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…
Local incident results in arrest of Baptist Hospital-Union County CEO
General NewsNAnewsweb.com became aware of an incident this afternoon, August 30th, which resulted in the arrest of Walter Grace, CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County.
According to information from MobilPatrol, Mr. Grace was taken into the Union…
Union County rapist faces multiple charges in two counties
General NewsA violent rampage of rape and kidnapping in Union and Lee counties early Saturday morning will result in multiple felony charges against Louis Winston Scott.
Scott, a 44-year-old Pontotoc caucasian, is currently held in the Lee County jail,…
Time for New Albany aldermen to show common sense and courage
OpinionFrankly, I'm tired of writing about the badly flawed 2006 New Albany "sign ordinance" and its uneven, unfair enforcement.
The newly reconstituted New Albany Board of Aldermen now has an opportunity to show common sense and courage. First,…
Zoning Board passes sign question to city aldermen
EconomyNew Albany Aldermen have been asked to grant a zoning variance for the new sign designed to be placed at a medical clinic nearing completion on Oxford Road.
Warren Miconi, of Miconi Project Management, Oxford, MS, project manager for…
Union County rape suspect captured near Lee/Pontotoc County line
General NewsA man believed to have raped a woman in Union County early Saturday morning, August 26, was captured Monday afternoon after an intense law enforcement chase.
The rape suspect, Louis Winston Scott, age 44, was arrested near the Lee/Pontotoc…
New Albany sports venues may host thousands this weekend
SportsThree major sporting events are expected to bring a great many visitors to the Fair and Friendly City's sports venues this weekend. The three events, including a cross-country track meet with 800 to 1000 runners, a fifty-team baseball tournament…
Tallahatchie River Players to present “Anne of Green Gables”
Community, OrganizationsOn August 24th & 26th, 2017 at 7pm on the Cine' Theater stage, located in the Magnolia Civic Center in New Albany, TRP presents the timeless classic "Anne of Green Gables", Produced by special arrangement with Pioneer Drama service,…
Lee Habeeb to address Union Co. Republican Women Club
Government & PoliticsThe Union County Republican Women invite the community to join us to hear Lee Habeeb speak on Monday, August 28, at 6:30 p.m. at the Magnolia Civic Center, 127 E. Bankhead Street, New Albany, Mississippi.
Lee Habeeb is an American talk-radio…
Eudora Welty was focus of August Museum Moments
Community, OrganizationsAbout 50 people enjoyed a program about Eudora Welty at the August Museum Moments Thursday in the auditorium of the Union County Heritage Museum on Cleveland Street.
Dr. Elizabeth Crews, a faculty member at Blue Mountain College, was the…
City Beautification Committee announces awards, plans hardwood tree project
General NewsA private home on south Central Avenue and a retail shop on Main Street received "Beautification Awards" from the City of New Albany Tuesday afternoon.
Susan and Hudson Hickman were honored for the landscaping work at their home on South…
Private meetings + public business = bad business for taxpayers
OpinionYou might say I crashed a private party Monday night in downtown New Albany, Mississippi. I have done it before, and I promise, if given the opportunity, to do it again -- and again. As is usually the case with such behavior, those who had arranged…
Private meeting to discuss city business inadvertantly becomes public
Government & PoliticsFifteen New Albany residents listened to a presentation by a "city planner" from Nashville at a private meeting Monday evening, August 14, at the Magnolia Civic Center.
The speaker was Philip L. Walker of "The Walker Collaborative."
Walker…