Tag Archive for: politics

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…
Ashley Industries' Wanek a top Trump donor NEMiss.news

Businessman with northeast Mississippi interests among Trump’s top financial supporters 

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Wealthy Floridian, Ronald Wanek, founder and chairman of Ashley Furniture Industries, is among Donald Trump's top 30 political donors.
New Albany MS tate reeves

Reeves is lying; Mississippians are dying

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  “When and where can I get vaccinated to protect me from coronavirus?” That is the question millions of Mississippians are asking. The vaccine whiplash Last Tuesday, Jan. 12, Governor Tate Reeves announced that COVID-19 vaccine…
NEMiss.News Biden looking glum

Reality check: Electoral College will elect Biden president today

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  Today, Monday, December 14, 2020, the Electoral College will elect Joseph Robinette Biden, Jr. the 46th President of the United States. The electors will meet in the capital cities of each of the 50 states. The newly elected congress…

GOP using bogus charges against Espy to try to keep Hyde-Smith in the U.S. Senate

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    I no longer watch television for the same reason I stopped looking at Facebook: it spares me a great deal of drivel. Thus, I learned only second hand about the drivel the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC)…
NEMiss.News Cindy Hyde-Smith Least effective US Senator

Vanderbilt, University of Virginia say Cindy Hyde-Smith least effective U. S. Senator

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  By Bobby Harrison and Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today (republished with permission) PEARL — Democrat Mike Espy is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars in the final days of the U.S. Senate race to argue that Republican…
NEMiss.News Trump: my SOB

Trump may be an SOB, but he’s MY SOB

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Admiral Ernest J. King was probably the most despised officer in the United States Navy, a mean SOB. He was brilliant, arrogant, hard-working, brutally honest, abusive to subordinates and devilishly charming -- when it suited him. King was…
NEMiss.News Absentee ballots Dulaney and Stanford

Election interest high but more than a third of absentee ballots not yet returned 

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With interest high in the November 3rd election, Mississippians have returned over 60% of requested absentee ballots.
NSMiss.news Nancy Pelosi

So, Mississippians, you think you know who you will be voting for on November 3rd?

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    Some of you think you will go to the polls on November 3rd and vote for Joe Biden for president and Kamala Harris as vice-president. More of you probably think you will be voting for Donald Trump and Mike Pence. Strictly…

Why black voters are right to be skeptical about Kamala Harris

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While Biden may hope to solidify the black vote by tapping Kamala Harris for VP, her problematic record may do the opposite.
NEMiss.news Steve Patterson, Hubris

Steve Patterson: Hubris, the snake has bit us

      There it was lurking in plain sight. It had been overlooked for generations by many and actually celebrated by a few. We all knew it was there. We all heard its hissing sounds. Most of us had been taught…

Brandon Presley: “When you come to know better, you must then do better.”

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Editor's note: Our friend Brandon Presley, Mississippi's Northern District  Public Service Commissioner, published this piece the day after George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis, MN. We think it requires no explanation. It speaks for itself,…