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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…
NEMCC launches ‘Northeast Promise’ zero-dollar scholarship program
SchoolsFor now, the program is only available to career and technical students.
Free community gospel singing planned for May 22
CommunityConcessions will be available with proceeds to benefit the East Union football team.
Farmers’ market coming back but will be curbside this year
CommunityVendors will not have to pay a fee or set up a tent unless they want to, but the market will not be limited to produce only.
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…
New Albany giving away free coronavirus masks
General NewsThe New Albany Community Development Office is handing out free N95 masks Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
They have received 2,400 masks from the Mississippi Emergency Management Authority and are handing them out behind their office, which…
Get free oak trees at the Tanglefoot in New Albany today
General NewsThe New Albany Sustainability Advisory in cooperation with the Mississippi Forestry Commission is giving away free oak trees at the Tanglefoot Plaza Tuesday, March 10, until about 4 p.m.
NASA member Jeff Olson said the 400 trees are part…
Fire departments provide, install free smoke detectors
Featured News, General NewsThere is no reason for any residence in Union County not to have a working smoke detector.
That’s because both the city and county departments provide and install smoke detectors free of charge.
“The funding comes from the Red Cross…
Cooking lunch for 1,400
Community, Featured NewsOrganizer Mary Margarett King said they were preparing for about 1,400 people and it looked like they were just about going to run out at Saturday’s free community meal.
The event began in 2011 as something to serve students and others…
Community Christmas Meal reminder
CommunityOrganizers are reminding the public that this year’s annual Community Christmas Meal will be this Saturday, Dec. 14, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m.
The free event is held each year at the New Albany Middle School Cafeteria and typically draws…
Senior adults receiving free Medicare drug counseling for 2020 said to be saving an average of $900
Health & WellnessMore than 500 North Mississippi Medicare Part D participants who have received free counseling in selecting the best drug plan to meet their individual needs are saving $900 annual in prescription medicine costs. With only 18 business days left…