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…
Expired: Pastor Hazel Long, Jr., 68
ObituariesServices announced in memory Pastor Hazel Long, Jr., 68.
Expired: Lee Allen West, 67
ObituariesServices announced in memory Lee Allen West, 67.
Expired: Mary Louise Taylor Owen, 92
ObituariesServices announced in memory of Mary Louise Taylor Owen, 92.
Expired: Willie Beatrice Turner Duggar, 98
ObituariesBlue Springs – Willie Beatrice Turner Duggar, 98, went to her heavenly home on Saturday, December 26, 2020 at North Mississippi Medical Center- Baldwyn Nursing Facility in Baldwyn. She was born March 5, 1922 in New Albany to the late Fred…
Expired: Sarah Mary “Sally” Pegler Mosier, 85
ObituariesTUPELO – Sarah Mary “Sally” Pegler Mosier died Friday, November 27, 2020, at Magnolia Manor in Tupelo, MS. She was 85. Sally was born on May 4, 1935 in Columbus, OH to Charles Arthur Pegler and Sarah Kinney Pegler. She married Robert Dale…
Margaret Louise May Stiles, 67
ObituariesBLUE SPRINGS - Margaret Louise May Stiles, 67, departed this life for the life everlasting on Tuesday afternoon, November 17, 2020 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Margaret was born in Tutwiler, MS on April 30, 1953, the…
Expired: Amanda Bell, 32
ObituariesMs. Amanda Bell, 32, transitioned on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in a recent automobile accident on 178 in Holly Springs.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Serenity-Autry Funeral Home of Holly Springs.
Expired: Bonnie Johnson, 95
ObituariesTupelo -- Bonnie Johnson , 95, died Sunday October 18, 2020, at Diversicare in Tupelo.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Holland Funeral Directors-Tupelo.
Expired: Carrie Sue Lemmons Goggans, 90
ObituariesVERONA – Carrie Sue Lemmons Goggans died Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was 90. Born on May 31, 1930 in West Point, MS to O.H. Lemmons and Kathleen Bowles Lemmons, she grew up in Verona and was the oldest…
Expired: Danny Randle Russell, 71
ObituariesDanny Randle Russell, 71, died Tuesday, October 6, 2020, at North Ms Medical Center in Tupelo. Danny was born August 26, 1949, in the Hurricane Community of Pontotoc County, the son of Orman and Audrey McCain Russell. He was a member of Cornersville…
Expired: Kevin Douglas Holloway, 53
ObituariesSALTILLO – Kevin Douglas Holloway, 53, passed from this life to the next at his residence in Saltillo on Thursday, August 27, 2020. Kevin was born in Tupelo on January 30, 1967. He lived most of his life in Lee County except for 13…
Expired: Johnnie Russell Davis, 73
ObituariesJohnnie Russell Davis, 73, died Aug.18, 2020.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete with United Funeral Service in charge.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, outdoors at United Funeral Service.