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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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NAHS Early Childhood Students
Community, SchoolsEarly Childhood students from the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education participated in the State FCCLA Competition in Jackson, MS on March 4, 2015.
Pictured l-r: Brooklyn Murry; Amanda Pace; Heather McMillen, 3rd place-Teaching…
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NAHS Hosts Envirothon Training for North Region
Community, SchoolsNew Albany High School hosted the North Region Envirothon Training Session on Saturday, February 28. Students from New Albany, Desoto Central, Benton County, Vardaman, Oxford, and Millsaps Career & Technology Center-Starkville attended…
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Tallahatchie River Players Announce 2015-2016 Season
Community, OrganizationsAnd now for the news.....
Due to circumstances and musician availability, Hee Haw has been post pone until later this year, probably June. We are hoping to have an Improv show with the Laugh-o-liers... more on this soon!!
The 2015-2016…
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Has Union Become a Two-Party County?
Opinion A record number of candidates in 2015's Union County elections have filed to run as Republicans.
Seventeen of the 54 candidates (over 30 percent ) seeking Union County offices this year are flying the GOP flag. However,…
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New Albany Students Win at FBLA Northern District Conference
Community, SchoolsThe Future Business Leaders of America Northern District Conference was held Friday, February 27, 2015, at Northeast Community College in Booneville, MS. Students from the New Albany School of Career and Technical Education competed in a variety…
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Huge Gantry Crane Now at Work in Enron Plant Removal
General NewsThe huge gantry crane erected by contractor Barnhart Crane and Rigging was complete and put to work Wednesday in downtown Tupelo. The heavy-lift machine is loading electric generating equipment from the former Enron power plant in eastern…
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Equipment Being Removed from Enron’s Never Completed Plant in Union County
General News
A large scale operation to remove turbines and other equipment from a never-completed electric power plant in rural Union County is underway.
Large cranes and other heavy equipment are at work in downtown New Albany…
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Faulkner in New Albany, Part One
History Dead 53 years and born 118 years ago, William Faulkner is second only to Elvis when it comes to famous Mississippians. But in New Albany Faulkner still ranks as the undisputed number one favorite son; no close seconds.
New…
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OPINION R. R. Reasoner: My Name It Means Nothing
OpinionAfter a hiatus of more than fifteen years and in my seventh decade, I take up the pen again to comment on politics, the economy, the social condition and anything else the sacred First Amendment allows me to say.
Some teachers of rhetoric…
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Vintage Market Brings ‘Old Times’ to New Albany
Economy The sun came out Thursday afternoon, March 12, just in time for the ribbon-cutting event that commenced the grand opening of New Albany's newest hospitality business, Vintage Market, at 127 West Bankhead. Owner Sandra Wilson and her…
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New Albany Renaissance, Part I
EconomyAlthough many factors made it happen, downtown New Albany has undergone a notable renaissance since the Tanglefoot Trail opened in September, 2014.
Mayor Tim Kent pushed contractors hard to have the new plaza at the Tanglefoot trailhead open…
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Private Donation of Land Adds Miles to Cycling Trail
TourismEnough land to create more than three additional miles of bicycling and hiking trails within the city has been offered as a donation from a private land owner.
The proposed land donation would create a corridor over three miles long, averaging…