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Sheriff’s Department Call Log for Aug. 24-30

Union County Sheriff’s Department Dispatch Log Aug. 24-30   Monday, Aug. 24: 4:40 a.m. – Traffic stop of black vehicle at I-22 on ramp, unknown direction. 5:39 a.m. – Traffic stop at Ryder Truck Center. 5:50 a.m. – Alarm call on Hwy. 370 North. 9:46 a.m. – Traffic stop on Airport Road. 10:00 a.m. – […]

Labor Day closings and garbage reminders

City and county officials are reminding the public that some solid-waste collection schedules will change next week because of the Sept. 7 Labor Day holiday. All governmental offices, schools and some businesses will close in recognition of the holiday. In New Albany, the route normally collected on Monday will be picked up Tuesday instead and […]

Self-inflicted death streamed on Facebook live

While investigating a shooting incident elsewhere Monday night, police were called to Park Plaza Apartments because a resident was threatening to kill himself. Cases involving possible suicide are not usually reported but this individual was streaming on Facebook Live and the incident was apparently witnessed by people in the community as it unfolded. Police Chief […]

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Police trying to unravel fatal shootings at Albany Acres

Law enforcement officials still have more questions that answers concerning what led up to incidents late Monday night that left three people dead and one wounded. The first incident began about 9 p.m. when police received a 911 call about shooting at Albany Acres Apartments near the fairgrounds. Police Chief Chris Robertson said officers arrived […]

Still no school board candidates with four days left

Only four days remain to qualify to run for a seat on the Union County School Board. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 4 As of Monday, still no one had qualified for the seat that will be on the November general election ballot, although two potential candidates had obtained the necessary qualifying papers according to […]

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About a self-framing photograph…

  Before “smart” phones, before people carried a camera of sorts always and everywhere, serious photographers paid a lot of attention to how a picture was composed. What was going to show in the picture? Were there distracting elements that took away from main focus of the photo? A famous news photograph of the Kent […]

New Albany Elementary August citizens of the month

New Albany Elementary School Citizens of the Month for August are as follows: Janice Poe Russell, Enzlei Edwards, Carolina Waldrop, Braden Ivy, Peyton Blackwell, Cohen Hankins, Vivian Mitchell, Cora Ridgeway, Ja’Nylah Standfield, Alaia Fonseca, Isla Yates, Larson Hall, Charlee Glasson, Fernanda Gonzalez, Brooklyn Hobson, Avalee Crowell, Eva Ordaz, Haylen Gibbs, Anna Grace Moore, Kaitlyn Kennedy, […]