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BNA Bank receives Fall 2020 business beautification award

  BNA Bank has received New Albany’s Beautification Award for the fall quarter. Bank President Mike Staten and Assistant Vice-President/Cashier Anita Speck received the award Monday from Jolynn Cooke and Sandy Shaddinger, representing the New Albany Sustainability (beautification) committee. BNA is a locally owned bank, founded in New Albany 124 years ago. Headquarters and two […]

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Brooks home receives beautification award

  A home at the southwest corner of Reeves and Glade streets in New Albany is the recipient the New Albany Residential Beautification Award for the fall quarter. The house was acquired and renovated by Ryan and Adrianna Brooks in April, 2019. They live in the home with their three children – triplets, two boys […]

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Deputy circuit clerk Linda Wells retires

If you have gotten married, needed a passport, registered to vote, voted absentee or had busy with the circuit court system here in the past two decades, you may know Linda Wells. She has served as deputy circuit clerk for more than 21 years but retired this past Friday. “I actually worked for Thomas Stanford […]

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Local Pizza Hut future uncertain in face of bankruptcy

Local officials have learned that the franchise holder for the New Albany Pizza Hut has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. This could mean closing the restaurant. The company is NPC International, which is said to be the largest franchise holder for Pizza Hut and Wendy’s restaurants in the country. According to trade publication stories, the […]

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Civic center to present first virtual Broadway Cabaret

The cast list for A Broadway Cabaret at the Magnolia Civic Center is finalized. Nine actors will be collaborating with directors Matthew Darling and Emily Draffen and videographer Kendall Stancil to create a virtual evening of entertainment available to the public on Saturday, Sept. 5. “This will be the first time we’ve ever tried a virtual event […]

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Auto theft suspects in custody

New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson is reporting that a couple wanted in connection with an auto theft here this past week have been taken into custody in Florida. Daniel Cruz Britt, 33, and Kalley Breanne Foreman, 24, were wanted for taking a vehicle from the homeowner on Mississippi Street where they were staying. The […]

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New Albany schools honor students for high ACT scores

New Albany High School presented ACT 30+ Club T-shirts to Samuel Rossetti, Colin Williams, Janna Tohill, Elly Strockbine, and Eli Young on August 11, 2020 for their success on the ACT in February. The school presented ACT 30+ Club T-shirts to Jaylee Ragsdale, Parker Formsma, and Kailyn Cotten on August 13, 2020 for their success on the ACT the same month. The school also presented an ACT 30+ Club T-shirt to Annea Scales on August 14, 2020 […]

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New Albany WIC office closing Dec. 31

The New Albany WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children) food service office will close Dec. 31. The last day participants may pick up food will be Nov. 25. State officials announced this past week that New Albany is one of 13 centers closing. They attribute the closing in part to the […]

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Police ask public for help finding auto theft suspects

The New Albany Police Department is asking for the public’s health in locating two suspects in a recent auto theft. Chief Chris Robertson said they are looking for Daniel Cruz Britt, 33, and Kalley Breanne Foreman, 24, whose last known address apparently was 301 Mississippi Street. Robertson said the two are wanted for taking a […]

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