Tag Archive for: politics

Gobble, Gobble — Wobble, Wobble— Happy Thanksgiving!
Featured News, OpinionGuest Author Steve Patterson wrote this special Thanksgiving Day post in 2019. We hope our readers will enjoy reading Steve's Thanksgiving thoughts as they give thought to their own blessings.

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…

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…

So, Mississippians, you think you know who you will be voting for on November 3rd?
Featured News, Opinion
Some of you think you will go to the polls on November 3rd and vote for Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris as vice-president. More of you probably think you will be voting for Donald Trump and Mike Pence.
Strictly…

Why black voters are right to be skeptical about Kamala Harris
Featured News, OpinionWhile Biden may hope to solidify the black vote by tapping Kamala Harris for VP, her problematic record may do the opposite.

Steve Patterson: Hubris, the snake has bit us
Opinion
[su_quote]“One of the most pathetic aspects of human history is that every civilization expresses itself most pretentiously, compounds its partial and universal values most convincingly, and claims immortality for…

Brandon Presley: “When you come to know better, you must then do better.”
Featured News, OpinionEditor's note: Our friend Brandon Presley, Mississippi's Northern District Public Service Commissioner, published this piece the day after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, MN. We think it requires no explanation. It speaks for itself,…

Steve Patterson: “Once upon a time in America”
Opinion[su_quote]"The good man brings good things out of the Good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil out of the Evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks." Luke 6:45[/su_quote]
New…

Steve Patterson: Politics, Pandemics and Parody (Oh My!)
Featured News, HistoryGuest Author Steve Patterson, with nothing but time on his hands, takes a look at the entertainment value to be found in politics, with a special nod to the South.

Steve Patterson: Now they ask, “Where is my Government?”
Opinion[su_quote]"Our constitution entitles us to a government that protects and promotes our general welfare! We should accept no less." ---Steve Patterson[/su_quote]
I have a friend down in Winston County who hates government. He hates…

Steve Patterson: Where is L. Q. C. LAMAR when we need him?
Opinion[su_quote]"Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion" --Edmund Burke, Irish statesman
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I don’t like cowards. I abhor…

The Golden Tongue Devil Speaketh!!
Featured News, OpinionBy Steve Holland
A few of you may remember that I spent the past 36 years of my life as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives. There were hordes of you who thought I was a legislative whiz kid. Some of you thought…

How Mississippi’s governor undermined efforts to contain the corona virus.
Featured News, Government & PoliticsEditor’s note: Mississippi is once again the subject of unfavorable national press attention. This time it’s the result of the actions (or inactions) of one man. Alert Mississippians have already read here and elsewhere about the tardy and…

Officials now saying what others long knew: We all should be wearing masks.
Government & PoliticsMSDH News: COVID-19: Masks Now Recommended for Personal, Public Protection
Mississippi State Department of Health
JACKSON, Miss. – Given the rising number of cases of COVID-19 in Mississippi, and the increased risk of exposure…

Steve Patterson: A eulogy to three old friends
Opinion
[su_quote]“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the TRUTH, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them to the real facts.” President Abraham Lincoln[/su_quote]
I…

