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New Albany police made arrests Jan. 19 that apparently have broken up a theft ring responsible for hundreds of thousands of dollars in items stolen over a three-state area. “We got information from Lowe’s loss prevention that the store here might be targeted by an organized crime ring out of Memphis,” Police Chief Chris Robertson […]
Police Chief Chris Robertson reports that bond has been set for the two individuals accused of participating in a shooting in front of Wal-Mart Wednesday night. Bond for Ladarius Doss, accused as the shooter, was set at $50,000. Bond for Khailynn Chapman, accused as being as accessory after the fact, was set at $10,000. Original […]
Police responded to shots fired near the front of a busy Wal-Mart here Wednesday night and thanks to help from other agencies had the out-of-town suspects in custody by midnight. Amazingly, Chief Chris Robertson said, no one was hit. Robertson said his department received a 911 call about 9 p.m. about the incident and found […]
New Albany High School will present the seminal American musical West Side Story Feb. 7-9 at New Albany High School Auditorium. The special school edition of West Side Story will be presented in memory of late teacher Linda Atkeison who invested so much of her time to providing excellent productions for our school district and who was […]
Maria Favela, a student at New Albany High School, has been selected to participate in an impressive internship program this semester at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi in Blue Springs. The Toyota Creating Your Future internship is a fifteen week program where high school students earn national certifications, complete orientation, and experience aspects of the production […]
“Madagascar” proved to be more than exotic for New Albany Middle School student Victoria Rutherford Tuesday. It allowed her to become the county’s top speller in the annual county spelling bee held at the courthouse. Rutherford successfully spelled the word after second-place winner Brayden Briggs of East Union failed to spell “colossal.” Destiny Harris of […]
An evening filled with songs and stories, Marty Haggard’s Tribute to My Dad concert on Friday, April 3, at Magnolia Civic Center, is sure to be a special occasion. At the center of the show is Marty’s love for the late, great singer who defined the Bakersfield sound of country music. Having left Nashville a […]
The University of Mississippi has announced names of those who were on the Dean’s and Chancellor’s honor rolls for the fall 2019 semester. Undergraduate students who earn a semester GPA of 3.50-3.74 are listed on the Dean’s Honor Roll; those who earn a semester GPA of 3.75-4.00 are listed on the Chancellor’s Honor Roll. To […]
New Albany Ward 2 Aldermen Johnny Anderson has announced that he is changing political party affiliation. “After several years of soul searching, I have decided to switch to the Republican Party effective immediately,” Anderson said. Anderson has served as alderman for six terms and is currently vice-mayor – all having run as a Democrat. He […]
Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is alerting the public of increased scam calls claiming to be from the Social Security Administration, many of which are coming from an 844 prefix. He is urging the public to be cautious about answering unknown numbers, returning calls from unusual numbers, or giving personal information over the phone. “Scammers […]
The qualifying deadline has passed for candidates for president, senator and representative has passed with 13 hopefuls to be on the ballots for president. Both the incumbent senator and representative for this district have picked up opponents as well. There are 10 Democrats that will be on the March 10 Democratic primary ballot and three […]
The Union County Republican women’s club invites everyone to their first 2020 meeting and installation of officers. It will be Monday, Jan. 27, at 6:30 p.m. at Magnolia Civic Center, 127 East Bankhead, New Albany. They will have the introduction of local Republican officials as well as hearing from Lucien Smith, Chairman, Mississippi Republican Party. […]
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