Entries by Nan Shiverdecker

PSC virtual Town Hall: rural broadband and more

Brandon Presley, North Mississippi’s representative on the Mississippi Service Commission (PSC), presented a “virtual” version of the signature town-hall type meeting of which he is a master. He is always a well-informed, well-prepared provider of information. Tonight’s virtual version was no exception and over 700 folks dropped in to hear what he had to say. […]

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New Albany Main Street announces Playground Grant Program.

    New Albany, Miss., September 2020 Revitalizing and improving New Albany’s city park system has become a top priority for the the city’s Community Development office. Grants from private sources have financed many of the improvements made thus far. Speaking of a grant that will be spent on improvements of Northside Park, Community Development […]

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Coronavirus: Preparing for the dragon

  New Albany, MS – When I was eight, my six year old brother, Phil, was one of the many US polio fatalities in 1954, the very year that field trials began for Salk’s vaccine. Phil fell ill on a family visit to my grandparents in Pontotoc.  A physician assured my parents that, while he […]

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Indoors, Outdoors: a catty tale of winter in New Albany

Once upon a time there was a house in New Albany, where Indoor (Lilly & Busty) and Outdoor (Jackie & Whitey) cousins lived lives of mutual, periodic dissatisfaction. The Indoor cousins never missed a chance to attempt escaping to the freedom of the outdoors, where adventure awaited them. The Outdoor cousins, bored with their lives […]

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Summer road trip, girl style

My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them ~ Jack Kerouac   You would have thought someone was dying or going overseas to fight a battle in hostile territory, but that was not the case. Not even close. Lilli, my six year old daughter, […]

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Cremation diamonds: straw into gold; ashes into diamonds

New Albany’s Van Atkins Jewelers, famous far and wide for beautiful creations, proves every day that the love of beauty added to the desire to commemorate a special occasion can equal the creation of something worthy of passing down through generations. The merchant’s integrity ensures value received for money spent.  But what happens when the […]

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Being in Greece: the upside of travel

Several weeks ago, shortly after returning from a trip to Greece, I wrote about what is more and more becoming the mantra of travelers:  travel by commercial airline is horrible. Thankfully, there are still good experiences to be had “out there.” Greece is a troubled country these days, with crushing debt and 26% unemployment (50% […]

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New Albany customers hearing nothing now from Verizon

UPDATE: At about 3:45 AM Saturday morning June 27th our phones appeared to be working correctly and we got a notice at 4:30 AM from our PR contact that she had just been notified that the issue was resolved. We have not used the phones enough to be sure of their function; that will come as […]

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