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Mary Alice Stephens Bolton, 77, died on Sunday, May 31, 2020 at Baptist Memorial East in Memphis, TN. She was born on January 30, 1943 in Oxford, MS to Hubert D. Stephens, Jr. and Edith Belle O’Connor Stephens. She graduated from W.P. Daniel High School in the Class of 1961. She was a homemaker and […]
New Albany High School students Emma Laney and Maggie Scott have been selected to the Rural Medical and Science Scholars Program at Mississippi State University. Laney and Scott are both being sponsored through scholarship funding provided by CREATE and the Toyota Wellspring Education Fund. The Rural Medical and Science Scholars program helps rising high school […]
Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi (BGCNMS) has continued to reach members virtually since temporarily closing its doors, due to COVID-19 on March 18 and plans to reopen to serve members in June. When extended school closings were announced the week following Spring Break, the organization continued to support members and families by offering […]
The Mississippi College Office of Academic Affairs releases the president’s list after the close of fall and spring semesters each academic year. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must maintain a 4.0 grade point average, based on a 4.0 system. The student must take a full course load of at least 12 […]
It’s not unusual for the fire department to be called in to effect rescues, but a call Saturday may be a first. Acting Chief Mark Whiteside said they received a call from the Hampton Inn that a pet iguana had escaped and was on the side of the building. Police officers and sheriff’s deputies responded […]
New Albany Elementary School’s Employees of the Month for May are, from left, Dianne Simmons, Suzanne Hubbard and Barbara Crotts. Mrs. Simmons is retiring with 26 years of service, Mrs. Hubbard is retiring with 31 years of service, and Mrs. Crotts is retiring with 33 years of service.
Columbus, MISS – The Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science congratulates the Class of 2020 on their upcoming graduation. A member of that class is Taylor Grace Willis of New Albany. Taylor Grace Willis is the daughter of Shonna Willis and Jeff Willis. She will be attending Washington University in St. Louis and plans to […]
Union County will get two new circuit court judges in the next several weeks, but they may or may not be Union County judges. One of the three circuit court judges for the Third Circuit Court District, John Gregory, of Okolona, announced his retirement this past week. Another judge, Andrew Howorth, of Oxford, had announced […]
Like most schools, the Union County District is having to adjust its graduation plans in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. That means the traditional gym and football field ceremonies are having to be discarded this year. “We had been working on a plan but then last Monday or Tuesday we received the new guidelines […]
Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards announced Friday afternoon that an Alpine resident has been arrested and charged with the murder of Sheree Whitt, 47, also of the Alpine community. “Raymond Louie Pannell, 55, was charged with one count of murder and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon,” he said. The […]
The University of Mississippi recently announced students named to the Spring 2020 Honor Roll lists, including Dean’s Honor Roll. The following students from New Albany made the list: Alex Kamron Ball, Jasmine Bean, Margaret Grace Bramlett, Jack Dodson Durrett, Sarah Elizabeth Gaines, Caryn Margaret Gillean, T’keyah Mo’nae Manson, Harvey Franklin Mason, Heather Cheyenne McMillen, Garrett […]
BOONEVILLE, Miss – Each May Northeast Mississippi Community College graduates line up along Cunningham Boulevard to process into Bonner Arnold Coliseum for the college’s annual commencement ceremonies. This year, however, due to restrictions on large social gatherings and distancing guidelines due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the ceremony itself will be held on the Boulevard as Northeast […]
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