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Expired: Carrie Sue Lemmons Goggans, 90

VERONA – Carrie Sue Lemmons Goggans died Thursday, October 15, 2020 at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was 90. Born on May 31, 1930 in West Point, MS to O.H. Lemmons and Kathleen Bowles Lemmons, she grew up in Verona and was the oldest of six children. She was a member of the Verona […]

Kindergarten students celebrate fall’s arrival with leaf hunt

Mrs. Neely Robertson’s kindergarten class at New Albany Elementary School recently went on a “leaf hunt” after discussing the different signs of fall. After learning that the leaves change colors and fall from the trees, it sparked their interest and they wanted to go outside to take a look. This led to the “Leaf Hunt!”  […]

New Albany Elementary selects their best student citizens

New Albany Elementary School has announced their selections for good citizenship. September Citizens of the Month are as follows: Keeley Granger, Paulina Romero, Ailyn Sanchez, Kyla Turner, Sai’hara Peatry, Aubrey Johnson, Kysen Lewis, Na’Kia Washington, Jack Robbins, Ella Ligon, Lofton Lucovich, Aiden Miles, Emma Kate Baker, Ryder Frazier, Maddox Tutor, Axel Perez, Kaliyah Alexander-Lee, Jordan […]

911 call dispatch log for Oct. 5-11

(Does not include traffic stops, medical or coroner calls)   Monday, Oct. 5: 5:39 a.m. – Kitchen burglar alarm on Sam T. Barkley Drive. 11:00 a.m. – Two-car 1050 on Hwy. 30 West. Unknown injuries, all out of vehicle, notified MHP. 2:28 p.m. – Brother on CR 249 causing disturbance. Subject hit car. No weapons. […]

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Police investigating apparent shooting incident

New Albany Police are apparently investigating a shooting incident that occurred in the Colonial Gardens Subdivision about 5 p.m. Tuesday. Details were not immediately available because the investigation was in its early stages but officers were seen apparently searching for evidence on Honeysuckle Drive. Also, a vehicle with Texas license plates was being searched and […]

Local businesses up for statewide magazine honors

New Albany has been the recipient of several awards for its quality of life, including one national title for Best Small Town. Four of our businesses now have the opportunity to win some state honors. They have been nominated for the 2021 Mississippi Magazine Best of Mississippi Wedding poll. The local nominees are: Van-Atkins Jewelers […]

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Quick-thinking deputy saves victim from burning vehicle

    Quick action by a Union County deputy saved a victim from a burning vehicle New Albany Fire Chief Mark Whiteside told NAMissNEWS that emergency responders were dispatched Sunday afternoon to a one-vehicle accident near Myrtle Baptist Church with unknown entrapment and vehicle on fire. Fire units from Myrtle and New Albany Rescue responded. […]

NA, most county schools have kept low COVID numbers

New Albany Superintendent of Schools Dr. Lance Evans reported to school trustees the district had no new cases of COVID-19 and no quarantine cases this past week. “We had a good week,” he said. Although specifics had not been reported earlier in the year, schools have seen some cases and quarantines. This week, for example, […]