Tag Archive for: Pontotoc 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…
Several local area Lady Tigers to play in Northeast’s inaugural volleyball season
Featured News, SportsArea players on NEMCC inaugural Lady Tigers volleyball team to meet the public August 15
STAY HOME: MS COVID-19 cases climb, first Pontotoc case reported
Featured News, Health & WellnessThe Mississippi Department of Health's daily report shows a continuing increase of positive coronavirus cases. This morning, the report lists a total of 207 cases statewide, an increase of 67 from yesterday’s report. The Mississippi death…
Democrats wave good-bye to Pontotoc officials
Government & PoliticsPontotoc, MS - Public officials in Pontotoc County have joined the seemingly inevitable march to the Republican Party.
They join hundreds of other public officials around the state who have switched allegiance from the Democrat Party to the…
Judge Jim Roberts stole the show at his own retirement party
Featured News, Government & PoliticsPontotoc, MS - The occasion was the retirement ceremony for Judge James L. Roberts, Jr.
The venue was the magnificently restored courtroom of the 1916 Pontotoc County Courthouse.
To re-cast an old phrase: There had probably not been so…
Circuit Judge James L. Roberts resigns
Featured News, PeopleFew long-term public officials are more respected, have more friends and fewer enemies than Jim Roberts. The staff of the "Pontotoc Progress" composed this story about Judge Roberts and published it about four weeks ago. We thank the "Pontotoc…
Pontotoc thriller writer Carl Purdon’s books blend Merle Haggard, Mark Twain
Featured News, General NewsPONTOTOC MS-- Carl Purdon is a Pontotoc-born and reared writer who overcame severe shyness, self-doubt, and procrastination to get where he is.
A life-long resident of Pontotoc County, he’s the author of six entertaining, realistic contemporary…
Pontotoc School Board minutes December 9, 2019
SchoolsSTATE OF MISSISSIPPI COUNTY OF PONTOTOC CITY OF PONTOTOC
BE IT REMEMBERED, that on December 9, 2019 there was held a regular monthly meeting of the Pontotoc City School District Board of Trustees at Pontotoc City School District Maintenance…
Officials name man killed in Pontotoc shoot out
General NewsOfficial sources have released the name of the man killed Monday evening, July 1, in Pontotoc in a gun battle with local and state law enforcement.
He was Terry Payne, age 52.
Law-enforcement officials have been been instructed by counsel…
Bettye Bailey, 88
ObituariesBettye Bailey
October 10, 1930 - May 28, 2019
New Albany MS-Bettye J. Bailey,88, passed away May28,2019 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS. She was born October 10,1930 in Thaxton, MS to the late Thomas H. Porch and Lois McCharen Porch.
She…
Jewel Harspon Etheridge, 75
ObituariesJewel Harspon Etheridge
January 26, 1944 - February 15, 2019
Jewel Etheridge, 75, died Friday, February 15, 2019, at Pontotoc Health & Rehab Center. He was born January 26, 1944, in Lee County the son of Hoarace F, Sr. and…
Sylvia Dodie Lynn Hill Green, 69
ObituariesSylvia Dodie Lynn Hill Green
February 5, 1949 - January 14, 2019
Dodie Green
Pontotoc—Sylvia Dodie Lynn Hill Green, 69, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at her residence in Pontotoc. She was born February 5, 1949, in Memphis,…
New Albany police seeking help finding stolen auto
General NewsNew Albany Police Department (NAPD) officers are seeking help in finding an automobile taken early Monday morning from a local convenience store.
NAPD Chief Chris Robertson told NAnewsweb.com that a 2014 Kia Optima was left running by…