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The William Faulkner Literary Competition committee awarded nearly $6,000 in prize money to local and international winners in a virtual program, Friday September 25. It was the 123rd anniversary of the writer’s birth. The awards are typically given during a luncheon that includes the presentation and a featured speaker. This year’s speaker, Robert Hitt Neil, […]
The following New Albany Elementary School employees with perfect attendance for the 2019-2020 school year are as follows (l-r): Neely Robertson, Mikki Whisenant, Casie Cook, and Lea Taylor. Shanna Campbell, (not pictured), also received perfect attendance.
Tallahatchie RiverFest schedule Friday, Sept. 25 5-10 p.m. – Friends and Family Play All Day at the Park Along the River pavilion and green space. Cost is $10 per person. 5-8 p.m. – Downtown merchants Shop the Block. A percentage of sales will go to Sanctuary Hospice House. 8-10 p.m. – Movie night at […]
The New Albany High School Air Force JROTC is back and ready to support our community and our Bulldog team! The first new head (freshman) Color Guard team of the year was led by second-year cadet Kaniya Tate. For this being the new heads’ first-ever Color Guard, they did it flawlessly and their success did […]
Despite a couple of months with lower tax revenues during the early part of the coronavirus shutdown, The City of New Albany is still in good financial shape and moving ahead on projects according to Mayor Tim Kent. Wednesday, the mayor provided updates on a variety of city programs and projects the public has expressed […]
Republicans seek legal action against Bloomberg for helping Florida felons to vote. Democrats prepare bill for Supreme Court term limits. An ugly incident between North and South Korea leads to rare good news… That and more in National & International news.
(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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election should be here by mid-week. Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford said her office has received more interest in absentee ballots this year than usual. This is likely due in part to concerns about voting in person during the coronavirus pandemic and interest may be increased more […]
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. […]
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