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Descendants of BF Ford unveil marker at BF Ford School in New Albany MS. A museum exhibit on Union Co. African-American schooling prior to desegregation opens Friday, February 11, 2022.
Pearl Harbor veteran, 101, returns on 80th anniversary of attack. DOJ closes Emmett Till probe with no new charges. Fears rise Russians will invade Ukraine.
Stupid is as stupid does. Guest author Steve Patterson contemplates the role of stupidity in the three greatest existential crises facing America today.
The current courthouse is the county’s fourth. The first wooden building was where Regions Bank is. It was replaced but burned by an arsonist and then then two buildings in accompany photos came along.
Judith Bennett (Bengie) Foley has a variety of reasons for running for the Alderman position in Ward 1 of New Albany.
Edited 6-2 to include full audit report PDF and page citations in body of post: New Albany, MS – There’s an old story about the wino accused of smoking in bed and thus setting fire to the cheap flophouse where he dwelled. Charged and dragged into court, the wino spoke powerfully in his own defense: […]
Nearly 58 years ago a pivotal event in the U. S. civil rights saga happened a 40-minute drive from New Albany. James Meredith became the first African-American student to enroll at the University of Mississippi, but not without a protracted court fight that culminated in 15 hours of rioting. Two men were killed and an […]
At the request and advice of the Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC), Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a proclamation initiating a statewide burn ban, with no exemptions, effective immediately. The burn ban will remain in effect until further notice. “The COVID-19 pandemic has put significant strain on Mississippi’s Emergency Medical Services professionals, particularly the state’s rural […]
What could be one of the top northeast Mississippi news stories of 2019 started the morning of the last day of the year. Two days into the New Year public officials have still not released any details about what happened. It is known that Highway 15 between New Albany and Blue Mountain was completely closed […]
Although Union County voters have seen little campaigning, the runoff election for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate will be Tuesday, June 26th. The runoff is between David Baria of Bay St. Louis and Howard Sherman, recently of Meridian. In the first Democratic Primary election on June 5th, Baria and Sherman were competing against […]
The kratom tree, specifically its glossy green leaves, has been used for centuries by Asians to boost energy, treat coughing, diarrhea, chronic pain and opium addiction. Kratom, known in the scientific world as Mitragyna speciosa, is a member of the Rubiaceae family, which also includes coffee plants. However, it is not an innocuous plant. The past ten years […]
By Steve Patterson Dear Mr. President, I am a man of straightforward candor, so let me go ahead and clear the deck. I don’t like you. I have voiced my dislike for your bravado and otherwise distinctive “style,” both in writing and to any and all who sought my opinion. I am but […]
