Entries by NEMiss.News

We may be at the end of the beginning for a new sign ordinance

This may be the “end of the beginning” of the work to draft a new ordinance regulating signs in New Albany. Monday, April 23, a friend at city hall furnished NAnewsweb.com with what is characterized as a “near final draft” of the proposed new ordinance. The current New Albany sign ordinance has been the source […]

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New Albany students win awards at state HOSA and FBLA competitions

Students from the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education participated and competed in the HOSA State Leadership Conference in Jackson March 21-23. HOSA is the student organization for future health professionals. Pictured l-r are competition winners: Isibelle Jackson, 3rd place-Medical Assisting; Jenna Sampson, 5th place-Veterinary Science; Sydney Collier, 1st place-Public Service Announcement; Payton […]

Baptist Union County introduces life-saving telehealth medicine

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County is part of a growing trend that is changing the basic idea of care delivery through the addition of telehealth services. A new field of medicine, telehealth offers innovative, life-saving practices for intensive care unit patients, stroke patients and patients fighting infectious disease. Each individual technology under the telehealth medicine umbrella […]

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Darryl Patton to present Southern Herbals Lecture at Museum

Well known herbalist Darryl Patton will hold a morning plant walk starting 9:30, (weather permitting), a museum lecture at noon and medicinal plant beginner workshop at 1:30 at museum. Cost is $25 for walk/ workshop. Noon lecture is free. Light lunch is provided Preregistration and payment needed for workshop. Call 662-538-0014 or email jill@ucheritagemuseum.com. Bring […]

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New Albany Schools join the MS Dept of Education Innovation Lab Network

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has launched the Mississippi Innovation Lab Network (MS-ILN) that encourages a network of A- and B-rated school districts to work together to identify, test, and implement student-centered approaches to learning that will be shared statewide to help transform education in Mississippi. The student-centered approaches to learning […]

Area Firefighters take airport emergency training class

Firefighters from the area gathered to learn how to handle local aircraft emergencies this past week. This twelve hour class is offered through the Mississippi State Fire Academy, and was instructed by Academy Adjunct Instructor and New Albany Deputy Fire Chief Mark Whiteside. “The purpose of this class is to introduce local firefighters how to […]