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. High School Art Exhibit opens at museum
Community, OrganizationsUnion County Art Exhibit Features many art forms
Lions, Tigers & Bears … It’s all in the annual Union County High School Art Exhibit, which opened this week at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany , and Oh, my!, there…
NAES Bullpup Pride Award winners, April 4th 2016
Community, SchoolsThe following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of April 4. Pictured in no particular order are:
K-2nd Grade
Evelyn…
New Albany Home & Garden Show draws large crowd
Community, Organizations
The Union County Master Gardeners moved their 2016 New Albany Home & Garden Show to the downtown area this year. Though they built a garden gate entry for the Courthouse lawn, it was still a little more difficult to "count the crowd"…
New Albany High School announces 2015-2016 STAR student
Community, SchoolsKeXin Weng has been named as a STAR (Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student for the 2015-2016 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council's M. B. Swayze Foundation, sponsor of the STAR program.
The New Albany High School senior…
NAMS students tour University of MS and Rowan Oak
Community, SchoolsMelissa Tate's Algebra I class and Troy Trout's Accelerated English 8 class from New Albany Middle School enjoyed a field trip to the University of Mississippi and Rowan Oak on Friday, April 1.
Students were given…
NAHS Career & Technical outstanding students
Community, SchoolsThe following students have been selected as Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the third nine weeks at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education:
Braxton Wilson , Engineering II; Helen…
New Albany Home & Garden Show is April 9th
Community, OrganizationsTomorrow is the day the Union County
Master Gardeners will be "Rolling into Spring" with the New Albany Home & Garden Show.
“Rolling into Spring” will be April 9th in downtown New Albany around the courthouse and at the historic…
Northeast’s Wright ends historic season with coaching honors
SportsColorado Springs, Colo. - Northeast Mississippi Community College’s Cord Wright has received a pair of awards for directing one of the most successful seasons in the history of the men’s basketball program.
Wright was selected as both…
“Goodness snakes alive!”
PeopleThis is an unusual use of New Albany's Park-Along-the River...or maybe it isn't.
Von Echols, formerly of Blue Mountain and now living in Ripley, and Zykielez Triplett, of Blue Mountain, were "walking" their snakes in the Park-Along-the-River…
Bullpup Pride Award winners for March 28th at NAES
Community, SchoolsThe following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the weeks of March 28.
Pictured…
New Albany High School annual Beauty Review Winners
Community, SchoolsNew Albany High School held its annual beauty review on April 2, 2016. Becca Childers was crowned Most Beautiful and H.F. Mason, Jr. was named Most Handsome. Beauties included Ivy Jennings Jordan, E'lexis Jones, Meredith Prescott, and Payton…
NAES Bullpup Pride Award winners, March 21
Community, SchoolsThe following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Award because of their positive behavior during the week of March 21.
Pictured in no particular order are: Kaniya Tate, Omar Gonzalez, Mayes Prescott,…