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A group of people between the Keownville and Dumas areas are going to get on a water system for the first time thanks to a grant that primarily affects Tippah County. Fifth District Supervisor Steve Watson asked the full board to confirm participation at their meeting Monday. Like those in the Bumcombe Hill area, these […]
New Albany officials received some good economic news Monday concerning retail sales and tourism. The city’s retail sales tax income from April was $322,225, which was up more than eight percent from April a year ago regardless of any effects of the coronavirus pandemic. It also represented an increase of about 2.25 percent over the […]
In two weeks it will a year since an early morning fire June 26 destroyed the former Piper Impact building on Hwy. 15 North that housed Thomas Wholesale Furniture and a warehouse for Master-Bilt Refrigeration Solutions products. Although the state fire marshal’s office declared the fire to be incendiary in nature, no one has been […]
Union County Emergency Management Director Curt Clayton said the courthouse has been successfully cleaned and disinfected and will be open again Monday. A rumor has circulated – untrue – that someone caught the COVID-19 virus at the courthouse. Clayton said that actually a man whose wife has tested positive for the virus was in the […]
The New Albany Boys and Girls Club reopened with its summer program this past week and is saluting its graduating senior class member. Heaven Freeman New Albany Boys & Girls Club Heaven Freeman is a member of the New Albany Boys & Girls Club and a graduating senior at New Albany High School where […]
BOONEVILLE — Two hundred and ninety-six Northeast Mississippi Community College students achieved a grade point average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 4.0 scale for the 2020 spring semester and as a result, have been named to the college’s distinguished President’s List. Included in the list are representatives from 56 different cities, towns and communities across the United States […]
Union County Emergency Management Director Curt Clayton announced late Thursday that the Union County Courthouse will be closed all day Friday, June 12, for deep cleaning. Clayton said supervisors learned that a member of the public who tested positive for the coronavirus had been in the building. Clayton did not have all the details but […]
Pedaling for Hope on the Tanglefoot Trail will be held Saturday, June 27. All proceeds will benefit the Regional Rehab Center in Tupelo and the New Albany Main Street Association. Riders may choose 25- or 50-mile routes, or ride a 100K, either on or off Tanglefoot Trail. There also will be a kids’ fun ride […]
The Union County Heritage Museum will host a program Friday by Mississippi-born author and fashion model Terrance Dye. The event is closed to the public but will be available on Facebook Live at 6 p.m. Dye will speak briefly and his books will be available later at the museum. Dye is a 37-year-old native of […]
BIRMINGHAM RIDGE – Ruth Berryhill Shelton was born in Tupelo on May 26, 1934 to the late Rev. Ike Berryhill and Evelyn Farris Berryhill, a legendary East Tupelo Baptist ministerial family. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Ruth rejoined the thousands of animals her life passion saved, fostered, nurtured, and loved in the […]
New Albany Main Street has begun work with local youth artists thanks to funding through a grant with Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area. The grant will assist in covering the cost of supplies for a variety of projects as well as wages for six artists. They will be refurbishing murals throughout the city, creating signage, […]
A steady stream of people came to New Albany Fire Station #1 Tuesday afternoon to wish retiring Fire Chief Steve Coker well and show appreciation for his years of outstanding service. “We’re going to miss him a lot, probably more than he knows,” Mayor Tim Kent said. Coker announced his retirement earlier this year due […]
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