Entries by NEMiss.News

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“From Goat City to The Hill & Goose Hollow to The Flat”

An overflow crowd attended the Union County Heritage Museum’s February edition of Museum Moments: “From Goat City to The Hill & Goose Hollow to The Flat.”  It was a unique, intriguing and poignant trip into the past of the local African-American community. Led by Sam Mosley, members of the African American Concerned Veterans and Friends have worked […]

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IM&PC Cares: What every parent should know about fever in children

Fever is something that all parents fear.   This is easily understandable because sometimes fever can be a sign that something is seriously wrong with your child.   However, fever is usually not a sign of any dangerous infection, but caused by a viral infection.   Most children experience simple viral infections several times a year, such as […]

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New Albany teacher selected to be a presenter at Literacy Conference

Angela Victory, a first grade teacher at New Albany Elementary School, will be a presenter at the E3 Literacy Conference in Oxford, MS on March 21. The literacy conference is a premier professional development event that builds the classroom teacher’s practice in literacy pedagogy. Victory and LaShana Middleton will present the topic: “Write On: Utilizing Writing […]

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New Albany School Board recognizes award winning employees

Teachers of the Year from the New Albany School District were formally recognized at he the February 5 School Board Meeting. Mike Staten, representing the Toyota Wellspring Education Fund Advisory Committee presented each teacher with a plaque and a monetary gift. 2018 New Albany School District Teachers of the Year: (Click to enlarge/download photos) Administrator […]

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Bobby Cobb arraigned, bond set in Poolville murder case

Bobby Joe Cobb, accused in the shooting death Saturday of Jeffrey Whitten, was arraigned Monday in Union County.. Cobb, age 28, is charged with first degree murder. Justice Court. Justice Court Judge Davis Garrison set Cobb’s bond at $1-million. The case will be brought before a Union County Circuit Court grand jury. Cobb is currently […]

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New Albany football players team up for the community

New Albany football team members cleaned up several lawns on Adams Street, Thursday, Feb. 8th. The Bulldogs did the work as a community service project, raking up and bagging leaves. The players also cleaned leaves and trash from the gutters along the Adams Street.

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Poolville murder story updated: victim, shooter identified.

UPDATED 9:25 PM FEBRUARY 10: Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards has identified the dead gunshot victim and the man accused of shooting him early Saturday afternoon in the Poolville community. In the Union County jail charged with murder is Bobby Joe Cobb, age 28. No bond has been set. The  victim is Jeffrey Whitten, who died at […]

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Free smoke alarms available to qualified city and county residents

Many New Albany and Union County residents will receive free smoke alarms within coming weeks. Red Cross of North Mississippi personnel delivered 500 new ten-year smoke alarms to New Albany’s Fire Station #1 on Cleveland St., Friday afternoon, Feb. 9th. The smoke alarms will be distributed by county volunteer departments and the New Albany Fire […]

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Man and pets die in Union County fire

A man, not yet officially identified, and multiple household pets died in a fire early Friday morning in western Union County. The fire, said to have occurred shortly after midnight, completely destroyed the single-story dwelling on County Road 14. Authorities said the house had been rented to a Roger Holmes. The state fire marshal’s office […]

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