Tag Archive for: Union County 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…
County Board 15Jul 2019: Census Bureau resolution request
Government & PoliticsAn appearance by U.S. Census Bureau "partnership specialist" brought a cool response from the Union County Board of Supervisors Monday morning, July 15th.
Brenda McGaha, who identified herself as an employee of the Census Bureau, presented…
“Cast of Blues” exhibit at museum will feed all the senses
CultureSharon McConnell-Dickerson’s “Cast of Blues” life cast exhibit has taken her all over the world: Cognac, France; Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; Albuquerque, New Mexico, and now the Mississippi artist is adding New Albany, Mississippi…
Biscuits & Jam Market draws crowd on hot July day
HappeningsAlthough the temperatures were in the 90s, ample shade allowed reasonable comfort at the July 11 Biscuits & Jam Farmers' Market in down New Albany. Several hundred people shopped there between 4 and 7 pm.
The number of vendors offering…
Dalton to discuss “Fly Girls” at July Luncheon with Books
HappeningsLuncheon with Books will be held Tuesday, July 16 at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany.
Bethany Dalton will discuss Keith O'Brien's Fly Girls: How Five Women Defied All the Odds and Made Aviation History.
Pilot Club will…
Fire Departments respond to mobile home fire
General NewsThe North Haven and Myrtle Fire Departments responded to a mobile home fire on Union County Road 83, just before 2 p.m., Friday, July 5.
Upon arrival firefighters reported smoke coming from the rear of the mobile home, window blinds melted,…
Help vote Tanglefoot Trail into the Hall of Fame
LeisureMississippi's Tanglefoot Trail is one of three nominees for the Rails to Trails Hall of Fame. New Albany is the trailhead for the Tanglefoot Trail.
Entry to the Hall of Fame will go to the trail that gets the most votes. Voting is from July…
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…
Sheriff tells sad circumstances of Pontotoc Co. shooting death
General NewsNew Albany MS: 11:45PM July 1- Pontotoc Co. shooting death updated by Sheriff.
One man was shot dead by law enforcement officers at the end of a chase that started Monday evening in Union County and ended with the in Pontotoc County shooting.
Union…
Union County owns part of building that burned Tuesday morning, June 25
Government & Politics
New Albany MS-A substantial part of the building that burned in a spectacular fire Tuesday morning, June 25, belongs the Union County government. It is unclear at this time how much of the property belongs to the county.
Members…
Thomas Wholesale Furniture fire aftermath
EconomyNew Albany MS/Union County MS June 26- Thomas Wholesale Furniture fire aftermath:
Twelve hours after the huge fire was "knocked down" but not totally extinguished, firemen and fire inspectors were still on the scene at Thomas Wholesale Furniture.
Fire…
Fire rages at Thomas Wholesale Furniture
General NewsNew Albany MS June 26,2019-Thomas Wholesale Furniture fire.
A fire in the early hours of Wednesday, June 26, 2019 appeared likely to destroy the entire building and contents of Thomas Wholesale Furniture, north of New Albany on Highway 15.
The…
Baptist Union County hosts Health Care Academy
Health & WellnessNEW ALBANY, Miss., June 25, 2019- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County hosted a Health Care Career Academy June 10-14 for students completing the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade.
The Health Care Academy is designed for students who are…