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More emergency services reports from Saturday storm   

A wind storm spawned by what the National Weather Service calls “post Tropical Storm Olga” caused extensive damage Saturday in Union County and surrounding counties. New Albany and Union County public safety and power company personnel had an intensely busy day Saturday, Oct. 26 as a result of the storm and unrelated incidents. As reported […]

Power crews and clean-up crews hard at work in Union County/Updated

UPDATE 9:50 PM, Saturday night, Oct. 26 Saturday’s sudden thunderstorm brought winds of over 70 mph to northeast Mississippi causing widespread damage over two counties. Several thousand customers of New Albany Lights, Gas, and Water (NALGW) lost electrical power Saturday afternoon. NALGW Manager Bill Mattox said mid evening Saturday, “I would estimate we still have […]

Thunderstorm cell brings damages to New Albany/ edited

EDITED  2:15 pm  union county schools will perform their Grease matinee at 2:30 pm   A thunderstorm system 20 miles or more wide struck Union County at approximately 12:30 pm Saturday October 26th. Power outages are widespread throughout Union County. Considerable damage is also reported in Tupelo and elsewhere in Lee County. Public safety officials […]

Self-inflicted gunshot apparently killed New Albany woman

An elderly New Albany woman died of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound mid-afternoon Friday, October 25, 2019. According to information furnished to NAnewsweb.com by Union County Coroner Pam Boman and New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson, the woman died at her home on South Central Avenue. She was 84 years old. Public safety officials said […]

Magnolia Civic Center presents Halloween Hotel Horror

New Albany, Miss., October, 23, 2019: Magnolia Civic Center and New Albany Main Street are hosting a murder mystery dinner on Friday and Saturday, November 1st and 2nd. Five actors will play the core characters on both evenings. The event is dinner and theater with a twist. These mysteries are written as interactive dinner theatre, […]

Former Baptist Union Co. assistant administrator Grantham to lead hospital

NEW ALBANY, Mississippi, October 22, 2019—Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County has named James Grantham as administrator and CEO, effective Sunday, Oct. 27. Grantham, who holds the same position at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville, began his Baptist career as a medical technologist at Baptist Memorial Hospital -Collierville in 1999. In 2009 he was selected as a Frank Groner […]

October is Spina Bifida Awareness Month

Editor’s Note: Author Phillip Martin is a victim of the birth defect, Spina Bifida. He underwent surgery to close his spine when he was a day old — 36 years ago. More than anyone else we have met recently, Martin has prevailed over a serious life problem. Although he has some mobility problems, he walks […]

Jim Hood visits Union County

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood visited New Albany Monday afternoon, October 21, arriving in his own pickup truck. Mississippi’s top elected law enforcement officer, Hood met with several local law enforcement officers and others at the Union County Courthouse. Hood, the Democratic candidate for Mississippi governor in the Nov. 5 general election, is about to […]

Retirement reception honors Steve Livingston

New Albany Municipal Judge Steve Livingston was honored by a host of family and friends at a retirement reception in New Albany, Friday, Oct. 18. A New Albany native, Livingston has been a practicing attorney here for over four decades. Among other roles, he has served as a public defender, a youth court officer and […]

Celebration of Excellence Tour includes New Albany Schools

MDE Announces 4th Annual “Celebration of Excellence” Tour to Recognize District Achievements JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) announced a schedule of visits to recognize all A districts. District leaders, school board members, teachers, students and community members will join Dr. Carey Wright, state superintendent of education, at each location of the […]

Sunday Oct. 20 closes busy weekend for fire departments

It’s been an intensely busy weekend for the New Albany Fire Department (NAFD) and county volunteer fire departments. Two major motor vehicle accidents (MVA) today (Sunday), another major MVA Friday, a child injured in a fall from a horse Sunday, and a couple of fire calls kept NAFD and county volunteer fire fighters jumping. There […]

New Albany/Union County College & Career Night

The New Albany/Union County College & Career Night was held Monday, September 23 in the New Albany High School Career and Technical Center. Local business and industry representatives, college admission counselors, and armed forces representatives were available to help students gain information that will assist them in making informed college and career decisions. Students were […]