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Union County 911 calls for Nov. 9-15

(Does not include 51 traffic stops or medical and coroner calls)   Monday, Nov. 9: 12:31 a.m. – Female subject missing on CR 134 5:25 a.m. – White female in red shirt running across the road at Myrtle Quick Stop. 6:52 a.m. – Caller at Lowe’s advised the manager was dealing with an unruly customer […]

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Holiday garbage pickup reminder

All governmental offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday and this will affect solid waste collection. In New Albany, both the usual Thursday and Friday routes will be collected Wednesday, Nov. 25, due to the two-day office closing. In the county outside the city, only one day will be […]

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Toyota Motor North America announces manufacturing executive changes

Toyota Motor North America announces executive changes to its manufacturing organization, effective January 4, 2021. David Fernandes, who currently serves as senior vice president, Manufacturing, Toyota South Africa Motors, will become president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Mississippi. TMMMS assembles one of Toyota’s core vehicles, the Corolla. In this role, Fernandes will be responsible for all […]

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Civic center sponsoring monologue coaching workshop

The Magnolia Civic Center is hosting a theatrical monologue coaching workshop Monday, Dec. 28, from 6 to 9 p.m. Actor and New Albany resident Stephen Garrett will be coaching the workshop. He attended the American Musical and Dramatic Academy and is represented by Colors Talent Agency. For many years, he has performed in productions with […]

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More elementary students show perfect attendance pays off

Each Friday during the months of October and November a drawing is held for all students at New Albany Elementary School who have had perfect attendance that week. Winners of the weekly drawing get to enjoy Pizza with the Principals for Perfect Attendance. Eric Tinajero, Kaleb Jones, and Ashton Bell, winners of the perfect attendance drawing for November 16-20, […]

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Civic center manager Emily Draffen named finalist in playwriting competition

Magnolia Civic Center Manager Emily Draffen has been selected as a finalist in The NewWorks@TheWorks Playwriting Competition in Memphis. In connection with Playhouse on the Square, the competition provides an outlet for new playwrights to showcase their work and have a chance to see their play produced on a professional level. Draffen and five other finalists from […]

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Child development students must care for ‘sugar babies’

Elke Lipsey’s Child Development class and April Voyles’ Health Science II class at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education participated in a collaboration project on Thursday, Nov. 19. Students in the Child Development class are studying the parenting of infants and are taking care of their “sugar babies.”  During the project they […]

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New Albany Elementary citizens of the month for November

New Albany Elementary School’s November Citizens of the Month are as follows:  Grace Berry, Maggie Kitchens, Malachi Erby, Isabella Nelson, Maysion King, Elliott McDonald, Savannah Dallas, Hadeel Rahimee, Joshua Hurd, Kaveon Conner, Anne Kate Henson, Jorja Kate Thomas, Olivia Harrelson, Allie Coombs, James Petty, Mackenzie Bullock, Amelia Patton, Isabella Lopez, A’Syiah Garner, Will Metts, Sophie […]

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Elementary students combine music with technology

Students at New Albany Elementary School are using technology in their Music Explorations rotation.  They used the Garage Band app to play rhythms made up of Quarter notes, Quarter Rest and Eighth notes on unpitched percussion instruments during a recent Music Explorations rotation.  Celia House is the music explorations teacher at NAES.

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