Union County News

'> Re-zoning hearing set for Munsford property The New Albany Board of Aldermen will once again deliberate on the matter of a zoning change for a controversial piece of property on Munsford Dr.

By REGINA BUTLER Progress Staff Writer Realization of a rail corridor turned to a historic trail is one step closer thanks to an announcement by Northern District Transportation Commissioner Bill Minor.

By Patsy R. Brumfield Daily Journal UNION COUNTY - Two-year-old Enna Isabel Barreto is buried so close to home, her family could easily walk to visit her Martin Cemetery gravesite on County Road 87 just outside ...

BY DANZA JOHNSON Daily Journal TUPELO - After a month-long investigation, the 17-year-old accused of killing her 2-year-old adopted sister is in custody of the Union County Sheriff's Department.

BY ERROL CASTENS Daily Journal Oxford Bureau PONTOTOC - Organizers of the effort to convert an abandoned railway to a recreational trail say the purchase may be finalized in the next few weeks.

Addison Taylor Bean birth Playhouse 3/3/08 NWMCC announces honor students Off-Duty police officer to help enforce codes Union County couple linked to neglect case, death Aldermen ok spray park bid County ...

BY EMILY LE COZ Daily Journal TUPELO - In a happy ending to what started as a sad tale, all the animals rescued from a Union County puppy-breeding operation last month are healthy and ready to be adopted, ...

By Errol Castens Daily Journal Oxford Bureau OXFORD - The third of four inmates who escaped from the Pontotoc County Detention Center late Wednesday night was captured Friday afternoon in Lafayette County.

By Errol Castens Daily Journal Oxford Bureau NEW ALBANY - In 2008, Mississippi officially still exists under Prohibition: By default, any beverage containing alcohol is illegal unless voters specifically act to ...

Court records show prosecutors have filed a capital murder charge against 17-year-old Marainna Torres in the death of her 2-year-old adopted sister, Enna Isabel Barreto.

BY PATSY R. BRUMFIELD Daily Journal NEW ALBANY - Federal authorities have their own questions about the death of a 2-year-old Guatemalan-born girl last month.

Union County authorities say additional charges are possible in a case that began with the death of a 2-year-old Guatemalan girl.

Becky Wilkes/For the SDN After a tornado destroyed this youngster's home and took away his toys, the Safe Space at the Red Cross office was a welcome sight.

BY LENA MITCHELL Daily Journal Corinth Bureau TUPELO - Janet and Ramon Barreto are still in the Union County Jail on child endangerment charges, but animals they imprisoned in their puppy mill are being ...

A veterinarian says the New Albany puppy mill had the worst conditions -- she's seen.

Officials say $1.9 million in recently announced federal funding for state airports will provide for upgrades at five Northeast Mississippi facilities.

NEW ALBANY - A Union County judge has set a $50,000 bond for each of the sseven counts of child endangerment a New Albany couple is charged with, according to Union County Sheriff's officials.

New Albany 05/21/08 Capital Murder Charges Expected for Couple An arrested couple in North Mississippi is expected to be charged with capital murder.

One Union County couple faces felony charges in connection with the death of their child and may face others, Union County Sheriff's Department officials say.

The death of toddler in North Mississippi is being investigated as a homicide, and Union County officials are trying to decide whether the girl's adoptive parents will face charges.