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Susan Roberts receives commendation from Congressman Kelly

Susan Roberts, the recently retired administrative assistant to New Albany Mayor Tim Kent, has received a letter of commendation from First District Congressman Trent Kelly. Jim Owen, Field Representative for Kelly, presented the letter to Roberts Friday afternoon, July 24, at New Albany city hall. The commendation reads in part, “Your commitment to New Albany […]

Magnolia Civic Center has new manager

The office of Community Development/ New Albany Main Street has added Emily Draffen to their team as Assistant Director of Community Development; Special Events and Manager of the Magnolia Civic Center. Ms. Draffen will oversee rentals, special events, and programming at the Magnolia Civic Center as well as other duties within Community Development. She comes […]

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Planning, execution result in successful Baptist drive-through Back-to-School Fair

Several hundred school children enjoyed a unique drive-through Back-to-School Fair, Saturday, July 25, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County (BMH). Although the Back-to-School Fair has been a successful annual event at Baptist-Union County for many summers, the coronavirus pandemic made it especially challenging this year. In prior years, school children and their parents wandered freely over […]

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US Government’s Operation Warp Speed begins attempt to provide COVID-19 vaccine to public, when available

July 22,2020: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense (DoD) today announced an agreement with U.S.-based Pfizer Inc. for large-scale production and nationwide delivery of 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United States following the vaccine’s successful manufacture and approval. The agreement also allows the U.S. […]

Due to Coin Shortage MS Banks Ask Consumers to Deposit, Use Spare Change

Check with your local bank about depositing coins Jackson, MS, July 17, 2020 – Time to empty out the piggy banks to help small businesses. Mississippi banks are asking consumers to deposit their spare change at their local bank or coin-cashing machines as the pandemic-related shutdowns has created a coin shortage. When COVID-19 restrictions went into […]