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…
County Board 18 March 2019: mostly roads, bridges, equipment
Government & PoliticsMuch of the business of the March 18 meeting of the Union County Board of Supervisors pertained to maintaining roads and bridges.
The board took final action on State Aid Project SAP-73-(6)M, under which work was done during recent months…
Joe Edd Morris to discuss novel at Museum Moments, March 21
Community, OrganizationsJoe Edd Morris, PhD., a native of New Albany, will discuss and sign his novel The Prison at the March 21st Museum Moments. The Prison is the sequel to his earlier novel, Land Where My Fathers Died.
Morris will discuss his novel beginning…
Dirt Cheap Blue Mountain distribution center adds 200 jobs, hosts open house
EconomyBlue Mountain, Miss. (March 15, 2019) – Dirt Cheap and parent company
Channel Control Merchants, LLC announced a facility open house to occur on Tuesday,
March 19 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at their Blue Mountain, MS distribution center,
located…
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…
Lifelong Learning is goal for adult art classes series: first up, Printmaking
Health & WellnessLifelong learning is the rationale behind the new series of art classes being offered through the Union County Heritage Museum beginning in April.
"It is accepted that to thrive, one has to keep learning,' said Director Jill Smith. "The classes,…
Olson selected for Toyota Motors Mississippi internship program
Community, SchoolsKenley Olson, a senior at New Albany High School, has been selected to participate in an impressive internship program this semester at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi in Blue Springs.
The Toyota Creating Your Future internship is…
NAES students consider careers, nature and media awareness
Community, SchoolsTo promote and encourage college and career planning, 5th grade students at New Albany Elementary School toured and learned about the educational opportunities available to them at the New Albany High School Career & Technical Center on…
Baptist Union County named to nation’s Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals
Health & WellnessNEW ALBANY, MISS. – Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County has been named as one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.
Regarded by experts as one of the industry’s…
NAES Celebrated Heart Health Month With Staff Wellness Event
Health & WellnessHeart Health Month is recognized and celebrated each February as a way to educate people on the signs and symptoms of heart disease and heart events, as well as remind them about the need for healthy living.
New Albany Elementary School (NAES)…
Trees along city roadways: Guest Opinion by Johnny Anderson
OpinionTREES, TREES, TREES
Please allow me to explain my position on trees along roadways within the city limits of New Albany. I was born in the country, am a country boy at heart and love trees. I have climbed, cut, sawed, split, cleared, burned…
New Albany Middle School 2019 art exhibit opens
Community, SchoolsThe spring art exhibit of the New Albany Middle School wil open today, Thursday March 7th, from 5-7PM. The exhibit will be at the Union County Heritage Museum.
This public is invited to attend this free event.
City Board 5 March 2019: Zoning, NAFD and routine work
Government & PoliticsZoning, including a heated objection about its enforcement in one instance, drew the most attention at the March 5 meeting of the New Albany Board of Aldermen.
The objections were lodged by Jenny King, owner of a house at 702 Parrish…