Tag Archive for: William Faulkner
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…
Southern Lit 101 exhibit at Museum combines history, literature, geography & quilting
Culture, Featured NewsSouthern Lit 101, now on exhibit at the Union County Heritage Museum, features Cathy Fussell's artistic quilting impressions of the South's literature, history and geography.
Dr. Gloria Burgess to discuss her book about her father and William Faulkner
Culture, Featured NewsDr. Gloria Burgess will discuss "Pass It On!", her book about her father's relationship with William Faulkner.
Jerry Lee Lewis, ‘The Killer’
Featured News, OpinionJerry Lee Lewis died on October 28, 2022, at age 87. A life-long example of Southern Decadence, he could have easily found a place in a Faulkner tale on that particular subject.
Faulkner Biographer Carl Rollyson to speak at the Museum
HistoryUnion County Heritage Museum will host a book talk and book signing for Faulkner Biographer Carl Rollyson on July 19, 2022. Volume 2 of his "The Life of William Faulkner" will go on sale in November 2022.
New Inn on the Faulkner birth site opens for Christmas tour Sunday, Dec. 12
CultureThe public is invited to tour the new 'Writer's Inn,' located on the site where William Faulkner was born. The site was purchased and renovated by the Union County Historical Society.
Local Faulkner authority Dr. Kate Stewart discusses writer’s mystery stories
CommunityThe stories each feature attorney Gavin Stevens, who plays a role in other Faulkner stories.
Historical Society and museum among recipients of $1.4 million in MAC grants statewide
General NewsA second grant is to help overcome problems stemming from the COVID pandemic
Dr. Kate Stewart to review Faulkner’s “Knight’s Gambit”
General News, UncategorizedThe attorney, Gavin Stevens, plays a prominent role in 'Intruder in the Dust.'
Stewart discusses ‘Go Down Moses’ as part of Faulkner Literary Week
Community
Dr. Kate Stewart modestly claims no expertise concerning William Faulkner but the Cotton Plant native has still become the de facto local authority on the Nobel Prize-winning writer. She regularly assists with the Faulkner Literary…
Faulkner writing contest draws more than 250 entries worldwide
Community, Featured NewsWilliam Faulkner Literary Competition 2020 is in process with winners to be announced on Sept. 25, on the birthday of William Faulkner.
Some Faulkner Literary Competition deadlines coming Friday
OrganizationsNew Albany, MS - The July 31 deadline for most categories in the 2020 William Faulkner Literary Contest will be here Friday.
That is the last day to receive entries in the one-act play, poetry and adult short story categories. The deadline…
Faulkner not forgotten in New Albany, July 4, 2019
HistoryNew Albany, MS, July 4, 2019: Faulkner not forgotten in New Albany.
Twenty-eight years ago today, July 4, 1991, my wife, our then six-year-old daughter and I came through New Albany on our way to a family party in Memphis.
Although it…