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…
Ingomar Mound event: atlatl, archery, flintknapping and more, October 28
Community, OrganizationsThe annual Ingomar Mound Event will be Saturday, October 28, 10 – 2, weather permitting, as part pf Mississippi Archaeology Month events. The mound site is located two miles west of Highway 15 south on CR 96.
Archaeologists from Mississippi…
UCDA’s B2B Luncheon scheduled for October 26th
Community, OrganizationsThe next installment of our B2B Luncheon Series, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, 2017, in the Magnolia Room of the Magnolia Civic Center. This event is free to UCDA Members and guests.…
Museum to close before grand opening of new addition
Community, OrganizationsUnion County Heritage Museum will be closed several days in preparation for the grand opening of the new addition. The museum is normally closed on Mondays, so we will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 24 through Nov. 2. Regularly scheduled events…
Please help find Sam
Community, OrganizationsLost Dog
REWARD!!!
Sam
Black & Tan Bloodhound
Female
Date Lost- 10/14/2017
Last Seen- CR 88
Please Call: 662-538-5229
or 901-258-5633
Thank you,
Ginny Galloway Coltharp
Tracy Proctor and Master Gardeners will inspire holiday creativity
Community, OrganizationsThe Union County Master Gardeners are presenting a luncheon and program on November 1, 2017, entitled Creative Holiday Designs by Tracy Proctor, AIFD.
This luncheon will be very similar to the previous luncheons the Master Gardeners held…
October Museum Moments to hear Faulkner biographer
Community, OrganizationsMuseum Moments will feature Dr. Robert Hamblin, writer and teacher, on Thursday, October 19, at noon at Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany talking about the latest biography on William Faulkner, Myself and the World
Hamblin,…
MS author Al Povall to speak at Luncheon with Books, Oct 17
Community, OrganizationsTuesday, October 17, Mississippi author Al Povall will discuss his book A Time Remembered, Ole Miss 1945-1970 at Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Mr. Povall is a native of Lexington, MS. He graduated from…
The Literacy Council to have bake sale Saturday October 7
Community, OrganizationsThe Union County Literacy Council is having a bake sale/raffle on Saturday, October 7.
It will be held on Fred's parking lot on Main Street. We will begin selling around 8:30 A.M. There will be homemade baked goods, and we are raffling…
Library News for September; October calendar
Community, OrganizationsLibrary News September 2017: The library has been busy since schools are in session again. There were 3900 visits to the library this month. There were new library cards issued for New Albany and Union County citizens.
The library has new…
EXCEL students contributed original works to Faulkner event
Community, Organizations
Fourth grade EXCEL
Ninabeth Capaning’s fourth grade EXCEL class at New Albany Elementary School has been participating in a unit of study on poetry.
Students wrote poems and created water-color illustrations to be used as table decorations…
Union County Ole Miss Club hosts head baseball coach
Community, Organizations
Coach Mike Bianco, Ole Miss Head Baseball Coach, spoke at the Union County Ole Miss Club meeting tonight. The meeting was held at Oaks Country Club in New Albany.
The Union County Ole Miss Club supports the University…
Popular Pioneer Days History event returns to museum
Community, OrganizationsLiving history is the theme of the annual Pioneer Days event at the Union County Heritage Museum at 114 Cleveland Street in New Albany.
Join us on September 29-30, 9AM - 2PM, as we bring history to life with stories of Mississippi’s past,…