Entries by NEMiss.News

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Autism awareness art contest winners announced

Winners of the 1st Annual Autism Awareness Month Art Contest from New Albany Elementary School are as follows: The winning students’ art work will be on display at Union County Heritage Museum during the month of April. The contest was sponsored by Jennifer Sechrest Photography. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools

Crash site debris field investigation underway: First photos available

The large business jet that crashed Saturday afternoon in southeastern Union County left a crash site debris field estimated at about 6 acres. Officials are actively investigating crash site debris field for evidence Emergency personnel on the scene have described the debris field as “about 100 yards by 300 yards.” The destruction was apparently not […]

MDOT changes Tupelo Roadeo date due to weather concerns

DATE CHANGE: MDOT to hold Annual Equipment Operators Roadeo April 17 in Tupelo WHO: The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT). WHAT: The 2019 MDOT Equipment Operators Roadeo season continues on April 17 in Tupelo with the District 1 Roadeo. Roadeos showcase MDOT’s skilled maintenance workforce as they demonstrate knowledge, skills and abilities gained from working […]

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Parchman Farm to be April Museum Moments topic

On Thursday, April 18, 2019 Kate Stewart, PhD. and Brian King will tell the story of Alice Stewart’s experiences at Parchman Farm. Alice Stewart was Head Nurse at Parchman from 1930-1939.  Stewart and King are authors of the new book, Parchman Farm: Mississippi’s State Penitentiary in the 1930’s. A light lunch will be provided at […]

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Career and Technical School names Outstanding Students

The following students have been selected as Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the 3rd 9 Weeks at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education.  Pictured in no particular order are: Maggie Moore (Oral & Electronic Communications); Collin Paul (Engineering); Anna Claire Covington (Concepts of Ag Science); Elijah Osgood (Auto Service I); Ashanti Jones (Culinary Arts I); Savannah Johnson […]

Three killed in Union County crash of business jet

The Union County crash of an older model business jet airplane killed three people late Saturday afternoon. Dead in the Union County crash were Tommy and Merline Nix, husband and wife, of Belmont, MS and Jarrod Holloway of Booneville. The crash came about 5 pm Saturday when the business jet disappeared from air traffic control […]

Quick response of NAFD minimizes damages to residence

New Albany Fire/Rescue, on Thursday April 11, at 6 pm, answered a call for a “fully involved” house fire at 110 Garfield street. The first arriving truck was on the scene in under 2 minutes from the time we received the call, and crews reported only smoke showing from a window. The crew forced entry […]

Operation Ice Crusher: 33 arrests, charges, bonds “so far”

New Albany Police provided NAnewsweb.com with information on 33 arrests, charges, bonds resulting from Operation Ice Crusher.  The information included 26 available photos. The operation began in the pre-dawn hours of April 11th, 2019. According to New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson, there have been 33 arrests “so far” of the 51 persons for whom […]

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ACT 30+ Club new members for April

New Albany High School presented ACT 30+ Club t-shirts to the following NAHS Juniors on April 2 for their recent success on the February state-wide administration of the ACT. Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany […]

Operation Ice Crusher targets 50, nets over 30 drug arrests

Early Thursday morning in New Albany, about 60 officers from five different law enforcement agencies made over 30 arrests for drug related crimes. Known by the code name “Operation Ice Crusher,” the thoroughly planned roundup targeted 50 individuals for whom officers had arrest warrants in hand. Starting about 5:30 a.m. teams of officers from the […]

Paul F. Bullock, 94

Paul F. Bullock July 27, 1924 – April 9, 2019   Paul F. Bullock, 94, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019, in hospice care in New Albany, Mississippi. He was born on July 27, 1924 in Newberry, South Carolina to the late Thomas E. and Eva (Frick) Bullock. He was one of three boys. Paul […]