Tag Archive for: Biscuits and Jam Farmers’ Market
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…
Britt Gulley and Paul Tate to perform at Biscuits & Jam Market
TourismMany artists have recorded tribute albums to Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music, but only one of those artists has been allowed to record his tribute with "the Singing Brakeman's" own 1928 000-45 Martin guitar.
That man, Britt…
Biscuits & Jam Farmers’ Market to feature Cadillac Funk
Tourism"Cadillac Funk," a blues band fronted by Andrew Yurkow, will provide the entertainment at the Biscuits & Jam Farmers Market, Saturday morning, July 4th.
Andrew "Cadillac Funk" Yurkow grew up in Indianola, in the heart of the Mississippi…
Mississippi Magazine’s “Best of Mississippi” lauds New Albany
TourismMississippi Magazine, in its "2015 Best of Mississippi" awards, gives notice to New Albany and several New Albany businesses in 13 of its categories. Among business cited as first or second place in a "best" are George's Restaurant, #2 fried…
New Albany Saturday morning, lots happening after the storm
TourismSome guessed as high as seven or eight inches, but nobody seemed to know for certain how much it rained Friday night, June 19, 2015, in New Albany. Most home rain gauges only hold five inches of water, and many of them were overflowing. A…
Folk Art on the river 2nd Saturdays at Biscuits & Jam Farmer’s Market
TourismNew Albany, MS – 6/9/2015 – Biscuits & Jam Farmers’ Market and The Art of Dixie are pleased to host 2nd Saturdays: Folk Art on the River for the 3rd year in downtown New Albany along the Tallahatchie River. This year's markets will…
Down From the Hills Weekend 2015 in pictures
Tourism The Down From the Hills festivities ended with a free concert from The Cakewalkers and the Eisenhauer band.
Saturday…
MS Bluegrass Championship in New Albany this weekend
TourismFor more than a decade, bluegrass musicians and fans from around the southeast have been coming to New Albany to play traditional music and to compete for more than $8,000 in prizes at the Mississippi Bluegrass Championships. Also known as “Down…
Farm to Table Dinner to premier in New Albany
TourismTickets are going fast for the Farm to Table Dinner to be served Friday, May 22. The dinner is a new feature of the annual Down from the Hills Festival sponsored by the Union County Heritage, and also coincides with this season's opening of…
New Albany aldermen OK city tourism’s pursuit of grant
TourismIn a unanimous decision, New Albany’s board of aldermen voted to proceed with the application of a $150,000 Wildlife and Fisheries Recreational grant for the development of the riverfront area downtown. The proposed development will include…
“Farm-to-table” dinner to feature locally sourced foods
Community, OrganizationsNEW ALBANY, MISS. – New Albany’s first “farm-to-table” dinner will take place on Friday, May 22 to open both the New Albany Farmer’s Market and the Down from the Hills Bluegrass Festival, which has moved from the fairgrounds to downtown…
Mary Jennifer Russell joins ranks of effective local volunteers
PeopleSeveral years ago a woman in a small, nearby Mississippi city relied heavily on volunteer workers in her effort to start a valuable program for her city. For whatever reason it didn't work, and she sarcastically complained, "Volunteers fly off…