Tag Archive for: Union County Election Commission
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…
The Union County board approves major purchases, other business at March 7 meeting
Featured News, Government & PoliticsNew equipment and routine fees for services took most of the time at the March 7 Union Co. Supervisors' meeting.
City school trustee, election commissioner, two circuit judges to be voted on
Featured News, Government & PoliticsSchool board candidates have only a month to qualify but the deadlines for all races is Sept. 3.
County board will need to appoint member to little-understood election commission
Government & PoliticsThe interim appointee will only serve until the special election in November but will have to be certified nonetheless. Whomever is elected will serve the remaining two years of the term.
Union County election commissioners sworn in
Government & PoliticsNew Albany, MS-
The five election commissioners for Union County took their oaths of office for a term of four years at the county courthouse, Tuesday morning, Dec. 10. They were sworn in by Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford.
Wes Creighton…
Election training underway for March 8th primary election
Government & PoliticsElection workers for the March 8 primary elections have been training this week at the Union County Courthouse.
About 150 of the individuals, who will be working at Union County's 20 voting precincts, are learning how to strictly follow Mississippi…
Union County election officials pave the way for 7th election since June 2014
Government & PoliticsFew counties in Mississippi have held more elections during the last 15 months than Union County.
Tomorrow's Union County primary run-off elections -- Democrat and Republican -- will, by our count, be the seventh time voters here have gone…
Union County Election Commission disqualifies Browning in Superintendent race, UPDATED
Government & PoliticsUPDATE: August 21, 2015 : Roger Browning returned our call early today, stating that he "has nothing to say at this time" about his disqualification in the Superintendent race.
UPDATE: 9:30 PM August 20, 2015
Union County Republican…