As the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) continues to try to provide a safe, efficient and sustainable intermodal transportation network for the traveling public, below is a partial list of project updates in North Mississippi’s District One and Two. “In an effort to provide the public with timely information regarding current transportation improvement projects, MDOT [...]
Judge rules against Howell on all points of new trial
By Patsy R. Brumfield/NEMS Daily Journal NEW ALBANY – A special judge denied all issues offered by attorneys for a death-row inmate convicted in the 2001 shooting death in New Albany. Monday, Senior Judge Samac Richardson of Rankin County issued a ruling from a three-day evidentiary hearing in New Albany. The hearing aimed at fleshing [...]
Holiday closings
All governmental offices and many businesses will close Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. Solid waste collection in New Albany will use its usual Monday holiday schedule with no collection Monday, the Monday route being picked up Tuesday and the Tuesday route being picked up Wednesday, instead. Thursday and Friday will not be [...]
Dutch sniffs out big bucks
The phrase “a dog is man’s best friend” should have special meaning for Sheriff Jimmy Edwards. Thanks to the department’s drug and tracking dog, Dutch, they have received a check for $100,000 as part of funds seized in a drug case. The sheriff said the case began with the Department of Transportation pulled over a [...]
Where Did the Year Go?
It seems like only a few weeks ago that I was given the green light to cover sports for the school year for this paper. Actually, it was mid-August right before the first football game, but my how the time has flown. We flew through the fall sports with football, slow-pitch softball, cross country, and [...]
Free medical clinic to open again in two weeks
Agape Health Services will open its doors on June 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Agape is a volunteer-based free health service provided to those without insurance or ability to get health treatments for chronic illness and preventative services. Their mission statement is “To share the love of Christ by providing free health care [...]
New museum mascot looking for a name
There is a new dinosaur in town, and it’s out in front of the Union County Heritage Museum on Cleveland Street. The almost-seven-foot-tall critter is part of a new look at the museum and is a gift of the Museum Guild. And this dinosaur needs a name. There is a contest underway to name the [...]
How to show respect for our flag
With Memorial Day coming up and Flag Day not far behind, here is a reminder on how to treat the Stars and Stripes: Flag Day was set aside to honor the adoption of the American flag by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. It wasn’t until 1916 that it was officially established as [...]
White wins Ward 3 alderman run-off
Kevin Dale White will be the new Ward 3 alderman, replacing long-time alderman Tommie Beasley, who is retiring. White defeated Larry Dykes 188 votes to 149 in Tuesday’s run-off – the only race that required one. All other New Albany races were settled in the party primaries May 7 except for that for Ward 4 [...]
Fooshee wins Homemaker Volunteers scholarship
Amber Fooshee is the recipient of the 2013 Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers scholarship. Amber is the daughter of Lee and Kim Fooshee and is a senior at Ingomar Attendance Center. She plans to attend Northeast Community College in the fall and major in Early Childhood Education. Amber is pictured with Eunice Rutherford, MHV Council Vice-President.
Moore tornado a reminder for Union Countians to be vigilant and prepare
The phrase “no words can describe” is probably overused but after seeing some of the TV coverage of the tornado damage in Moore, Okla., I would think this is a case where it does apply. Perhaps the Union Countians who experienced the storms that have struck the Martintown and West Union areas have a sense [...]
Child Find program seeks to identify special needs students
The New Albany School District and Union County School District are participating in an ongoing statewide effort to identify, locate, and evaluate children through the age of twenty-one, who may have a physical, mental, communicative and/or emotional disability. They are requesting that personnel in any agency refer individuals twenty-one years of age or under who [...]
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