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. Master Gardeners begin work on Vicki Smith Memorial Victory Garden
OrganizationsThe Union County Master Gardeners’ association currently offers to Union County: the New Albany Home and Garden Show, this year being held in downtown New Albany on April 9th; Earth day, an educational event for the young; management of the…
Republicans learn about candidates, have “straw vote”
OrganizationsAbout 60 people attended a Monday night meeting of the Union County Women's Republican Club in the circuit court room at the Union County Courthouse.
The incumbent Republican congressman, an incumbent Mississippi Supreme Court judge and a…
Check from county ends short-term library crisis
OrganizationsA "manual check" for $38,428.26 to the Union County Library ended the short-term financial crisis the library board faced last week.
The money came from property tax collections received during February by the county collector's office. The…
City Beautification committee meeting minutes, January 26, 2016
Community, OrganizationsCity Beautification
January 26, 2016
Members present were Jeff Olson, Jane Ford, Jean Ashcraft, Christy Livingston, Sandy Shaddinger, and Vickie Duke.
Vickie called the meeting to order.
The City Beautification minutes…
Library Board cuts hours due to budget woes
OrganizationsHours of operation at the Jennie Stephens Smith Public Library in New Albany will be cut effective February 29th.
The Union County Library Board decided on the cuts at a meeting Thursday, February 11th. The reduced operations of the library…
Republicans to hear about candidates, have “straw poll” February 22nd
Community, OrganizationsThe Union County Republican Women's Club and Union County Executive
Committee invite the public to come to the Union County Court house,
Monday, February 22, at 6:30 pm., to hear Presidential Candidate
REPRESENTATIVES from 5 campaigns speak…
Museum Moments to feature tales of delta bear hunts
Community, OrganizationsMuseum Moments on Thursday, February, 18, at noon, will feature the wild and wooly big delta bear hunts in the early 1900s as scribed by James T. McCafferty, a former New Albany resident now living in McComb .
McCafferty’s latest…
Junior Auxiliary to hold charity ball
Community, Organizations
Please join us Saturday, Feb 6 at 7pm at Oaks Country Club for our second annual Winter Wonderland Charity Ball. Tickets are $35 each.
Guests will enjoy a nice seated dinner and dancing to the sounds of local band Mississippi Moon.…
Agape Health Services to hold Valentine fundraiser banquet
Community, OrganizationsIt's that time of year again. Agape Health Services will be holding their second annual Valentine's Day Fund Raiser on Saturday, February 6, at 6:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in New Albany. Tickets are available now…
Luncheon with Books to review Washington book for Presidents’ Day
Community, OrganizationsIn honor of President's Day Linda Everett will review Flora Fraser's book The Washingtons: George and Martha, "Join'd by Friendship Crown'd by Love" for New Albany's Luncheon with books Tuesday, February 16, at the Jennie Stephens Smith…
Human trafficking program attracts 75 to Cine’
Community, Organizations"Around the world, 27-million people are held in bondage," according to a speaker Monday night at the Magnolia Civic Center in New Albany.
About 75 people heard Kathy Brummett, a speaker from DeSoto County, give a presentation about the…
Union County Democrats to caucus February 13, 2016
Community, OrganizationsDemocratic precinct caucuses will be conducted at every Union County voting precinct Saturday, February 13, 2016, at 9:30 AM in order to elect delegates and alternates to the Union County Democratic convention.
All registered democratic voters…