Tag Archive for: MS politics
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…
County board 1 April 2019: Pit bulls, politics and public money
Government & PoliticsCounty Board 1 April 2019:
The lead-off item at the Monday meeting of the Union County Board of Supervisors was a complaint about a dog. The animal is said to be menacing a rural neighborhood.
Susan Brockway said her family lives north…
Republican Women to hear candidates for governor, highway commissioner
Community, OrganizationsThe Union County Republican Women will hold their March meeting Monday, March 25, at Cook’s Adult Day Care Center on 611 Moss Hill Drive at 6:30pm. We look forward to hearing from Bill Waller, candidate for governor and Trey Bowman, candidate…
Letter to the Editor: Republican primary “a very significant election”
OpinionReceived March 19, 2019
Dear Editor,
I hope this letter finds you well. After reading your March 14, 2019 titled “2019 Union County election: fewer candidates, fewer GOP hopefuls,” and the social media comments that followed,…
2019 Union County election: fewer candidates, fewer GOP hopefuls
Government & PoliticsThe ballots for the August 2019 Union County election primary will have the names of far fewer candidates than did those printed for 2015 primaries. That year 54 candidates sought office, but only 29 people are running for Union County jobs…
Jeff Mitchell qualifies for MS Senate District 3 seat
Community, OrganizationsToday I would like to announce that I have signed and delivered my qualification papers to run for the State Senate seat being vacated this fall by Ashley’s uncle.
As a True, Christian Constitutional Conservative candidate, I’d like to…
Kathy Chism seeks MS Senate District 3 seat
Community, OrganizationsI am happy to announce that I, Kathy Chism, am running for the 2019 Republican Primary Election MS District 3 Senator.
With 29 years business ownership, 11 years as a Realtor, and 61 years as part of the District 3 community, I feel I am…
U.S. Rep. Kelly Announces 116th Congress Committee Assignments
Government & PoliticsU.S. Representative Trent Kelly (MS-01) recently announced he has retained his committee assignments from the 115th Congress and will serve on the House Committee on Agriculture, the House Armed Services Committee, and the House Small Business…
Creekmore running for District 14 seat in state legislature
Community, OrganizationsNew Albany businessman Sam Creekmore IV has qualified to run as state representative for District 14, which covers most of Union County. Running as a Republican, Creekmore seeks to replace Margaret Rogers, who is retiring after having served…
Jeff Olson qualifies for state senate seat
Community, OrganizationsJeff Olson of New Albany has qualified to run in the 2019 Republican Primary Election as Mississippi State Senator for District 3. District 3 includes Union County, Benton County and the northern portion of Pontotoc County, including the City…
Presley to host first event on “Hire Mississippi” tour in Union County
Government & Politics[su_box title=" “Mississippi First-Hire Mississippi”" radius="8"]In 2016, 70% of the $810,000,000 spent by Mississippi's five largest electric and gas companies on operations and maintenance went to companies outside of Mississippi.[/su_box]
Mississippi…
Cindy Hyde-Smith: Don’t talk to news reporters
Government & PoliticsDuring the 1980s and early 1990s, I worked in Montgomery, Alabama for the two daily newspapers, the Alabama Journal and the Montgomery Advertiser. The publisher, the boss, was a guy named Doyle Harvill. While I was still working there, the always…
Absentee voting high in Union County and elsewhere for senatorial runoff
Government & PoliticsAbsentee voting for the Tuesday's special runoff election for a U. S. Senate seat has been heavy in Union County and throughout the state.
Although the governor had authorized a four-day Thanksgiving weekend for state workers, the office…