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Union County 911 calls from Oct. 19 to 25

(Does not include 66 traffic stops, or medical or coroner calls)   Monday, Oct. 19: 12:34 a.m. – Caller on CR 81 advised someone has been tampering with his vehicle. 2:39 a.m. – Caller on CR 185 advised of a suspicious person in the gavel part of 185 between second and first bridge. White Ford […]

NAHS recognizes students for high ACT scores

New Albany High School presented ACT 30+ Club T-shirts to Vakeria Jett, Molly Keener, Jake Moore, Lucy Morris, Micah Reed, Mary-Colston Warren, Laura Ruth Welborn, and Endya Worship on Oct. 26 for their recent success on the ACT.   Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club.  More than 180 students have […]

Fire department responds to kitchen fire Monday

New Albany fire crews responded to a call on Simmons Street Monday evening. “Fire crews were dispatched just after 6:30 Monday evening from reports of neighbors reporting smoke coming from a home on Simmons street,” Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said. Arriving crews found smoke from a kitchen fire. “Crews entered, checked for extension of fire, […]

Absentee voting likely reaching record numbers here

Mississippi is the only state that does not have early voting but that hasn’t prevented unofficial early voting in the form of absentee ballots, which has much heavier than usual. Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford said this weekend that 1,182 absentee ballots had been requested and provided, and 1,050 had already been returned to […]

Lee County Sheriff makes arrests in car burglaries

On Oct. 5 the Lee County Sheriff’s Department responded to numerous reports of car burglaries that occurred in the early morning hours in the Mooreville area. Deputies responded and took reports of each vehicle burglarized, totaling twelve vehicles. On Oct. 6 Investigators received a call from Oxford Police Department inquiring about car burglaries. Information was […]

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Cool weather doesn’t dampen enthusiasm at Ingomar Mounds

The weather was chilly but the rain held off for those who wanted to visit the 2,000-year-old Ingomar Mound this past Saturday. The event was held to help celebrate Archaeology Month and included an archaeologist on site helping with object identification, mound tours, demonstrations of making cordage, ancient weapons and crafts for youths. Visitors were […]

NAES students enjoy NED’s Mindset Mission

NED’s Mindset MissionTM, presented by The NED Shows®, was presented virtually to students at New Albany Elementary School on Friday, October 16, as part of their “Celebrating Our Bulldog Best” day of celebration. Since 1989, The NED Shows organization has been an influential provider of character education messages for elementary schools. Their performers have presented […]

Morris wins Mississippi Library Association writing award

New Albany native Dr. Joe Edd Morris was one of three recipients of the 2020 Mississippi Author Awards presented by the Mississippi Library Association this past Thursday. The ceremony usually includes an awards dinner but was done virtually via Zoon this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mississippi Authors Awards seek to recognize and […]

NA Elementary students have day to celebrate achievements

New Albany Elementary School students enjoyed a day of celebration on Friday, October 16.  “Celebrating Our Bulldog Best” was a safe, virtual celebration that rewarded students for their hard work, achievement, and perseverance. The celebration included a fun video filmed in-house which included positive comments from the principal and counselors; celebrated August & September Citizens […]