Archived, searchable stories of people, particularly in the North MS area, who have done something of interest or of benefit to the community and its citizens. Also includes people on the national or international scene who have noteworthy achievements and/or connections to MS, etc.

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…
Northeast MS Homeless at Tupelo library

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…
New Albany MS Doggie dining in MS

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.…

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…

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…

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…

Conversation with my favorite WWII veteran: sharing 95 years of life

New Albany, MS- Today is Veterans Day, November 11th, the anniversary of the World War I armistice that began at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 11, 1918. The guns went silent at "the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleven month," as a…

Barbara Owens to retire after 50 years at Baptist Union County

Barbara Owens, the administrative director of Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County, is retiring this month after 50 years of service at the award-winning hospital. When she first went to work in an entry-level ward secretary job in 1966,…

Wages honored for work with city of New Albany

New Albany, MS- Bob Wages was honored by family, coworkers and friends at a dinner party Thursday night, October 20, at The Warehouse in New Albany. Wages retired recently as chairman of the New Albany Planning and Zoning Board, concluding…

Five area Boy Scouts earn Eagle

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Luke Bolen, Lewis Creekmore, John Davis, Eli Parks, and Tucker Shannon, members of First United Methodist Church Boy Scout Troop #17 have earned the honor of Eagle Scout, the highest rank that the Boy Scouts offers. These young men were honored…

Presley to Hold Public Hearing Regarding Solar Facility in Union County

New Albany, MS-  Nettleton, Mississippi (September 13, 2016) – Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley announced today that he will hold a public hearing regarding the instillation of a solar facility in Union County. The…

Lena Grove and  John Steele Davis

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New Albany, MS- Lena Grove, pregnant, had walked from Alabama to Mississippi, a hundred miles or more, in summer heat: "She carried a palm leaf fan and a small bundle tied neatly in a bandanna handkerchief. It contained among other things…

Zack Stewart: Where is Troy, Mississippi?

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"Where is Troy, Miss'ippi? Where did you get your education?" "If you go to Troy and look straight up," says Zack Stewart,"then look all the way around the horizon, you'll see that it's the same distance to the sky in all directions. Troy…

Local child raising money for New Albany Police Department, UPDATED 8/18/2016

New Albany, MS, UPDATE 8/18/2016- New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson received a check in the amount of $1000 from a Prentiss County woman who wishes to remain anonymous, along with a letter expressing her appreciation for the hard work…

John Clarence “J.C.” Holland: Flesh-and-Blood Faulknerian Mississippian attends his last earthly party

He was a character to rival those created by William Faulkner. But unlike Colonel John Sartoris and Thomas Sutpen and Flem Snopes and Uncle Billy Varner, John Clarence "J.C." Holland was a flesh-and-blood Mississippian. He died Monday evening,…

New Albany Fire Chief Represents City and Associations

New Albany Deputy Fire Chief and Mississippi Firefighter’s Association 1St Vice President, Mark Whiteside, attended the annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Fire Chiefs in Biloxi last week to promote not only the MS Firefighter’s…

Muhammad Ali at the Fifth Street Gym

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Grinding out copy in a typically grubby newsroom in Miami Beach, Florida, one morning in 1975, I was writing a story about Chuck Hall, Miami Beach's colorful mayor, who was never boring, but I was bored with writing. Dennis Feola, a Jewish-Italian…

New Albany Fire/Rescue leadership tabbed to state positions

New Albany, Mississippi- New Albany and Union County fire personnel recently attended the annual Mississippi Fire Chief’s/ Firefighter’s Conference in Natchez. Members from several county fire departments, along with city representatives,…