Tag Archive for: Union County MS

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…

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.…

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,…

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…

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…

Authorities: New Albany man beat victim with baseball bat
General NewsBy: Hank Wiesner
NEW ALBANY MS -- A New Albany man is charged with aggravated assault and domestic violence/simple assault after a man was beaten with a baseball bat at a Campbell Community residence on Miss. Hwy. 30 early Wednesday…

Top 2019 news stories on NAnewsweb.com
Featured News, General NewsWhat could be one of the top northeast Mississippi news stories of 2019 started the morning of the last day of the year. Two days into the New Year public officials have still not released any details about what happened.
It is known that…

Hosemann’s “local option” gasoline tax
Featured News, OpinionNews and Commentary:
What about Delbert Hosemann’s “local option” gasoline tax?
Would a local option gasoline tax help fix neglected streets and rural roads and dangerous – or closed -- rural bridges in northeast Mississippi?
What…

Steve Patterson: The Miracle of the Christmas Washpot Ham
Featured News, OpinionThe sun peeked out quietly over the fallow cotton fields and surrounding woods, slowly spreading its warmth over the entirety of Cotton Plant. Winter had closed in much more quickly and severely this year in Union County, cutting short autumn’s…

Houston MS wins a Levitt AMP Grant Award for 2020
General NewsHOUSTON, MS--December 20, 2019 —Today, the Mortimer & Mimi Levitt Foundation named Houston, Mississippi, as one of 20 small to mid-sized towns and cities across America to win a Levitt AMP Grant Award of $25,000 in matching funds to present…

Holly Jolly Art Affair at Museum November 23
OrganizationsThe Holly Jolly Art Affair is set at the Union County Heritage Museum on Saturday, November 23, 2019, 10 until 3. Approximately 25 vendors with a variety of arts & crafts, gift items, and services will be at the event.
The event is co-sponsored…

Two felons with local connection arrested in separate events
General NewsUnion County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards has informed NAnewsweb.com of two felons arrested earlier this week:
The first arrest involved Gary Bruce Locke, age 45, of Toney, AL.
Readers may recall that on January 31, 2019, a Union County deputy…

Baptist Union County celebrates years of service
Health & WellnessBaptist Memorial Hospital-Union County recently honored colleagues who had reached years of service milestones in their careers at Baptist at the annual Employee Service Awards on October 29th.
The total number of years of service achieved…

J. Lynn West joins NAnewsweb.com
General NewsJ. Lynn West has been named editor of New Albany's NAnewsweb.com online news site.
West recently resigned from The New Albany Gazette, with more than 40 years' experience in providing news for the Union County community. He has served as…