Archived, searchable submissions of opinion on topics related to the North MS area, as well as political commentary and state, national, and worldwide current events, etc. Includes Editorial Opinion, Guest Authors, Letters to the Editor, even occasional fiction pieces.

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…
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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…

Trump’s new way of doing business: Of course he fired Sally Yates!

I was very happy that Hillary Clinton lost the election and have been trying to be just as happy that Donald Trump won. Trump's juvenile bragging and outright rudeness trouble me.  For better or worse, though, he brings to Washington a new…

Trump and the cowardly media: Doing what he said he would do

It was amusing last Friday, the seventh day of Donald Trump's presidency, to hear CNN anchor, Don Lemon, declare that Trump was "doing exactly what he said he would do." (Surely a president of the United States wouldn't dare to do exactly…

The sorriest damned losers we’ve ever seen

New Albany, MS- Over a pre-Christmas drink at Tallahatchie Gourmet, a friend referred to Clinton supporters and the Obama Administration as the "sorriest damned losers" he'd ever seen. He is a fellow who knows whereof he speaks. He is a practical…

Steve Patterson– Hate: Reflections, Insights and Revelations

 It recently struck me: I had become a hater. That’s right; I had learned to hate.  Life had been my teacher. As a child, I was prohibited from using the word hate. I had a strong dislike for fried eggs, but was not allowed to hate them.…

Why I am voting for Theo Epstein for president

The two major political parties have again failed the American people. The quality of presidential candidates served up by both Democrats and Republicans during the last six election cycles has been mediocre at best. This year they've outdone…

Opinion: Hillary Clinton makes me want to hurl…invectives

New Albany, MS- I began this response to Steve Patterson's "Invective" opinion piece shortly after reading it--yes, every word of it, some parts more than once. Well, "pardon my French," as they say. There is a well understood, often used…
Donald Trump invectiv

INVECTIVE: an opinion by Steve Patterson

[su_quote]“Invective: Insulting, abusive, or highly critical language.” Oxford Dictionary[/su_quote]   [su_quote]“He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write. He is careful of what he is learning, for that is…

Time to build a decent road to the “front door” of Baptist Hospital

New Albany, MS- It's a street 20 feet wide (or less) and six-tenths of a mile long and designed to meet traffic conditions of 75 years ago. Relative to its importance to the health and well-being of every person in New Albany and Union County…

Would you want this crew on your private property?

New Albany, MS- An incident at the New Albany Walmart parking lot late Tuesday afternoon, August 9th, attracted a fair amount attention during recent days on the website Facebook. The New Albany Police Department received a call about a…

With transparency in politics: still not “a dime’s worth of difference”

New Albany, MS- In a single generation Mississippi has gone from being a one-party state to, again, being a one-party state. Still a one-party state government That simple fact may be the key to why Mississippi state government, while…
The Three Stooges of MS

When did they change the meaning of the word “transparency?”

New Albany, MS- If you're busy, here's a brief summary of what follows: The Mississippi governor and legislative leaders have made "a right mess" of the state's finances. Not only do they appear clueless about how to sort out the shambles they…

Steve Patterson: Bucket List? – Cuba!

[su_quote]"Until 1953, there was no Italian food in Havana. All we ate was Spanish food. Then Santo Trafficante opened three Italian places in Cuba so he would have different places to eat. I met him three or four times. I was about 17 or 18…