NEMiss.News Dr. Shane Scott at IMPC, COVID-19

Dr. Shane Scott: “COVID is not going away.” What you should know.

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  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…
Northeast MS Homeless at Tupelo library

Tupelo man says home overrun by homeless, asks its removal from demolition list

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Tupelo, 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,…
New Albany MS. Christmas at the Museum 2018

2019 Christmas at the Museum, December 14

Mingle 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…
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Some work complete on industrial park enhancements

Work 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…
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Body of missing man Scott McQuary found Tuesday morning

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Members 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…
New Albany MS Doggie dining in MS

Doggie Dining: Coming to a restaurant near you?

JACKSON, 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…
New Albany, MS Gobble gobble, Patterson home open at Thanksgiving

Gobble, Gobble — Wobble, Wobble— Happy Thanksgiving!

“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

The 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

NEW 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

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…

R.I.P. Nelle Harper Lee (1926 – 2016)

The American South lost an authentic legend when Nelle Harper Lee died Friday morning, February 19th, at the assisted living facility where she lived in Monroeville, AL. She was admired throughout the world for her novel To Kill A Mockingbird,…

City Beautification committee meeting minutes, January 26, 2016

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City Beautification January 26, 2016   Members present were Jeff Olson, Jane Ford, Jean Ashcraft, Christy Livingston, Sandy Shaddinger, and Vickie Duke. Vickie called the meeting to order. The City Beautification minutes…

Tamara Waldrop Top Dawg Scholarship Fundraiser

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“If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you to go on in spite of all. And so today I still have a dream.” These are the words of Martin Luther King, Jr.,…

New Albany Hits Sales Tax Record

New Albany, MS - New Albany hit another record sales tax month with revenues received from December collections. The sales tax receipts received this month are the largest single month of sales tax collection in the history of the City of New…

Library Board cuts hours due to budget woes

Hours of operation at the Jennie Stephens Smith Public Library in New Albany will be cut effective February 29th. The Union County Library Board decided on the cuts at a meeting Thursday, February 11th. The reduced operations of the library…

Editorial Opinion: State government fails Mississippi again

The news that the Union County Library System is in financial trouble and will have to reduce its hours of operation serves as still another proof of the failings of state government. For eight years, Haley Barbour inculcated  Mississippi…

Local School Districts Celebrate School Board Member Recognition Week

The New Albany and Union County School Districts will join districts across the state to thank school board members during School Board Member Recognition Week, February 14-20, for their leadership and service to local school districts and communities. “This…

Board of Supervisors’ official minutes: January, 2016

Union County Chancery Clerk Annette Hickey has made copies of the official minutes of  the January Board of Supervisors' meetings available to NAnewsweb.com. On a trial basis, beginning today, we will make the complete minutes of the meetings…

First Methodist Church renovating 1940’s era Children’s Building

First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in New Albany is undergoing a major renovation that includes work on the Children's Building. The work will substantially modify the interior of the Children's Building and will upgrade much of the…

“Well, I Reckon…” weekly feature launches today

Editor's note: Today's article launches a new feature on NAnewsweb called "Well, I Reckon..." The sole purpose of this feature is to inform you of the things you may have been wondering about and to even get you thinking on things you've…
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Republicans to hear about candidates, have “straw poll” February 22nd

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The Union County Republican Women's Club and Union County Executive Committee invite the public to come to the Union County Court house, Monday, February 22, at 6:30 pm., to hear Presidential Candidate REPRESENTATIVES from 5 campaigns speak…

Ruby Caldwell Dunlap celebrates 100th birthday

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Ruby Caldwell Dunlap celebrated her 100th birthday in New Albany Sunday with a few hundred of her relatives and friends. She was  born in Pontotoc County on February 15, 1916, and moved to Union County when she married in 1933. On that…