Entries by NEMiss.News

Baptist Union County hosts free luncheon in conjunction with National Diabetes Month

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will host a free luncheon, open to the public, which aims to raise awareness of diabetes prevention and management, especially how to make healthy lifestyle choices. The luncheon will take place on Thursday, November 21stat noon at the Union County Heritage Museum, which is located at 114 Cleveland Street, New Albany.  […]

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Three NAHS students earn perfect MAAP scores

Three students at New Albany High School were recognized at the October 7 School Board Meeting for their perfect scores on 2018-19 MAAP state assessments. Front Row l-r: Jill Shaw, School Board President; Eder Guevara, Algebra I; Elliott Pullman, English II; Maggie Moore, U.S. History; and John Ferrell, New Albany High School Principal. Melanie Shannon […]

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Harris, former Vietnam POW, speaks at the museum Nov. 20

Captain Carlyle “Smitty” Harris, of Tupelo, who spent eight years in a Vietnamese prison camp, will speak about his POW experiences, at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany on Wednesday, Nov. 20, at noon.  His recently released book “Tap Code”telling about his “Hanoi Hilton” experiences will be available at the event On April […]

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Middle School holds special Veterans Day program

New Albany Middle School hosted a Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, November 11 in Memorial Gym.  Principal Paul Henry welcomed and thanked veterans and guests in attendance.  The colors were presented by the New Albany High School Junior Air Force ROTC; the pledge was led by student Maya McColly; and, the National Anthem was performed […]

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NA Elementary School students honor veterans

Fourth grade students at New Albany Elementary School presented two Veterans Day Programs on Friday, November 8.  The New Albany High School Junior Air Force ROTC presented and posted the colors during the program, as well as conducted a flag folding ceremony.  Fourth grade students, under the direction of Music Teacher Celia House, sang “All American Me & You”, “Star […]

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New Albany School District celebrates ‘A’ rating

By J. Lynn West Editor   New Albany Elementary School pulled out all the stops to welcome State Superintendent of Education Dr. Carey Wright Nov. 4, but it was actually the students who were the stars of the program. That’s because the city schools earned its first “A” rating for the district and Wright was […]

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Evening of blues closes museum exhibit

By J. Lynn West Editor An overflow crowd spilled out into the halls and adjoining room Friday to hear the blues, jazz and boogie-woogie stylings of Mississippi artist Eden Brent. Brent with her husband, Bob, on trombone, was performing at the Union County Heritage Museum to mark the closing of the Cast of Blues exhibit […]

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Aldermen strive for more orderly meetings

City Board 5NOV2019: Citizens who regularly attend meetings of the New Albany Board of Aldermen found things a bit different this time. This was the first meeting of the board using a new policy to help keep meetings on track and from lapsing into overlapping discussion among those attending the meeting. Now, attendees are not […]

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Two felons with local connection arrested in separate events

Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards has informed NAnewsweb.com of two felons arrested earlier this week: The first arrest involved Gary Bruce Locke, age 45, of Toney, AL. Readers may recall that on January 31, 2019, a Union County deputy sheriff attempted to stop Locke, who was driving a stolen vehicle on Highway 30 in the […]

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New Albany wins Urban Forestry Community of the Year Award

The Mississippi Urban Forest Council presented its Scenic Community of the Year Award to the City of New Albany Thursday. The award was among several announced at the Council’s program on sustainability at the New Albany Civic Center Thursday and Friday. A range of city officials, landscapers, urban forestry professionals and park and recreation staff […]

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