Archived, searchable submissions of opinion on topics related to the North MS area, as well as political commentary and state, national, and worldwide current events, etc. Includes Editorial Opinion, Guest Authors, Letters to the Editor, even occasional fiction pieces.

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…
concrete pad

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…
missing man mcquary

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…

Citizen’s Opinion: “The library is in dire straits”

Received February 11, 2016 Editor, NAnewsweb.com Dear Citizens of New Albany: What place in New Albany averages 5000 visitors per month? Where in New Albany can a person do genealogy research? Where can a person with no computer or…

Hillary Clinton violated same protocols that got two CIA Directors prosecuted

Was it wrong for Hillary Clinton to expose national security information to our enemies? Was it treasonous, at worst, and incredibly stupid, at best, to send 55,000 emails with sensitive content using a non-secure personal computer? Of course…
Steve Patterson and Chicken

In Praise of Bird Dogs, Field Trials, & Gentlemen

Editor's Note:  When arriving at Patterson Pointe Lodge, Steve Patterson's home a couple of hundred yards up the hill from Sardis Lake in Panola County, you know immediately that the man loves bird dogs.  Two bird dog statues stand watch…

Why do you fear digital storage?

What's the best way to back up my digital information? In writing or speaking, redundancy is typically not recommended unless you're really trying to drive a point home. When it comes to your digital life, however, redundancy is not only recommended,…

The Unlikeliest Christmas

Editor's Note:  Great energy and a good education; success both in business and public service; family and countless friends; financial security; deep Christian faith-- Steve Patterson had an abundant measure of the good life. Then an unpleasant…

The Thrilla in Mississippi?

Several lawyers in north Mississippi should have a very nice Christmas if they all collect fees from a piddling case that grows day by day. It started at an Ole Miss football game in Oxford the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. Near the…

The Islamic-Christian conflict, Part II: circa WWI

Most people in Union County, indeed most Americans, had given scant thought to Islam before September 11, 2001. Until then, for most people, Islam and its conflicts had been, as in the title of George M. Cohan's World War I song, "Over There."…

The Islamic-Christian conflict, Part I: the first 1300 years

That which is happening in the Middle East in 2015 is what was happening in the Middle East 14 centuries ago. That which happened in Europe last week, Muslims killing Christians and other "infidels," is what was happening in Europe 14 centuries…

Teaching Younger Generations the Power of Saving Early

From Generation Y to the Baby Boomers, we know that each generation has unique aspects, values, and tendencies. We must learn to embrace each other with respect and understanding to live our day to day lives.  That being said, some generations…

Please, get a damn sense of humor!

Major news organizations reported Thursday the comment presidential aspirant Ben Carson gave about the failed "transgender rights" proposal in Houston, Texas. “How about we have a transgender bathroom?” Carson is said to have responded. Carson's…

Initiative 42 vs. 42A: Mississippi education loses either way

Two competing "ballot initiatives" regarding education funding are the ballot items getting the most attention in the dwindling days before the November 3rd general election. The races for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state,…

“Just get in that big ole boy’s way” Billy Brewer and other friends

One of the matriarchs of Mississippi’s Civil Rights Movement, Ms. Winson Hudson of Leake County often told me: “Old friends, they is best.  But, if you can find a new one that’s fit to make an old one out of, that’s mighty good…