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…
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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.…
NEMiss.News Steve Holland, Guest Author

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…
NEMiss.News Steve Holland, Guest Author

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…
NEMiss.News Steve Holland, Guest Author

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…
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Steve Patterson: Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Confederate Flag, and Me!

“No man kills me and lives to tell about it." --Nathan Bedford Forrest     Nathan Bedford Forrest is among the most controversial figures in American History. Few if any men in American history have been more praised and…

Food trucks would benefit downtown New Albany

Not too many years ago one could go to downtown New Albany and find 10 places to eat between the river bridge and Railroad Avenue. And those places offered a variety of dining options. Finding a parking space on a weekend evening became a welcome,…
NEMiss.News No Downside to Being Careful

Covid-19: Is there a downside to being careful?

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Mississippians are not getting consistent information or much more than lip service for public safety, so they need to be looking after themselves where COVID-19 is concerned.

What does “Defunding Police” look like?

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Many communities in the US are wrestling with what to do about police departments that have forgotten how to "protect and serve."

Brandon Presley: “When you come to know better, you must then do better.”

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Editor's note: Our friend Brandon Presley, Mississippi's Northern District  Public Service Commissioner, published this piece the day after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, MN. We think it requires no explanation. It speaks for itself,…
NEMiss.news Patterson Once upon a time

Steve Patterson: “Once upon a time in America”

[su_quote]"The good man brings good things out of the Good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil out of the Evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." Luke 6:45[/su_quote]   New…
NEMiss.news Okolona MS Mennonites

Steve Holland: Love, Grace and Mercy

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Tupelo, MS-The connectedness of an Undertaker is almost limitless. Our hearts tell us, at least mine does, that it's not my place to judge anyone. We accept and we bridge the chasm caused by death with our service to all. We work weekly…
NEMiss.news Stupid is as stupid does.

Steve Patterson: Forrest Gump’s mama was right,“Stupid is as stupid does!”

Someday, I’m going to die. Guess what? So are you! How will it happen? I don’t know. A falling meteorite is not likely to strike me, but I guess it’s possible. A lightning strike could take me out, although that’s…
NEMiss.news Where is my government?

Steve Patterson: Now they ask, “Where is my Government?”

[su_quote]"Our constitution entitles us to a government that protects and promotes our general welfare! We should accept no less." ---Steve Patterson[/su_quote]   I have a friend down in Winston County who hates government. He hates…
Northeast MS news Haley Barbour and Tate Reeves who's in charge in MS

OPINION: Barbour’s intervention further diminishes Reeves

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Former two-term Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has publicly intervened in the dispute between his protégé Tate Reeves and the leaders of the Mississippi Legislature. As described elsewhere today on NEMISS.NEWS and in other news sources,…

Steve Patterson: Where is L. Q. C. LAMAR when we need him?

[su_quote]"Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion"     --Edmund Burke, Irish statesman [/su_quote] I don’t like cowards. I abhor…
NEMiss.News Steve Holland, Guest Author

The Golden Tongue Devil Speaketh!!

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By Steve Holland   A few of you may remember that I spent the past 36 years of my life as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. There were hordes of you who thought I was a legislative whiz kid. Some of you thought…