Tag Archive for: election
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…
No candidates yet for county school board seat
SchoolsNo one had qualified as of Wednesday to run for the county school board seat that will be on the November general election ballot. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 4.
Potential candidates for the school board have only a one-month window in…
Only one school board seat up for election after all
SchoolsA county school board member will be chosen, but not for city
Qualifying begins next week for city, county school board seats
Featured News, SchoolsTwo school board seats will be on the Nov. 3 general election ballot and qualifying for candidates begins next week.
One seat is for the Union County School District and one is for the New Albany Municipal Separate School District.
The…
Voting will be very different this November
Featured News, Government & PoliticsMississippians are scheduled to go to the polls to vote Nov. 3 on a variety of offices and issues, but it likely won’t be business as usual thanks to the coronavirus.
COVID-19 will affect November's voting processes
State officials are expecting…
November’s complicated ballot may give MS voters extra “homework”
Featured News, Government & PoliticsThis November, Mississippi voters will face a complicated ballot that will require more decisions than who is going into what political office.
By now, most people know they will be voting on a president along with other state and local officials…
Qualifying deadline for election commission candidates is June 1
Government & PoliticsThe COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed many things and one, to a degree, is that we are having important elections this year.
Union Countians will vote Nov. 3 on a president, U. S. senator, U. S. representative, Supreme Court justice, five…
Office open Saturday morning for absentee voting
Featured News, Government & PoliticsSaturday, March 7, is the last day anyone can cast an absentee ballot in the March 10 presidential preference primaries.
Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford will accept ballots during regular office hours until then, but will also…
Voter registration deadline is Monday
General NewsMonday, Feb. 10, is the deadline to register to vote in the March 10 presidential preference primary. That’s also the deadline to update your voter registration information if you have changed address or other status. Otherwise, you may face…
It’s local election time…again
Featured News, Government & PoliticsA statement that is true any time: “It’s election year in Mississippi.”
Our state has city, county, district, state or federal elections every single year.
This year, Union Countians will vote on a president, U. S. senator, U. S.…
Supervisors getting raise Jan. 1
Featured News, Government & PoliticsUnion County supervisors and some other officials will receive a raise Jan. 1.
The three-percent increase for the county board, at $1,212, will be their first raise in 16 years, according to supervisors.
A supervisor’s salary is set…
Union County general election results by precinct
Government & PoliticsHere are the election results listing vote totals for each race in Union County's 20 precincts.
These totals include the machine votes only, and not the absentee ballots, which did not significantly change results.
The totals referred…
Edwards, Coffey, Owen retain county offices; Chism going to senate
Government & Politics
In what was predicted to be a close race, incumbent Democratic sheriff Jimmy Edwards defeated Republican challenger Ashley Kidd, 53 percent to 47 percent in Tuesday’s general election. Kidd a police and school resource officer, had mounted…