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(Does not include 17 traffic stops or medical or coroner calls) Monday, Nov. 30: 1:16 a.m. – Motion alarm on Hwy. 30 West. 3:52 a.m. – Gate burglar alarm on Virginia Way. 12:02 p.m. – Welfare check on Hwy. 355. 4:29 p.m. – Caller on CR81 advised a window in her house had been […]
This week, Commissioner Brandon Presley announced that Mississippi has been awarded more than $495 million in the first round of the Federal Communications Commission’s Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. This funding is estimated to bring world-class, high-speed internet service to approximately 219,000 locations across Mississippi. According to the Federal Communications Commission announcement, $5,089,618 is earmarked for […]
The increasing number of COVID-19 cases was on the mind of New Albany City School trustees at their meeting Monday. Superintendent Dr. Lance Evans reported that officials had decided to move the middle school to virtual classes until the Christmas holiday. “Then we will make a decision based on the numbers in the school district […]
Interest in using the community center, or community house to many New Albanians, has been increasing and is expected to grow more thanks to work being done there. The interior of the more than 60-year-old building has been redone with a new ceiling, floor, walls and handicapped-accessible restrooms. The old kitchen was removed and a […]
The New Albany Ballet Company is presenting two performances of the “Nutcracker” this week, but it is a decision that did not come easily in the face of record COVID-19 numbers. “We thought about it a lot,” director Justine Stewart said. “It’s been a huge challenge,” she continued. “We did think a lot about not […]
New Albany School District has announced their schedules for the next several weeks. This decision comes amid a rise in the number of positive cases and quarantined individuals among students and staff in our district. Beginning Monday, December 14, ALL students in the New Albany School District will be transitioning to virtual learning. Virtual learning will […]
New Albany High School held its annual beauty review on December 5, 2020. Isabella Aldridge was crowned NAHS Most Beautiful. Beauties included Katie Littlejohn, Peyton Henry, Maggie Scott, and Grace Wages. Addison Mayo was crowned NAHS Jr Most Beautiful. Jr. Beauties included Alea Hudson and Janea Hudson. Addison Mayo won NAHS Most Photogenic and Leah Robbins was named NAHS Miss Congeniality. […]
New Albany Elementary School Employees of the Semester are as follows (L-R): School Nurse Tammie Reeder, School Nurse Amber Clemmer, and School Nurse Mary Beth Hardy (not pictured).
Black smoke was seen about the Cooper Tire plant in Tupelo about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, apparently from a fire. No further information was available at the time. These photos were taken about 11:30. WTVA reported a statement from Cooper officials shortly before noon: “The health and safety of those who work in Cooper Tire facilities […]
Friday afternoon a New Albany man ran a test on his home alarm system. He called the security company that monitors his system. Somebody at the company got confused, jumped the gun and notified the New Albany Police Department (NAPD) that there was a problem. There were three NAPD vehicles at the man’s house […]
Some county officials will see pay raises next year thanks to legislative action and an increase in the overall value of Union County. Union County supervisors, the county prosecuting attorney, justice court judges and the county board attorney now have their salaries based on the assessed valuation of the county, which also determines how much […]
Mayor Tim Kent and light, gas and water department manager Bill Mattox have provided more information about plans to replace all the city’s old mercury and sodium vapor streetlights with new LED models. New Albany streetlights are actually owned by the electric department rather than the city. Tuesday, New Albany aldermen approved a contract that […]
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