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COVID-19 has limited or prohibited many activities this year and among them are programs honoring our veterans. Area schools in particular have traditionally held Veterans Day programs that see good attendance. Some programs may still be held at the schools but will be virtual. “Needless to say, our veterans may not feel as honored as […]
(Does not include 41 traffic stops or medical and coroner calls) Monday, Oct. 26: 5:45 a.m. – Caller on Hwy. 15 South advised a disabled vehicle south of the 76. Stated a male suspect was out with a small flashlight and you can’t see him good. 8:28 a.m. – Request to let subject get […]
New Albany aldermen got updates on two major projects Tuesday: resurfacing Moss Hill Drive and replacing all city streetlights with LEDs The city has about $750,000 available in the street budget and aldermen made recommendations for streets in their wards that need attention now. Moss Hill was one of the highest priorities because of school […]
Ms. Amanda Bell, 32, transitioned on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 in a recent automobile accident on 178 in Holly Springs. Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Serenity-Autry Funeral Home of Holly Springs.
The railroad crossing at the east end of Sam T. Barkley Drive near Highway 15 will be closed temporarily so it can be replaced. The crossing, which is four-tenths of a mile (.4 mile) west of Highway 15, will be closed at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and remain closed until 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. […]
The Tallahatchie Arts Council has been awarded a $2,760 South Arts Organizational Impact Grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. This grant is a portion of CARES Act COVID-19 recovery funding MAC received through South Arts, a regional partner, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant awarded to the arts council will be used […]
The Heisman Trophy Trust and Acceptance Insurance has announced the 2020 School Winners for the Heisman High School Scholarship presented by Acceptance Insurance. Joseph Fennell and Maggie Scott of New Albany High School were named school winners. From an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2021, more than […]
Bobby Martin, a Tippah County businessman and philanthropist, died Wednesday, November 4, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was 87 years old. Martin graduated from Mississippi State University (MSU) in 1956. By the time he finished college, he already had successful experience as a motivator and manager of people. He had […]
At a time when other area schools are having to suspend in-person classes New Albany schools have had no positive COVID-19 tests and no quarantines for students or staff in the past two weeks, Superintendent Dr. Lance Evans said. “That’s a testament to the hard work by our nurses and teachers,” he said. “If we […]
The overall school winner in the New Albany Elementary School Book Student and Staff Dress-Up Contest was Mrs. Wiseman’s and Mrs. Brown’s 1st grade class. Mrs. Wiseman’s class chose the book Family Huddle by Archie, Eli and Peyton Manning.
Here are the unofficial votes totals from Tuesday listed by Union County precinct. Totals may not add up to 100 percent in some cases. Some voters did not mark a choice in some of the issues on the ballot while some voted for more than once choice. In explicably, several voters marked every candidate for […]
Just over 75 percent of registered Union County voters turned out in apparent record numbers Tuesday to cast ballots in several races and issues that have been hotly debated. As is often the case, voters here followed the same trends as the state. Following are Union County unofficial result numbers including 1,767 absentee ballots. In […]
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