Tag Archive for: Union County Heritage Museum

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…

Make reservations for annual Union Co. Historical Society meeting
Community, OrganizationsAs May is Preservation Month, it is fitting that the Architecture of New Albany and the Importance of Preservation is the topic of this year’s Annual Meeting of the Union County Historical Society set May 6, noon at the First United Methodist…

Holly Springs National Forest is Museum Moments topic, April 21
Community, Organizations
Museum Moments at the Union County Heritage Museum will feature the History and Culture of the Holly Spring National Forest on Thursday, April 21 at noon.
Caren Briscoe with the U. S. Forest Service will tell the stories of the…

Union Co. High School Art Exhibit opens at museum
Community, OrganizationsUnion County Art Exhibit Features many art forms
Lions, Tigers & Bears … It’s all in the annual Union County High School Art Exhibit, which opened this week at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany , and Oh, my!, there…

Museum Moments to feature tales of delta bear hunts
Community, OrganizationsMuseum Moments on Thursday, February, 18, at noon, will feature the wild and wooly big delta bear hunts in the early 1900s as scribed by James T. McCafferty, a former New Albany resident now living in McComb .
McCafferty’s latest…

Santa for the young and young at heart
Community, OrganizationsThe Northside Historic Garden Club brought Santa to the Union County Heritage Museum on Saturday, December 12th.
This annual event is a favorite with Union County families, who came to browse the museum shop, view the 175th anniversary photo…

Language archaeologist discusses work to preserve Chickasaw language
Community, OrganizationsA "language archaeologist" told 60 people gathered for a noon luncheon meeting today at the Union County Heritage Museum how the Tallahatchie River got its name.
John Payne Dyson has devoted about 20 years to researching the language of the…

Santa to visit the Union Co. Heritage Museum December 12th
Community, OrganizationsUPDATED: See photo gallery of Santa's visit at: Santa visits the museum
Santa and Christmas Crafts will be at the Union County Heritage Museum on Saturday , December 12 from 10 – 12 noon.
The public is invited to this free annual event…

Chickasaw historian & language specialist to speak at museum
Community, OrganizationsA special program at Union County Heritage Museum will be held Monday, December 7, at noon.
Guest speaker will be John P. Dyson, author of the book The Early Chickasaw Homeland : Origins, Boundaries and Society.
“We are excited to have…

Ingomar Mound Day celebrates early Mississippi Indian life
HistoryA crowd of people interested in learning about an ancient civilization native to this part of Mississippi was on hand at the historic Ingomar Mound site on Saturday, November 14th.
Sponsored by the Union County Heritage Museum, the annual…

Ingomar Mounds Day with ancient weapons competition is Saturday
Community, OrganizationsThe Ingomar Mounds Archaeological Event will be Saturday, Nov. 14, 10 – 2 at the mound site off Highway 15 on County Road 96, south of New Albany.
The ancient weapons competition will begin at 11:15. There are three levels of competition:…

Ancient weapon use is part of Ingomar history
Community, Organizations Ingomar Mound event, set this Saturday, from 10 – 2 at the Ingomar site, weather permitting, will be larger this year based on the number of volunteers who are helping with the event, and also new is the atlatl competition,…

Ingomar Mound Day to feature Atlatl competition, Native American history
HistoryIngomar Mound Day will be October 31, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the historic site near Ingomar.
Events for the day include historic weapons demonstration, flint knapping demonstration, and an atlatl throw and competition, as well as object identification…