Tag Archive for: Luncheon with Books
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
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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…
The Battle of New Orleans to be topic at Luncheon with Books
Community, OrganizationsLuncheon with Books will be held Tuesday, January 16, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany.
Frank Madden will review Brian Kilmeade and Don Yaeger’s latest book Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That…
Rev. Tim Prather will discuss “Hidden Christmas” at Luncheon with Books
Community, OrganizationsTuesday, December 19, at noon at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany, Reverend Tim Prather, pastor at First United Methodist Church, will discuss Tim Keller's Hidden Christmas.
Amazon says that "Tim Keller takes readers on an…
Square Books to present Luncheon with Books program
Community, OrganizationsTuesday, November 21 Luncheon with Books will be held at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany.
Representatives from Square Books and Nautilus Publishing in Oxford will be here with newly released books and recommendations for …
MS author Al Povall to speak at Luncheon with Books, Oct 17
Community, OrganizationsTuesday, October 17, Mississippi author Al Povall will discuss his book A Time Remembered, Ole Miss 1945-1970 at Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Mr. Povall is a native of Lexington, MS. He graduated from…
Faulkner book to be topic of Luncheon with Books
Community, OrganizationsAs an event of the William Faulkner Literary Fest, Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library Tuesday, September 19, Faulkner's book Big Woods will be the topic.
Dr. Kate Stewart, English Professor at the University of…
Mary Ann Connell to review her memoir at Luncheon with Books
Community, OrganizationsMary Ann Connell will review her memoir An Unforseen Life at Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany on Tuesday, August 15.
A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 AM.
Connell was among the first…
Eisenhower to be topic of July Luncheon with Books
Community, OrganizationsLuncheon with Books will be held Tuesday, July 18, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany.
Joe Marshall Davis, a New Albany attorney, will review Bret Baier’s book Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower’s Final Mission.…
Sydney Fisher to discuss her “See No Evil” at Luncheon with Books
Community, OrganizationsFriends of the Library will sponsor Luncheon with Books on Tuesday, May 16, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Mississippi author L. Sydney Fisher will review her book See No Evil. The book was inspired by the real life Mississippi…
Luncheon with Books to review O’Reilly’s newest “Killing” book
Community, OrganizationsTuesday, April 19 at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany, Frank Madden will review Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard's book Killing the Rising Sun: How America Vanquished World War II Japan for Luncheon with Books sponsored by Friends…
Julie Cantrell is Luncheon with Books author, March 21
Community, OrganizationsMississippi author Julie Cantrell will discuss her somewhat disquieting book "The Feathered Bone" at noon, March 21st, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library. Cantrell's book centers around the unhappy events resulting from a grade school field…
Luncheon with books Feb 21
Community, OrganizationsFriends of the Library will sponsor Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany on Tuesday, February 21. A light lunch will be provided by the New Albany Mother’s Club beginning at 11:30AM.
In keeping with President’s…
Autism to be subject of Luncheon with Books, January 17
Community, OrganizationsFriends of the Library will sponsor Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany Tuesday, January 17, 2017.
Rev. Bill Everett will discuss Emily Colson’s Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free. Emily…