Entries by NEMiss.News

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NAHS student athlete speaks to Girl Scouts

New Albany High School student athlete Avery Grace Shaw spoke to Girl Scout Troop 23016 on Friday, October 20. Shaw, a senior and two sport athlete, told girls about the sports she had participated in over the years, as well as the time commitment and dedication it takes to play high school sports.  She told […]

Ingomar Mounds event conjures thoughts of what might have been

The Union County Heritage Museum’s annual Ingomar Mounds event is an experience that helps puts things in perspective. It’s the site of a “platform” mound, now about 28 feet high, that was built by the “Indians” about 300 BC, during the prehistoric time archaeologists call the Woodland Period. Roger Rakestraw was there displaying part of […]

Walmart Truck Drivers Raise $1,000 for New Albany High School

The New Albany transportation office has chosen New Albany High School to receive a $1,000 Walmart donation as part of Walmart’s commitment to education. Private Fleet truck drivers for Walmart – already among the safest drivers in the country – drove extra carefully during the week from July 22 through July 28, 2017. For every […]

Toyota concert celebrates 10 Years of Community and 1,000,000 Corollas

 BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. – Toyota is making Mississippi mobile. Beginning with furniture production more than a 70 years ago, the northeast corner of the state has a long history of manufacturing, and Toyota’s 2-million-square-foot facility continues the tradition. The state-of-the-art facility, nestled among the pastoral rolling hills in Blue Springs, has rolled almost one million […]

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New Albany Elementary School announces 2017 Reading Fair winners

The Annual Reading Fair was held at New Albany Elementary School on Thursday, October 19. The following winners were announced: Division A – Kindergarten – Individual Literary Fiction 1st Place: Wesley McLeroy 2nd Place: Kailey Harris Division B – 1stGrade – Individual Literary Fiction 1st Place: Heidee Sanford 2nd Place: Dawson Horn 3rd Place: Kate […]

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New Albany High School recognizes high achieving students

Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the first nine weeks at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education: (in no particular order) Chandler Crump (Automotive Service II), Citlaly Avila (Digital Media I), McKenzie Rhynes ( Drafting II), Collin Hughes (STEM), Tia Jones (Early Childhood II), Joshua Montgomery ( Microsoft Office Specialist), Elayna Ramsey (Engineering II), […]

Looks like a beautiful day for a wedding!

Two well-known New Albany residents were married Saturday evening, Oct. 21, in the Volunteer State. New Albany Fire Chief Steve Coker and Jada Hopkins were married in Saltillo, Tennessee. Saltillo, population estimate 503, is in Hardin County on the left bank of the Tennessee River, about 12 miles north of Savannah. Best wishes to the […]

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UCDA’s B2B Luncheon scheduled for October 26th

The next installment of our B2B Luncheon Series, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, 2017, in the Magnolia Room of the Magnolia Civic Center. This event is free to UCDA Members and guests. The program will be presented by Kathryn Ragsdale and Emily Holland of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi […]