Tag Archive for: MS politics

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…
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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…

Election results for Union County’s contested offices

Summary of complete, unofficial returns in contested races for Union County offices. Democratic Primary:  Sheriff Race : Edwards    4187....70.09% (Winner) Wilhite       1768....29.59% Superintendent of Education  There will be…

Rare Republican run-off likely in Union County election

Will total employment in Union County improve today? Maybe a little bit. Voters will choose today from among 69 candidates running for 16 different county offices in the party primary elections for 2015. Polls open at 7 a.m. and will close…

Trent Lott: Change to the Bonnie Blue flag

As attention in our state turns (once again) to the state flag, a portion of which is the Confederate battle flag, voices are being raised over the topic of changing the Mississippi state flag. State Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn says…

About that flag: One black man’s opinion

Alphonzo Rachel is not unique, but he is rare. He is a black man who is becoming famous for his out-of-the-box brand of social/political thinking and humor, most specifically the ZoNation videos on PJTV.com.  A musician, and the founder of…

Freedom Fest celebration has everything under the sun

Very little rain and milder temperatures helped make New Albany's 2015 Freedom Fest successful. Earlier in the week Freedom Fest organizers announced that the program of "First Hand" political speeches by state and local candidates would…

Third-grade reading gate and third world math

Have you heard of Mississippi's Literacy-Based Promotion Act? No? Well, maybe you know it as 3rd grade Reading Gate? If you are like most Mississippians, you know very little about this law. Beyond the fact that third graders not scoring satisfactorily…

Trent Kelley wins First District Congressional runoff

Republican Trent Kelly coasted to an easy victory in Tuesday's run-off race for the First Congressional District seat left vacant when Congressman Alan Nunnelee died in February. Unofficial results in from all 426 precincts in the district…

MS First Congressional District candidates make last pitches

Congressional candidate Trent Kelly made one more visit to  New Albany the day before the runoff election for the First District seat in the U.S. Congress. Both Kelly and his opponent Walter Zinn have made multiple visits to New Albany during…

Imperfect American politicians: babies and bathwater?

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"...the haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy" Senator Cochran's marriage last week to Kay Webber revived gossip about whether their relationship before his wife's death had offended Puritan sensibilities. Cochran lost consortium…

Thad Cochran and his judges

Saturday, May 23, Senator Thad Cochran, age 77, married Kay Webber, age 77, a long-time aide and friend of his family. Cochran's wife of 50 years died in December 2014, after years in a care facility suffering from dementia. Last year Cochran's…

Thad Cochran, Scenes at a New Albany jewelry store

U. S. Senator Thad Cochran married Kay Webber, a longtime aide, in Gulfport on Saturday, May 23, 2015, according to  reports confirmed by his office. Photographs taken in New Albany the afternoon of Thursday, December 18, 2014, suggest that…

MS First Congressional District results: all about money?

Elections are all about money? Raise the most money in any given electoral contest and you are likely to win? A candidate with no money cannot be competitive?   All the of the above statements are (almost) always true. But not…