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.…
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…
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 Co. Literacy Council to have Riverfest raffle fundraiser
Community, OrganizationsThe Union County Literacy Council is raffling off tickets to raise funds to benefit the program.
Tickets are $5.00 each and will be sold before the Riverfest and during the Riverfest, which will be held on Saturday, September 29. During Riverfest,…
September Museum Moments to feature Faulkner’s home, Rowan Oak
Community, OrganizationsOn September 20, 2018, Brothers Cham and Ike Trotter will share stories and letters from the book Rowan Oak: A History of the William Faulkner Home, by Sally Stone Trotter. The book is about William Faulkner‘s purchase of what became his…
Quarterly city beautification awards announced
Community, OrganizationsThe City of New Albany Beautification Committee presents awards each quarter honoring outstanding use of landscaping in the city.
Awards are presented in two broad categories, private homes and institutional. This quarter's awards were presented…
Fundraiser to aid local boy awaiting heart transplant
OrganizationsA fundraising event Monday, Sept. 10, will assist the family of a 13-year-old boy, who is awaiting a heart transplant. A Chicken and Fish Fry from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday will raise money for the family of Daniel Cross, son of Jeff and Crystal Cross,…
Faulkner’s “Soldier’s Pay” to be topic of September Luncheon with Books
Community, OrganizationsFriends of the Library sponsored Luncheon with Books will be held Tuesday, September 18, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany.
Union County native and English professor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Dr. Kate Stewart…
Veterans affairs speakers address American Legion, Republican Women
Community, OrganizationsThe August meeting of the Union County Republican Women's Club was held jointly with Post 72 of the New Albany American Legion, and with the Post 72 Auxiliary Unit. They met on the evening of Monday, August 27, 2018, at the American Legion's…
Tallahatchie River Players to hold holiday production auditions
Community, OrganizationsThe Tallahatchie River Players will hold auditions on August 26th at 2pm and August 27th at 6pm at the Magnolia Civic Center in New Albany Ms for the production "Miracle on 34th Street". The director is Evelyn Mason.
The main speaking roles…
Republicans, American Legion to feature three veterans affairs speakers
Community, OrganizationsThe August meeting of Union County Republican Women will be held Monday, August 27, at 6:30pm, in conjunction with the American Legion meeting at the Herbert Morgan War Memorial Building across from the fairgrounds.
The community is invited…
August Luncheon with Books to feature author Anne Webster
Community, OrganizationsNew Albany's August Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library, Tuesday, August 21:
Since 2108 is the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I, Luncheon with Books in New Albany will look at Mississippians in the Great War…
Museum Moments program to explore Japanese bond with Faulkner
Community, OrganizationsJapan invited William Faulkner to visit and lecture in 1955 after the writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1949, as well as the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award. The Union County Museum will feature this as the…
Magnolia Recreation & Resource Center ribbon cutting, August 1
Community, OrganizationsUCDA is hosting a ribbon cutting for Magnolia Recreation and Resource Center on Wednesday, August 1, at 10a.m. and we invite you to attend. They are located at 307 Wilson Street in New Albany. You may contact them at 662-539-7873 or visit online…
Tallahatchie River Players present “Who Shot the Sheriff?”
Community, OrganizationsThe Tallahatchie River Players will present "Who Shot the Sheriff?" at the Magnolia Room at 135 E Bankhead Street, New Albany, on Saturday, July 28th. This performance is an old radio style show, written by Alice M. Batzel. It is a western-murder…