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New Albany’s United Funeral Service shuts down due to COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has closed United Funeral Service, for many decades Union County’s leading provider of funeral services, for the first time ever. Rodney Shands, president of United Funeral Services, Inc., made the announcement, Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 15. Shands said all employees of United are either infected with COVID-19 or are under quarantine because they […]

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George Schultz is 100 years old today

  We’ve seen no notice of it anywhere else on the internet, so NEMiss.News observes that today, Sunday, December 13, is George P. Schultz’s 100th birthday. Happy Birthday, Secretary Schultz! We have long believed that Schultz, like another George, the late General George Catlett Marshall, is among the most underappreciated of all great Americans. Schultz […]

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Museum offers tour of Christmas trees

If you are looking for suggestions on ways to decorate a Christmas tree, the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany has a dozen scattered throughout the buildings. Attached are photos of some of the trees. Some of the animals are dressed for Christmas as well. You can see them and tour the museum from […]

New Albany School District going back to hybrid schedule in January

On December 9, the New Albany School District announced its scheduling plans for December and January. This plan includes a hybrid schedule to be used from January 6-22. The hybrid schedule may possibly be utilized longer if numbers of positive cases and quarantines require us to do so to protect our students, staff, and community. […]

Daniel, Henry named New Albany teacher, administrator of the year

The New Albany School District Teacher of the Year and the New Albany School District Administrator of the Year were announced on Thursday, December 10 with a surprise visit from Dr. Lance Evans, Superintendent. Shanna Daniel, a 4th grade English Language Arts teacher at New Albany Elementary School was selected as the District Teacher of the Year.  Paul Henry, Principal at New Albany Middle School, was selected as the District Administrator of […]

New Albany Elementary announces December Citizens of the Month

New Albany Elementary School Citizens of the Month for December are as follows: Osiel Lopez-Garcia, Brently Andrews, Sadler Clemmer, McKenzie Page, Jayden Laurio, Bentley Burnett, Daisy Bowen, Bennett Broadway, Abby Carroll, Lyllah Ross, Ivy Littlejohn, Kenzie Thompson, John Hearn, Jacob Puch, Gracie McDonnal, Zamya Spight, Maxx McNeely, CJ Whitehead, Li’Ana Gamble, Olivia Hart Cagle, Gradie […]

Calls to Union County E-911 from Nov. 30-Dec. 6

(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 […]