Entries by Nan Shiverdecker

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Another Valentine for two voices from my past

  A recent discovery, found while sorting through piles of my past, made me remember many reasons why I loved growing up in Memphis. Unfortunately, the treasure is undated, but I know by life circumstances that it was created sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s. It was the first valentine I ever sent […]

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Vehicle crashes into downtown building – again

A driver lost control of a vehicle and crashed into a building in downtown New Albany Thursday night, Jan. 14. The accident occurred about 10 p.m. The vehicle, eastbound on Bankhead St., was apparently attempting a left turn onto Railroad Avenue when it crashed into the building at the northeast corner of that intersection. The […]

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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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