Entries by NEMiss.News

Fire station getting new driveway

If you wondered why there seems to be so many fire trucks at Fire Station No. 1 on Cleveland Street, the answer is at Station No. 2 on Denton Road. The concrete pad in front of the Denton Road station is being replaced. The old surface was breaking up some due to aging but another […]

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Sheriff’s Department dispatch log for Sept. 21-27

(Does not include traffic stops, coroner calls or some medical calls)   Monday, Sept. 21: 12:22 a.m. – Rear sales motion alarm at address on Hwy. 178 West. 1:09 a.m. – Male subject unconscious and not waking up at CR 86 address. Call transferred to hospital. 2:03 a.m. – Car going down interstate wrong way […]

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Early morning fire destroys New Albany home/UPDATED

UPDATED 12:15pm 9-30: New Albany Fire Chief, Mark Whiteside, told NEMiss.News that, “We are ruling this fire accidental electrical” in origin.   A fire reported at 5 AM Wednesday morning, September 30, destroyed a home on McGraw Street east of South Central Ave. in New Albany. The frame house was fully involved in flames when […]

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Tallahatchie RiverFest called a success – despite pandemic

    (September 2020) NEW ALBANY, Miss—Another weekend filled with music, friends, and family is in the books. The City of New Albany’s Tallahatchie Riverfest 2020, while small in attendance compared to last year’s event, was an outstanding event. The community support for downtown merchants, restaurants, Main Street Marketplace vendors was obvious with folks perusing […]

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New bicycle sculpture now on display at pocket park

People driving through downtown may have noticed something new in the pocket park across from the police station since this past weekend. A new sculpture by local artist Katie Sappington has been placed there. Community Development Director Billye Jean Stroud said Sappington was commissioned to create the sculpture, which was funded by a grant from […]

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Absentee voting off to strong, smooth start

Absentee voting for the Nov. 3 election has begun in Union County and Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford said it is going smoothly. “They have been very cooperative,” she said of those who have come to her office, and few voters have had questions. As of Monday, 208 absentee ballots had been requested and 60 of […]

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Section of Hwy. 30 being paved at night

Motorists in New Albany may want to avoid a section of Hwy. 30 West in town over the next three evenings. The Mississippi Department of Transportation will have crews working from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night through Thursday, Oct. 1 Hwy. 30 from Bankhead Street to in front of the Best Western hotel […]

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Middle school students learn about becoming entrepreneurs

Alison Moore, Business & Marketing Instructor at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education, visited New Albany Middle School on September 24 and spoke to students in Tracy Vainisi’s and Heather Hefner’s classes.  Moore introduced the students to the concept of entrepreneurship.  The lesson included a multimedia, interactive presentation introducing students to well known […]

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Faulkner writing competition awards nearly $6,000 in prizes

The William Faulkner Literary Competition committee awarded nearly $6,000 in prize money to local and international winners in a virtual program, Friday September 25. It was the 123rd anniversary of the writer’s birth. The awards are typically given during a luncheon that includes the presentation and a featured speaker. This year’s speaker, Robert Hitt Neil, […]

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