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NEMiss.News Dr. Shane Scott at IMPC, COVID-19

Dr. Shane Scott: “COVID is not going away.” What you should know.

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  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…
Northeast MS Homeless at Tupelo library

Tupelo man says home overrun by homeless, asks its removal from demolition list

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Tupelo, 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,…
New Albany MS. Christmas at the Museum 2018

2019 Christmas at the Museum, December 14

Mingle 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…
concrete pad

Some work complete on industrial park enhancements

Work 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…
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Body of missing man Scott McQuary found Tuesday morning

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Members 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…
New Albany MS Doggie dining in MS

Doggie Dining: Coming to a restaurant near you?

JACKSON, 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…
New Albany, MS Gobble gobble, Patterson home open at Thanksgiving

Gobble, Gobble — Wobble, Wobble— Happy Thanksgiving!

“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

The 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

NEW 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

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…

County approves FAA grant to improve city-county airport runway

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Supervisors also received a funding request from LifeCore Health Services, which provides a variety of health care to Union County residents.

Historical Society and museum among recipients of $1.4 million in MAC grants statewide

A second grant is to help overcome problems stemming from the COVID pandemic

Union County schools among Northeast Mississippi early childhood grant recipients

Each of the four county schools will have a four-week Pre-K Boot Camp for about 20 students per school.

Click It or Ticket campaign will see increased seatbelt enforcement through holiday

Increased seatbelt use is tied to lower crash deaths but too many still die from lack of using belts.

First-graders student plant science thanks to grant

Part of the study involved how plants grow and what function each part serves.

First-graders learn about predicting volcano eruptions

The volcano study was part of the "I Am a Scientist" program

Grant helps students learn with sights and sound

Various hands-on activities with sight words, beginning sounds, ending sounds, building words, rhyming, sound switch and syllables are used.

Light tables help build words and numbers thanks to grant

The light tables help emphasize the letters and numbers as words are created.

Provence grant helps students learn about plant life cycles

Littlejohn extended the experiments by encouraging her students to read about the topics, write about learning experiences, and manipulating math activities that go along with the experiments.

TVA gives $5,000 to improve Middle School’s unique Imagine Lab

The lab allows students to learn computer programming, laser engraving, CNC routing, sublimation printing, 3-D printing, drones, robotics and other technological skills.

New city wastewater treatment plant nearing completion

The new plant will almost entirely eliminate the odor problem those in the area of the current plant experience

Museum wins $20,000 grant to improve outdoor areas, additional $4,800 will go for summer programming

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The summer series in the garden will incorporate readings, music, poetry, dance and re-enactments.