Tag Archive for: New Albany MS

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…

City Hall not taken by surprise over Master-Bilt closure
Economy, Featured NewsNew Albany, MS - Union County’s oldest remaining industry, Master-Bilt, is closing its New Albany plant within the next five months.
The announcement came Tuesday morning in a press release from the company and a representative said no…

Not all the good old days were better
General NewsNew Albany, MS - In our New Albany MS home, nostalgia for good ole days does not include our "ole" internet or power service.

Dr. Brad Scott: May is National Melanoma Month
Featured News, Health & WellnessSkin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States. Melanoma is a particularly dangerous form of skin cancer.
May has several annual recognitions throughout the month. One of the most important is National Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection…

Is it too early for business as usual in Mississippi?
Featured News, General NewsNineteen days after Governor Tate Reeves' "Safer at Home" order became public, it appears that much of Northeast Mississippi believes "Business as Usual" is the executive order in effect. Parking lots are jammed, few masks are being used (even…

Baptist resumes surgeries and testing
Featured News, Health & WellnessThe full range of hospital services is again available at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County (BMHUC). Elective surgeries and other non-emergency procedures had been deferred for several weeks under COVID-19 guidelines.
Those restrictions…

Baptist Union Co. a 2020 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital
Featured News, Health & WellnessNew Albany, Miss., May 07, 2020- Baptist Union County in New Albany, Mississippi,today announced it has been named a 2020 Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.This annual award honoring rural hospital…

Amory school preparing hanging flower baskets for New Albany
SchoolsA technical school in Amory in Monroe County is preparing hanging flower baskets to be hung this spring in downtown New Albany.
Warner Creekmore, a New Albany resident, teaches horticulture at the Monroe County Career and Technical Education…

Searching for Sylvia, Michigan cat lost in New Albany
General NewsAnimal lovers in New Albany and Tupelo are hoping to rescue Sylvia. She is a gray and cream Siamese cat who escaped from a truck on the New Albany Pilot parking on March 23.
Michigan truck driver, Melissa Rojas, says Sylvia somehow got out…

Michigan trucker seeking cat lost at New Albany Pilot
PeopleA trucker passing through New Albany last week is hoping someone can help her reconnect with her cat, who escaped from her truck in New Albany.
At the time of this posting, the driver, Melissa Rojas, is back home in Michigan. She has not…

Full service New Albany restaurants open for take out
Featured News, PeopleMost full-service restaurants in New Albany are serving their customers with carry-out or drive-through service. Those that are doing so and their hours of service are:
Ciao Chow
100 E. Bankhead 662-224-4279
Carry out service…

Red wine or white on the first day of April?
PeopleThe two blue pipes have been sticking up on the west side of the Tallahatchie Gourmet parking lot in New Albany for a long time.
The first day of April seemed a good time to discover their purpose and put them to use. And the discovery couldn’t…

Opinion: Too little too late from Tate Reeves
Featured News, OpinionNobody, not even many of his supporters, expected much of Tater Reeves, Mississippi’s 65th governor.
After William Waller, Jr., formerly chief justice of the state’s supreme court, was defeated by Reeves in last summer’s Republican…