Learn more about the people, events, and organizations that shape the community. Includes presentations at both city and county schools, upcoming events, organizations, and the people who are involved.

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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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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NAHS students’ art on display at museum

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The New Albany High School (NAHS) Art Show opened for public viewing Monday afternoon, May 2, and will remain open until the end of the school year. Art work from scores of NAHS students is on display at the Union County Heritage Museum…
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NAES Excel students host Project Fair May 2nd

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The New Albany Elementary School EXCEL (Grades 2-5 Academically Gifted) students will host a Project Fair tomorrow (Monday, May 2nd) from 9 am - 1:30 p.m.in the PE Building.  This event is the culminating activity for the students' projects…

NAHS Class of 1966 holds 50th reunion: UPDATED

UPDATED  5-1-2016 with photo gallery. You may click to enlarge and/or download the NAnewsweb.com photos. The New Albany High School (W.P. Daniel) Class of 1966 held its 50-year reunion Saturday night at Tallahatchie Gourmet in New Albany.   They…
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NAHS Students Inducted in National Honor Society

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The New Albany High School chapter of National Honor Society inducted twenty-nine new members on Monday, April 25, 2016.  Membership in the National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the highest honors awarded to a high school student.  The New…
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UCRW hear legislative update and announce May dinner meeting

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The Union County Republican Women (UCRW) held their monthly meeting on April 25 with Senator Nickey Browning, Representatives Steve Massengill and Margaret Ellis Rogers providing a legislative update. The UCRW will meet again on May 23 with…
NEMiss.News Former Mayor of New Albany Walter Johnson

Walter Johnson, congratulations and thanks!

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Former Mayor Walter Johnson receiving the UCDA Citizen of the Year Award Monday night reminded me of some pictures of him I took a number of years ago, and I went searching for them. I have always liked these shots and do not believe any…
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NAMS presents an Evening with the Arts

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Exhibits of visual, performance and musical art by gifted students created a temporary gallery Tuesday night, April 26th, in the New Albany Middle School Cafeteria. More than two hundred people enjoyed the "Evening With The Arts" event, 5…
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2016 Tobacco-Free Contest Winners for Grades 4-6

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 The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi’s RAT® (Reject All Tobacco) program and the Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Union, Marshall and Benton recently awarded Leslie Garcia, a 5th grader at New Albany Elementary School, as the…

Make reservations for annual Union Co. Historical Society meeting

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As May is Preservation Month, it is fitting that the Architecture of New Albany and the Importance of Preservation is the topic of this year’s Annual Meeting of the Union County Historical Society set May 6,  noon at the First United Methodist…
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Wilbanks Named Director of New Albany Main Street Association

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NEW ALBANY, MISS., April 26, 2016 – Carly Wilbanks of New Albany, MS, has been named the director of the New Albany Main Street Association. The New Albany Main Street Association was designated a Mississippi Main Street Community in 1997. …
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New Albany Elementary students’ concert: how and why

Only about 820 people attended a Friday, April 21st, students' concert that had social media, Sunday school conversations and phone lines buzzing through the weekend in New Albany. The lucky few were 720 New Albany public school students…
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NAMS 2016 Geography Bee winners

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Daniel Bullock, a 6th grade student at New Albany Middle School and winner of the NAMS Geography bee, participated in the Mississippi National Geographic Bee on April 1 in Jackson, MS. The top participants from the New Albany Middle…