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Sheriff’s Office dispatch log for Sept. 14-20

(Does not include traffic stops, coroner calls or medical calls)   Monday, Sept. 14: 1:10 a.m. – General complaint. Caller on CR 167 said a man had caller’s uncle and would not let him leave. Caller did fire a gun. 2:03 a.m. – Caller on CR 171 said a man in a four-door burgundy Ford […]

Police make drug, burglary and vandalism arrests

New Albany police have made several arrests for drug and burglary offenses as well as a case of apparently pointless vandalism. The vandalism case actually is likely related to drug use, Police Chief Chris Robertson said. About 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18, police received a report that someone was vandalizing property in the vicinity of the […]

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Tallahatchie RiverFest going on more or less as planned

Despite the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many of the annual Tallahatchie RiverFest events will go on more or less as planned this weekend. Included will be a marketplace, recreation for children and the music concert Saturday headlined by Steve Azar. The knife show and a humane society event will be included as well. […]

Girls learn about non-traditional engineering skills

Latrina Walker, Engineering Instructor at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education, visited the Boys and Girls Club of New Albany on September 14.  Walker introduced the girls to different non-traditional careers in engineering.  Participants learned how to program and code the Sphero RVR Robots during this after-school activity. These activities were provided as […]

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Former NA mayor Tom Cooper, 77, dies

Former New Albany mayor and Union County chancery clerk Tom Cooper died Monday after dealing with health issues for several years. The Delta native, an Anguilla High School graduate, came to New Albany to work for the Futorian furniture manufacturing company after completing studies at Mississippi State University. Cooper quickly became involved in the community. […]

Boys and Girls Club gets culinary arts mini-camp

Anita Alef, Culinary Arts Instructor at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education visited the Boys & Girls Club of New Albany on September 14-15 and provided an after-school mini camp. On Day 1, students learned the components of a healthy menu and about portion sizes.  The students used different serving and measuring […]

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Still smiling: a bouquet for Joyce Sumners

  Look up the word noble and you will find synonyms including honest, honorable, upright, decent, magnanimous, trustworthy, and sublime. Many in northeast Mississippi know all those words can be correctly applied to Joyce Sumners. Invariably gracious, kind, and cheerful, Joyce Sumners comes as close as anyone I have known to being a natural aristocrat. […]

Morris among winners of Mississippi Library Association 2020 Mississippi Author Awards

The Mississippi Library Association has announced the winners in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children’s Literature for the 2020 Mississippi Author Awards and they include New Albany native Dr. Joe Edd Morris. The Mississippi Authors Awards seek to recognize and encourage Mississippi authors and promote interest in local authors’ books, whether the books are […]