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Stabbing reported in downtown New Albany

A man was reportedly stabbed between 9:30pm and 10:00pm Saturday evening, February 9th, at or near the Tallahatchie Gourmet restaurant in New Albany. The stabbing victim was transported to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo for treatment. At least one man was arrested by New Albany police.   For follow-up story and arrest information: http://nanewsweb.com/man-arrested-new-albany-stabbing-identified/  

Fadra “Faye” Robertson Young, 93

Fadra “Faye” Robertson Young July 22, 1925 – January 24, 2019   Faye Young New Albany-Fadra “Faye” Robertson Young passed away on January 24, 2019 at River Chase Village in Gautier, Mississippi. She was born on July 22, 1925 in Louisiana. She was retired from Futorian Furniture Company after many decades of employment. She was […]

Jean Montgomery Drummond, 82

Jean Montgomery Drummond January 18, 1937 – February 5, 2019     Jean Drummond New Albany-Jean Montgomery Drummond, age 82, passed away February 5, 2019, at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, TN. She was born January 18, 1937, to Richard Alexander Montgomery and Velma Lowery Montgomery. Before retirement, she worked as a bookkeeper for Union […]

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NAES names January 2019 Students of the Month

Each month, a Student of the Month is chosen for each homeroom at New Albany Elementary School. This student is one who goes above and beyond classroom expectations. January Students of the Month are as follows:   Students chosen for grades K-2 (in no particular order)are:  Zara Tanner, Harrison Scott, Gabbie Moffitt, Lucero Gonzalez, Noah […]

U.S. Rep. Kelly Announces 116th Congress Committee Assignments

U.S. Representative Trent Kelly (MS-01) recently announced he has retained his committee assignments from the 115th Congress and will serve on the House Committee on Agriculture, the House Armed Services Committee, and the House Small Business Committee. Subcommittee assignments will be released later this month. Upon this announcement, Congressman Kelly said, “I believe I am […]

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Two NAES students win at Regional Reading Fair

The Mississippi Department of Education Regional Reading Fair was held on January 26, 2019 at Lafayette High School in Oxford. Two students from New Albany Elementary School were selected as winners in the event. Elaina Clark, a kindergarten student in Stephanie Simmons’ classroom won 3rd Place in Division A contest. Zadie Grisham, a 2nd grader […]

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NAES names January 2019 Employee of the Month

The New Albany Elementary School Employee of the Month for January is Mrs. Karen Willard. According to co-workers, Mrs. Karen always goes above and beyond to help in any situation and does many things for our school to make it run efficiently from behind the scenes. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools

Peggy Lou Grose Stamey, 60

Peggy Lou Grose Stamey August 30, 1958 – January 31, 2019   Peggy Lou Grose Stamey, 60, passed away Thursday, January 31, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford. She was born August 30, 1958 in Lafayette County to Katherine Joann Bishop Grose and the late Elmer Frank Grose. She was a […]

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NAES students learn about the world via arts, crafts, letters

Gingerbread Exchange During the month of December, Balinda Denton and Christy Littlejohn’s classes at New Albany Elementary School participated in The Gingerbread Exchange. First grade students all across the country created gingerbread crafts and exchanged classroom letters. Denton says, “Students were so excited to receive mail and display the craft on the U.S. map.”   […]

NAHS adds five members to ACT 30+ Club in January 2019

New Albany High School presented ACT 30+ Club t-shirts to RJ Rutherford, Drew Darling, and Emma Laney on January 16 for their recent success on the ACT. Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club.   New Albany High School presented an ACT […]

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Creekmore running for District 14 seat in state legislature

New Albany businessman Sam Creekmore IV has qualified to run as state representative for District 14, which covers most of Union County. Running as a Republican, Creekmore seeks to replace Margaret Rogers, who is retiring after having served four terms. Creekmore is a graduate of Mississippi State University, with a degree in landscape architecture. His […]

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Fall 2018 Outstanding Students named at Career & Technical School

The following students have been selected as Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the fall semester at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education. Pictured in no particular order are: Peyton Bridges (Culinary Arts II), Gabby Porter (Culinary Arts II), Paris Howell (Culinary Arts II), Jacob Dillard (Auto II), Alex Steel (Auto […]