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…
What’s been happening at New Albany Elementary School?
Community, Schools
9-22 President Connie Kelly (pictured back row center) and Historian Becky Wack (pictured back row left) from the New Albany American Legion Auxillary Unit #72 presented a donation to Susan Kelly's Special Needs classroom at New Albany…
Junior Aldermen program gets underway at New Albany High School
Community, SchoolsThe Junior Aldermen program is a brand new organization for New Albany High School Junior and Seniors. Twenty members were selected to represent the wards in New Albany. Interested students submitted essays, which were used in the selection…
PSC Chairman Presley calls for victim’s right to sue for telemarketing calls
Government & PoliticsPresley requests amendments be made to the current No-Call Law
Jackson, Mississippi (October 10, 2017) – Public Service Commission Chairman Brandon Presley is tired of seeing predatory telemarketers escape punishment through loopholes in…
Flashlights and brown water, solving problems in New Albany
Opinion"You don't have flashlights? You must be new here."
It was a late summer day in 2000. We were, indeed, new to New Albany, and our daughter was newly enrolled in the city schools. We’d arrived early at the high school auditorium, with perhaps…
IM&PC Cares – Flu vaccines: Not perfect, but worth it!
Health & WellnessIt's time! Flu vaccines are now readily available for those 6 months old and above and are recommended for everyone to take.
I get several questions regarding Flu vaccines each year. I’ll address them here :
1. Is it too early for the…
MS author Al Povall to speak at Luncheon with Books, Oct 17
Community, OrganizationsTuesday, October 17, Mississippi author Al Povall will discuss his book A Time Remembered, Ole Miss 1945-1970 at Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Mr. Povall is a native of Lexington, MS. He graduated from…
Diamond Rio closes out 2017 Riverfest under cloudy skies
TourismDespite cloudy skies and a little rain from Hurricane Nate's trek through the Mississippi Gulf Coast area, thousands of fans turned out to see Diamond Rio at this year's Tallahatchie Riverfest. Fans of all ages packed the area surrounding the…
Tallahatchie Riverfest Friday night, 2017
TourismThe weather was perfect -- temperatures in the mid to upper 60s and no mosquitoes -- during the Riverfest Friday night musical entertainment.
At 7:30 p.m.,Terry "Harmonica" Bean was the first performer on the Riverview Stage in New Albany's…
The Literacy Council to have bake sale Saturday October 7
Community, OrganizationsThe Union County Literacy Council is having a bake sale/raffle on Saturday, October 7.
It will be held on Fred's parking lot on Main Street. We will begin selling around 8:30 A.M. There will be homemade baked goods, and we are raffling…
Local barber arrested, charged with child molestation
General News
New Albany Police Chief, Chris Robertson, has confirmed to NAnewsweb.com the circumstances surrounding the child molestation arrest of a local barber.
Larry Hamblin, 71, was arrested yesterday, October 5th, and charged with two crimes,…
Pictorial: New Albany High School Homecoming 2017
SchoolsNew Albany High School Homecoming parade 2017
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Library News for September; October calendar
Community, OrganizationsLibrary News September 2017: The library has been busy since schools are in session again. There were 3900 visits to the library this month. There were new library cards issued for New Albany and Union County citizens.
The library has new…