who will be served by about 175 employees, both full-time and part-time. Interviews for many of those jobs will be held here…
TV 99 view of New Albany

New Albany Vision 2020 survey still needs your input

What would you like to see New Albany change or improve upon during the next three years? Here is your chance to speak up and be counted. New Albany's TV99 is running a survey to determine how citizens feel about New Albany. So far, about…