Entries by NEMiss.News

Early morning fire destroys New Albany home

Just before 5 AM today, Tuesday January 2nd, New Albany Fire Department received a report of an early morning fire in a house on Hillcrest Drive, in New Albany. While enroute to the scene, responders were given the exact address as 505 Hillcrest Cove. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find a single story brick home […]

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NAnewsweb.com noted many well known residents’ passing in 2017

NAnewsweb.com posts every obituary story we receive from local funeral homes and is generally the first local news medium to do so. Some receive more attention from our readers than others and, as with all stories, we track the numbers. The deaths that draw the most attention are those of people who have lived long, […]

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What stories drew the most hits of 2017 on NAnewsweb.com?

Did you read all the stories that drew the most hits on NAnewsweb.com during 2017? Can you guess what they were? One different thing about reporting news on the internet, compared to how we used to do it with newspapers: we know precisely how often a story is read. Each time someone reads a story, […]

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NAnewsweb.com’s internet news services to New Albany surge in 2017

We at NAnewsweb.com spent time during recent days reviewing the stories and reader activity during the past year. The end of 2017 marks the third full year NAnewsweb.com has served its readers. Three years ago we expected success for this new concept of local internet news service, but actual readership has exceeded our wildest expectations. […]

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North Haven Fire Department call-out successfully aids homeowner

A mid morning report of a car fire brought North Haven Fire Engine and three Firefighter’s to scene. The vehicle at a residence on County Road 75 was a  total loss, and ruled unintentional. The homeowner protected the home, chicken coop, and shed with  a water hose until firefighters could  arrive on scene. Mark Whiteside, […]

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NAES students win contest supporting child abuse prevention

Two students from New Albany Elementary School are winners in the Child Abuse Prevention coloring contest sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Child Protection Services. Nayeli Pech is a third grade student who won second place in the contest.  Tyler Whitten, a fifth grader, placed third. Their art work will be used in promotional materials […]

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Kelly, Moulton Introduce Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Technology Act

WASHINGTON – Congressman Trent Kelly (R-MS) and Congressman Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced introduction of the Small Business Broadband and Emerging Information Act on December 18th, 2017  This bill addresses the bipartisan push for nationwide broadband in a way that specifically targets small businesses’ needs and potential. This bipartisan bill has been endorsed by the ACT, […]

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“Mose” Stokes, 87

James Wallace “Mose” Stokes November 9, 1930 – December 23, 2017 James Wallace ‘Mose’ Stokes, 87, died December 23, 2017, at Magnolia Place in New Albany. He was born November 9, 1930, in Union County to Wallace Murry Stokes and Vera West Stokes. He was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church. He was owner of […]

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Three NAHS students added to the ACT 30+ Club

New Albany High School presented ACT 30+ Club t-shirts to Maria Favela, Addison Ziegler, and Amanda Scales on December 1 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. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools

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Community projects are a learning tool for NAES students

Recycling: New Albany Elementary School students from Ms. Angela Victory’s 1st grade class and Mrs. Ninabeth Capaning’s EXCEL class were excited about the addition of special dumpsters to be used for recycling paper, plastics, aluminum and cardboard at NAES. Obtaining the recycling dumpsters was a collaborative effort among the Historic Northside Garden Club Recycling Committee, […]

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