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…

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…

Mississippi death toll climbs today
Health & WellnessThe Mississippi State Department of Health updated Mississippi's coronavirus death toll this evening.
As of 6:15 PM on Wednesday March 25, the Mississippi death toll stands at 5.
Earlier today the third person to die in Mississippi of…

“F. Scott Fitzgerald letter” spoofs quarantine
LeisureEditor’s Note: A letter circulated on Facebook, Instagram and other “social media” during the recent few days purports to have been written by American novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. In it “Fitzgerald” comments on being under quarantine…

A message to Stokes Supermarket friends & customers
EconomyNew Albany MS - Stokes Supermarket, the longest continually operating grocery retailer in Union County issued the following statement Wednesday, March 18, 2020:
TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS
We know that many of you are frustrated…

Baptist Union County, new visitor guidelines
Featured News, Health & WellnessNew Albany, MS Baptist Memorial Hospital has updated visitor guidelines in response to coronavirus disease 2019.
Effective immediately:
To protect patients and employees and help prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),…

Advanced Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic open house
EconomyNew Albany, MS - The new Advanced Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic at 726 Coulter Drive held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Friday morning, Feb. 28.
Dr. Eric Frohn, who has been in practice in New Albany for more than 18 years,…

Baptist Union County names Heather Reid new Chief Nursing Officer
Featured News, General NewsNEW ALBANY, Miss., February 18, 2020 – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County recently announced Heather Reid, BSN, RN, has been named chief nursing officer. Randy White, who has served as chief nursing officer since 2011, has accepted the…

Coronavirus: What you need to know right now
Featured News, Health & WellnessNew Albany MS - Much is being written about coronavirus, some of it quite confusing, as often happens in a fast-moving event. What are some of the important points everyone should know about this new public health menace? NEMiss.news brings…