
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…

Baptist Baby Fair 2021 enjoys perfect weather, strong participation
Featured News, Health & WellnessA large group of local new mothers and expectant mothers attended the Baptist Hospital's Baby Fair 2021, where they received pertinent information and bags of goodies.

The world honors the US labor movement on May 1. Why don’t we?
Featured News, HistoryWhy May Day is International Labor Day: The American history lesson I had to leave the US to learn.

Baptist Union County hosts annual Baby Fair
Featured News, Health & WellnessThe annual free baby fair, hosted for the community by Baptist Hospital-Union County, will be held out doors on Saturday May, 1.

Community to have Shakespeare on the Tallahatchie
Featured News, LeisureAuditions will be Tuesday, March 25, and there is no age limit. Links to set up appointments are included in the story.

FEMA announces COVID-19 funeral benefit
Health & WellnessFEMA announces a direct benefit to provide funds directly to those who have unpaid bills for funerals of persons who died of COVID-19.

Baptist Union County Begins OB Hospitalist Program
Featured News, Health & WellnessUrgent care services will be provided to obstetric patients by the Baptist Hospital OB Hospitalist program.

Union County Heritage Museum program Saturday highlights Japanese art and culture
HappeningsA Japanese artist will talk about his art and culture accompanying a museum exhibit during a program at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Baptist Union County Recognized for Excellence in Obstetric Hemorrhage Care by Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborativ
Health & Wellness
New Albany, Miss., February 1, 2021–Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County was recognized by the Mississippi Perinatal Quality Collaborative (MSPQC) for its excellence in obstetric hemorrhage care by fully implementing evidenced-based…

Baptist Union County selects Service First Champion
Health & Wellness
NEW ALBANY, Miss., January 28, 2021 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County recently announced Scott Hatcher has been named Service First Champion for the quarter. Hatcher, who was nominated by a colleague for going above and…

Union County Fair Board planning to hold event again this July
Leisure
The Union County Fair Board is taking an optimistic approach and scheduling a fair again this year in hopes we will be past the need for so much quarantining, social distancing and perhaps mask wearing.
They have set the dates as…

Museum offering free pottery classes to those 55 and older
Culture
The Union County Heritage Museum is sponsoring a Journey Into Clay Pottery Class series that is free to those 55 and older.
The classes, made possible by a grant from Aroha Seeding Vitality Arts, are part of the museum’s lifelong…

Baptist Union County Begins Next Phase of COVID-19 Vaccines
Featured News, Health & Wellness
WHAT: Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to health care professionals and adults 75 years of age and older in the community.
Appointments are required and limited, and can be scheduled…