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…
Main Street Back to School Shopping This Weekend
Community, OrganizationsThe New Albany Main Street Association and their Downtown & Around retail stores invite everyone to come on out for back-to-school shopping. Store owners will be offering a variety of specials throughout the weekend. Some of the member retailers…
Voice–Over artist Andy Fields coming to Museum Moments July 19
Community, OrganizationsYou may not know his face, but you might his voice. Andy Fields of Oxford is one of the voices of Five Nights with Freddy, as well as others. He will be at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany on Thursday, July 19, at noon.
Fields,…
Joe Edd Morris to be speaker at Luncheon with Books
Community, OrganizationsFriends of the Library will host Luncheon with Books Tuesday, July 17, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Joe Edd Morris will be the speaker.
The Pilot Club will serve a light lunch beginning at 11:30 AM.
Barbara…
Museum Madness signup is underway at the Museum
Community, OrganizationsPreparations for the annual Museum Madness Children’s Discovery Program are underway and registration is open for the programing set July 9 – 13, 2018, at the Union County Heritage Museum. Class sizes are limited and ages are incoming 2nd…
Tallahatchie River Players to hold auditions for radio style show
Community, OrganizationsHappy Summertime!
We will hold auditions June 18 & 19 at 6pm at the Magnolia Room at 135 E Bankhead Street, New Albany, for our next radio style show "Who Shot the Sheriff" by Alice M. Batzel, it is a western-murder mystery-comedy.
We…
Parchman Farm: Destination Doom exhibit opens June 21 at museum
Community, Organizations Parchman Farm: Destination Doom Exhibit will open Thursday, June 21, 12 noon, at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany.
The exhibit images are photographs from the Martha Alice Stewart, Time on Parchman Farm 1930s Collection. Stewart,…
Republican Women’s Club to hear MS GOP Director, Purple Heart recipient
Community, OrganizationsThe Republican Women's Club will meet Monday, June 25th 6:30 PM at Cook's Adult Daycare. The public is invited to attend.
This will be a joint meeting with the Union County Republican Executive Committee. Please RSVP to Sue Morrisson 662-538-4552…
Luncheon with Books: Juanita Floyd discusses her “Summer of 1969”
Community, OrganizationsTuesday, June 19, Friends of the Library will sponsor Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany.
Juanita Floyd will discuss her book Summer of 1969: the Story of Cozett Juanita Gambrel. In the fall of 1969 Cozett…
2018 Fossil Road Show: June 9th at the museum
Community, OrganizationsFossils, rocks, gems and minerals are the focus of the annual Fossil Road Show at the Union County Heritage Museum on Saturday, June 9, 2018, 10 – 2. There is something for all ages.
The annual event brings out the paleontologists from…
Robert Clayton Festival offers family fun for a good cause
OrganizationsJoin us June 9th for the Robert Clayton Festival on the courthouse lawn!!
We will have lots of kids activities, including face painting, train and pony rides, touch a truck, and MORE! For the parents we have vendors, food trucks, and musical…
Annual historical society meeting features discussion of Piominko
OrganizationsThe annual meeting of the Union County Historical Society (UCHS) featured a program about the Chickasaw Indians, a native American tribe indigenous to north Mississippi.
Mitch Caver, an author who has co-written a book about Piominko, an…
Republican Women’s Club invites public to hear speakers
Community, OrganizationsAll men and women are invited to the May meeting of Union County Republican Women’s club. It will be held Monday, May 21, at 6:30 at Cook’s Adult Day Care, 611 Moss Hill Drive in New Albany.
Speakers will be Richard Boyanton, candidate…