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New Albany Police identify alleged car thief currently being sought

New Albany Police Department (NAPD) officers believe they have identified the alleged car thief who stole an automobile Monday morning at a local convenience store. NAPD Chief Chris Robertson said evidence shows that William Zackery Boseman of Fayetteville, Georgia, a city about 20 miles south of downtown Atlanta, stole the car. Robertson said Boseman was […]

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New Albany High School seniors return to where it all began

New Albany High School seniors, wearing their graduation caps and gowns, high-five and visit with New Albany Elementary School students during the Senior Walk on Monday afternoon, May 14. Most of the graduating seniors were once students at the elementary school.     2018 Senior Walk Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools  

New Albany police seeking help finding stolen auto

New Albany Police Department (NAPD) officers are seeking help in finding an automobile taken early Monday morning from a local convenience store. NAPD Chief Chris Robertson told NAnewsweb.com that a 2014 Kia Optima was left running by its driver at around 6:15 this morning while she was in Tony’s Quick Mart, 929 West Bankhead St., […]

How the pin oaks ended up along Park Plaza Drive

Early this year the New Albany City Beautification Committee ordered 150 Pin Oak trees from a nursery in Tennessee. The intent was to plant them on both sides of Bankhead Street between the Tallahatchie River and Highway 30. Members of the Beautification Committee are appointed by the Board of Aldermen and include one At-Large member […]

Baptist Union County baby fair helps prepare moms-to-be

For over 20 years, Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County’s Baby Fair has been helping expectant mothers make the best possible choices. By bringing moms together with local experts and helpful information on the topic of babies, Baptist hopes to smooth the way. This year, 130 expectant mothers registered at the Baptist Union County Baby Fair. They […]

Congressman Trent Kelly receives Boy Scouts award

U. S. Congressman Trent Kelly, who represents Mississippi’s First Congressional District, has been honored as the 2018 Distinguished Citizen by the Yocona Area Council, Boy Scouts of America. An Eagle Scout himself and a long-time supporter of Boy Scouts of America, Kelly has long been an advocate for public service and often encourages young people […]

Union County Student Art Exhibit now at Heritage Museum

More than 100 pieces of artwork created by Union County students are on exhibit at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany through May 16, 2018. Sculpture, hyperrealism, ceramics, water-color, acrylic, pen and ink, prints, multi media, pastels and more gives the viewer a wide range of creative efforts. For the second year in […]

Scenes from the 2018 Union County Relay for Life

More than 200 people participated in the Union county Relay for Life event Friday night at the Coliseum of the Union County Fairgrounds. Rain threatened in the National Weather Service forecast,  but none fell to interrupt the event. It was estimated that more than 200 people participated. NAnewsweb.com photographed the Relay event, and some of […]