Entries by Lynn West

MDOT awards road contracts in Northern District

JACKSON, MISS. – The Mississippi Transportation Commission at its February 11 meeting awarded contracts for maintenance projects throughout Mississippi. The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) will oversee the 17 projects, which will maintain and enhance transportation infrastructure of the state. “These projects will make our highways safer and make Mississippi a better place to live and […]

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Office open Saturday morning for absentee voting

Saturday, March 7, is the last day anyone can cast an absentee ballot in the March 10 presidential preference primaries. Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford will accept ballots during regular office hours until then, but will also have her office open from 8 a.m. until noon Saturday, Feb. 29, and Saturday, March 7. Absentee […]

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Truck hits fire hydrant on NA north side

Residents in the vicinity of Madison and Cleveland streets in New Albany may be experiencing dirty water for a while. An 18-wheeler hit and damaged a fire hydrant at the intersection in the early afternoon Wednesday necessitating its replacement. Those at the scene speculated the truck driver was relying on GPS information that led him […]

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NEMCC names 222 to fall 2019 President’s List

BOONEVILLE — Two hundred and twenty-two Northeast Mississippi Community College students achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2019 fall semester and as a result, have been named to the college’s distinguished President’s List. Included in the list are representatives from 44 different cities, towns and communities across the United States […]

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Basketball game benefits Boys and Girls Club

On Friday night, January 31, the New Albany School District designated the home basketball games versus Ripley High School to be a “Benefit Basketball Night” with a portion of the gate receipts being donated to the local New Albany Boys & Girls Club.  This gesture by the New Albany Schools kicked off the Boys & Girls Local Campaign Drive […]

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New Albany Pilot Club welcomes new members

Andrea Lemus and Leslie Gaines were recently initiated into the membership of the Pilot Club of New Albany by Collett Cross, Pilot International Vice President.  Pictured (L-R): Shirley White (Membership Chair), Lemus, Gaines, Ellen Staten (President) and Cross.  

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Pi Day at the Museum Café set on March 14 for STEAM fun

Celebrate the mathematical formula pi (3.14) by coming to the Union County Heritage Museum for “Pi Day at the Museum Café” on March 14, 10:30  – 1:30. Families are invited to come and move through the stations of robotics, Lego challenges, clay circuits, making a clock that tells time, building with Dazzlinks, wall marble runs, and […]

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