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The railroad crossing at the east end of Sam T. Barkley Drive near Highway 15 will be closed temporarily so it can be replaced. The crossing, which is four-tenths of a mile (.4 mile) west of Highway 15, will be closed at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, and remain closed until 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. […]
The Tallahatchie Arts Council has been awarded a $2,760 South Arts Organizational Impact Grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. This grant is a portion of CARES Act COVID-19 recovery funding MAC received through South Arts, a regional partner, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The grant awarded to the arts council will be used […]
The Heisman Trophy Trust and Acceptance Insurance has announced the 2020 School Winners for the Heisman High School Scholarship presented by Acceptance Insurance. Joseph Fennell and Maggie Scott of New Albany High School were named school winners. From an applicant pool of thousands of high school scholar-athletes graduating with the class of 2021, more than […]
Bobby Martin, a Tippah County businessman and philanthropist, died Wednesday, November 4, at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was 87 years old. Martin graduated from Mississippi State University (MSU) in 1956. By the time he finished college, he already had successful experience as a motivator and manager of people. He had […]
At a time when other area schools are having to suspend in-person classes New Albany schools have had no positive COVID-19 tests and no quarantines for students or staff in the past two weeks, Superintendent Dr. Lance Evans said. “That’s a testament to the hard work by our nurses and teachers,” he said. “If we […]
The overall school winner in the New Albany Elementary School Book Student and Staff Dress-Up Contest was Mrs. Wiseman’s and Mrs. Brown’s 1st grade class. Mrs. Wiseman’s class chose the book Family Huddle by Archie, Eli and Peyton Manning.
Here are the unofficial votes totals from Tuesday listed by Union County precinct. Totals may not add up to 100 percent in some cases. Some voters did not mark a choice in some of the issues on the ballot while some voted for more than once choice. In explicably, several voters marked every candidate for […]
Just over 75 percent of registered Union County voters turned out in apparent record numbers Tuesday to cast ballots in several races and issues that have been hotly debated. As is often the case, voters here followed the same trends as the state. Following are Union County unofficial result numbers including 1,767 absentee ballots. In […]
The New Albany Fire Department visited New Birth Community Church’s trunk or treat this past Saturday and children got to meet Sparky the fire dog and get an up-close look at firefighting equipment. “I think the expression on this child’s face says it all, and why we visit when we can,” Fire Chief Mark Whiteside […]
New Albany High School juniors have been utilizing the SkillPath 2030 Lab. Students who are in the IMPACTO internship readiness class have been learning about the technology that is used in the career sectors in northeast Mississippi. Students enjoyed working with laser engraving and 3D printing. Special thanks to Three Rivers Planning & Development for providing the lab […]
Museum Arts Integration Workshop with regional art teachers was held last week at the Union County Heritage Museum and the Museum Art House in New Albany. Taught by teaching artist and Blue Mountain College Instructor Gail Morton, she shared the art of creating a Kurinuki Box, a Japanese style of pottery with a lesson plan for […]
Union County residents should have a new Emergency 911 phone system in the next couple of months. Supervisors approved final paperwork to fund the project Monday and Emergency Management Director Curt Clayton said the vendors involved had already had coordinating meetings. Replacing the decade-old system will cost about $800,000 but taxpayers won’t see additional expense, […]
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