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Election update: Two new qualifiers for municipal elections

UPDATE: 1-5-2017 Scott Dunnam, who has served three terms as New Albany’s Alderman-at-Large, has qualified to run in the city Democratic primary election as alderman for Ward 1. Incumbent Ward 1 Alderman, Jeff Olson, qualified Tuesday to run for Mayor as a Republican, thus making the Ward 1 position on the city board an open seat. […]

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Autism to be subject of Luncheon with Books, January 17

Friends of the Library will sponsor Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany Tuesday, January 17, 2017. Rev. Bill Everett will discuss Emily Colson’s Dancing with Max: A Mother and Son Who Broke Free. Emily Colson shares her battles and heartbreak as a single parent whose only child is diagnosed […]

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Jennie Stephens Smith Library news, schedule

Usage of the library The Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany has had 50,000 visitors from January through December. These are counted visitors, not an estimated number. The library is very proud of its services to the town and county. There are computers to make the internet accessible to everyone: students doing research, people […]

County supervisors elect  president, vice-president 

New Albany, MS– During its first meeting of the year 2017, the Union County Board of Supervisors elected new officers for the coming year. The action was consistent with a policy the newly elected board announced during its first meeting on Monday, January 4, 2016, under which the presidency of the board would rotate year-to-year […]

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Schools in the Spotlight: 2017

This post will contain photos about school activities published in the NAnewsweb.com’s SPOTLIGHT position during 2017. Photos on this post may be downloaded and printed at no charge, if desired, as can most photos posted on NAnewsweb.com. Click to enlarge or download. This ‘Schools in the Spotlight’ post will be archived, making it retrievable at […]

A 2016 retrospective of NAnewsweb.com’s readership

New Albany, MS- Our 2016 retrospect covers our second full year of publication and our statistics underscore the support we have received from the community. NAnewsweb.com officially came into being in the late fall of 2014, but did not begin full-time publishing until February, 2015. Our first year was a year of trial, learning, and […]

Grenade causes bomb scare in New Albany neighborhood

New Albany, MS- Friday afternoon, December 30th, New Albany law enforcement officers were alerted to a “possible explosive device” when a grenade was found in a residential neighborhood here. New Albany Chief of Police Chris Robertson said a call came about 1 p.m. Friday afternoon from a resident in the Forest Heights neighborhood who found […]

The sorriest damned losers we’ve ever seen

New Albany, MS– Over a pre-Christmas drink at Tallahatchie Gourmet, a friend referred to Clinton supporters and the Obama Administration as the “sorriest damned losers” he’d ever seen. He is a fellow who knows whereof he speaks. He is a practical man with long experience as an effective political operator. Not a “policy wonk,” not […]

Hugh White McLarty was widely admired and respected

New Albany, MS- By any measure, Hugh White McLarty had a long and successful life. He founded two successful furniture manufacturing companies. He was a successful and effective civic leader. He succeeded in accumulating thousands of admiring friends — people who worked with him, people he knew in church, people who were his neighbors and social […]

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FAFSA Days announced for New Albany High School

Federal Student Aid & Financial Assistance for High School Seniors Chances are great that many seniors will qualify for money for college that they will not have to pay back! But first you haf-ta FAFSA! The FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, and 9 out of 10 students who complete it go […]

Williams affirms Ole Miss commitment at HSFN signing day special

RIDGELAND, Miss. – One of the most prized prospects on the Northeast Mississippi Community College football team announced his future home at a brand new statewide extravaganza. Brenden Williams affirmed his commitment to the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) during the High School Football Network’s (HSFN) National Signing Day Event on Wednesday, December 14 at […]

New Albany Fire/Rescue celebrates a successful year, looks to future

[su_quote]“We serve you all with pride, commitment, dedication, and encouragement.” — New Albany Fire/Rescue Staff[/su_quote] New Albany, MS- 2016 has proven to be a productive year for New Albany Fire/Rescue.  We have been blessed, and success has been good to us, we have seen new members added to the staff, training has been very successful, […]