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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…
missing man mcquary

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.…
NEMiss.News Roberson selected Service First Champion

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…
NEMiss.News Roberson selected Service First Champion

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…
NEMiss.News Roberson selected Service First Champion

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…
NEMiss.news Univ. of MS honor students

Local students named to UM honor rolls

Congratulations to local students attending the University of Mississippi who made the lists of those with top grades.
NEMiss.news NALGW Front door -closed by COVID-19

NA LG&W customers now have smartphone app in addition to web payment option

New Albany LGW computer and phone apps allow customers to pay bills, look at usage and check old payments without having to pay a transaction charge.
NEMiss.News Tupelo City Hall 2021 elections

Time fast approaching for mayor and aldermen hopefuls to qualify to run for office

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Almost any year in Mississippi, an editor can be accurate writing a headline that says: “It’s election year.” You may or may not be tired of politics after the wild 2020 presidential election, but there's more electioneering to come,…
NEMiss.News United Funeral Service closed

New Albany’s United Funeral Service shuts down due to COVID-19

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The coronavirus pandemic has closed United Funeral Service, for many decades Union County’s leading provider of funeral services, for the first time ever. Rodney Shands, president of United Funeral Services, Inc., made the announcement,…

Safety experts worry about dormant planes, rusty pilots returning to skies – National & International News – TUE 15Dec2020

Experts worry about dormant planes, rusty pilots returning to skies. Congress debates dueling COVID relief packages. And... were your cotton undies made using Chinese Uighur slave labor?
NEMiss.News Cops carry on

Yet the cops carry on

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  Friday afternoon a New Albany man ran a test on his home alarm system. He called the security company that monitors his system. Somebody at the company got confused, jumped the gun and notified the New Albany Police Department (NAPD)…
NEMiss.News Union Lumber expansion

New railroad spur is key to Union Lumber Company expansion plans

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  A new business relationship between a century-old New Albany company and a railroad founded 149 years ago could mean significant economic growth for northeast Mississippi. Union Lumber Company expansion underway A substantial investment…
NEMiss.news Lost pup

Do you know this fella’?/ UPDATED

  UPDATE 3:30PM 11.29/20:  Duke, the pup in the picture, is now safe back at home. Apparently, his collar died and he followed a family member to town. Happy Holidays, Duke and family.   A NEMiss.News reader sent this photo…
NEMiss.News Daisy Award winner Akins

Baptist Union County recognizes nurse who performs above and beyond expectations

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NEW ALBANY, Miss., November 19, 2020 – Shelby Akins, RN, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, recently received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, an award given in appreciation of the work nurses do.  Adkins, a nurse in the…
NEMiss.News Residential Beautification award Nov 2020

City beautification awards presented Saturday     

    City of New Albany Beautification Awards were presented Saturday morning, Nov. 7. The residential award went to the home of Shawn and Mary Scott Sanks at 301 South Central Avenue. The young couple recently renovated the…
NEMiss.News Crossing work completed

New railroad crossing on Sam T. Barkley Dr. finished in under 33 hours

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  The new crossing on Sam T. Barkley Dr. at the Ripley and New Albany Railroad (RNA) north of New Albany was finished a little sooner than promised. A specialized construction crew from DeQuincy, Louisiana started work on replacing…
NEMiss.News Roberson selected Service First Champion

Baptist Union County selects Roberson as Service First Champion

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  NEW ALBANY, Miss., November 1, 2020 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County recently announced Conny Roberson has been named Service First Champion for the quarter. Roberson, who was nominated by a colleague for going above and…