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New Albany Light, Gas and Water still closed

The Cleveland Street office of the New Albany Light, Gas and Water Department remains closed, although manager Bill Mattox said the plan is to  reopen it Monday, Aug. 31. The closing came last week when several of the small staff tested positive for the coronavirus. City officials deemed it unsafe to operate with only a […]

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Dance Like The Stars raises over $259,000 for Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi

The Boys & Girls Clubs of North Mississippi’s Dance Like the Stars event raised over $259,000 for the youth development organization and New Albany representative Kimberly Langley tied for the Facebook Peoples Choice Award.  The other winner was Keri McMillin of Tupelo. The annual event broadcast on August 22 from the BancorpSouth Arena in Tupelo and has been […]

No candidates yet for county school board seat

No one had qualified as of Wednesday to run for the county school board seat that will be on the November general election ballot. The deadline is Friday, Sept. 4. Potential candidates for the school board have only a one-month window in which to qualify. The period began Aug. 5. Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis […]

Work progresses on new wastewater treatment plant

Work continues on the city’s new wastewater treatment plant under construction just across the Tallahatchie River north of town. The approximately $15 million project was estimated to take a year and a half and includes new high-pressure lines running from the present plant to the new site and is being funded with a USDA grant […]

New Albany Main Street Association wins state award

The New Albany Main Street Association was among award winners at the annual presentation. New Albany won in conjunction with the Ripley program for their “A Tale of Two Fa(u)lkners” presented during the past year’s Tallahatchie RiverFest. The program was in two parts, beginning in New Albany and concluding in Ripley. The Mississippi Main Street […]

Union County Sheriff’s dispatch log

Monday, Aug. 10 1:15 a.m.        Traffic stop at US Lawns. Someone loading up a lawnmower 1:37 a.m.        Traffic stop in Myrtle 2:21 a.m.        Someone trying to break into a new trailer on Cleveland Street. 2:33 a.m.        Caller advised someone has been causing a disturbance and wants her to leave on Hwy. 15 South. 6:09 a.m.        […]