Tag Archive for: Union County Board of Supervisors

NEMiss.News Dr. Shane Scott at IMPC, COVID-19

Dr. Shane Scott: “COVID is not going away.” What you should know.

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  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…
Northeast MS Homeless at Tupelo library

Tupelo man says home overrun by homeless, asks its removal from demolition list

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Tupelo, 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,…
New Albany MS. Christmas at the Museum 2018

2019 Christmas at the Museum, December 14

Mingle 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

Work 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

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Members 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…
New Albany MS Doggie dining in MS

Doggie Dining: Coming to a restaurant near you?

JACKSON, 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…
New Albany, MS Gobble gobble, Patterson home open at Thanksgiving

Gobble, Gobble — Wobble, Wobble— Happy Thanksgiving!

“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

The 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

NEW 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

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 Supervisors handle routine matters, discuss logging issue

New Albany, MS- The Union County Board of Supervisors met for less than 30 minutes, Monday, Dec. 5, its first meeting of the month. The board conducted routine business including paying the bills, approval of the road department work schedule,…

County supervisors hear NEMCC president, announce new meeting schedule

New Albany, MS- Although not on the agenda,an appearance by the president of Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC) took about half the Monday meeting time of the county board. Ricky G. Ford, president of NEMCC, spoke to the Union…

County supervisors award bridge contract

New Albany, MS- A contract to build a new bridge on County Road 137 was awarded Monday by the county board to a Panola County company. McBrideCo, LLC, was one of seven contractors to bid on the new bridge when the bids were initially opened …

Union County Board of Supervisors, September 6

Board of Supervisors September 6: The first September meeting of the Union County Board of Supervisors was delayed until Tuesday morning, September 6th, because of the Monday holiday. The board did routine business and heard a request from…
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It will take more than good intentions to pave this hellish road

New Albany, MS- Our story last week about the poor condition of the main access road to Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County drew a great deal of attention and comment. Somewhat to our surprise, not a single person we heard from disagreed…

Supervisors discuss increased work needed on Co. Road 46 bridge

A bridge being rebuilt on County Road 46 will require more work than was originally expected. District Two Union County Supervisor Chad Coffey told the board at its Monday, August 8th meeting that pilings supporting the bridge are in worse…

Union County Board of Supervisors’ meeting, August 1st

The Union County Board of Supervisors acted on a couple of substantive agenda items at its Aug. 1 meeting. The board received bids from Century Contractors and Steel-Con for construction of a bridge over a small stream that crosses County Road…

New Martintown Road bridge to open ahead of schedule

The new bridge that carries Martintown Road over the Little Tallahatchie River will be officially open tomorrow, Thursday, July 28. Traffic across the old bridge was stopped when demolition work on it began Wednesday, March 9, 2016. The…

County supervisors reject all bids for bridge on County Road 137

The Union County Board of Supervisors rejected all bids received last week for construction of a new bridge crossing Cane Creek on County Road 137. All seven bids opened at the board's July 18th meeting were well above the engineer's estimated…

County Board of Supervisors takes bids for a new bridge

During its Monday, July 18th meeting, the Union County Board of Supervisors received and opened bids from seven contractors to build a new bridge. The new bridge is to be built over Cane Creek, a small stream that crosses County Road 137 in…

County Supervisors discuss taxes and tents, July 11th

Items related to property tax assessments and collections dominated the Monday, July 11, meeting of the Union County Board of Supervisors. County Collector and Assessor Randy Dunnam delivered the new "land rolls," the catalogue of county…

Union Co. Supervisors to grant tax increase to offset state cuts to schools

Next year property owners in the Union County School District (UCSD) will pay about $240,000 more in property taxes than in the current year. This is a four percent increase over this year's ad valorem tax collections for public education in…