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New Albany Christmas parade cancelled due to COVID

Mayor Tim Kent said Monday morning that the New Albany Christmas Parade has been cancelled for this year. The community Christmas tree lighting set for this Thursday will go on as scheduled, however. “We’ve been talking about it a couple of weeks, hoping the numbers would go down,” he said. “But they’re getting worse.” The […]

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NA Elementary announces Pizza with the Principals winners

Each Friday during the months of October and November a drawing is held at New Albany Elementary School for all students who have had perfect attendance that week. Winners of the weekly drawing get to enjoy Pizza with the Principals for Perfect Attendance. Deshawn Bell, Stephon Braxton, and Adeline Bailey, winners of the perfect attendance […]

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NA Middle School receives TVA STEM grant

New Albany Middle School is the recipient of a $1,000 TVA STEM grant.  Tennessee Valley Authority’s Government Relations Manager Amy Tate and Mississippi Representative Sam Creekmore were on hand to present a check to school personnel and students on Tuesday, November 10.  

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Fire departments have had busy two days with variety of calls

County and City Fire Departments have stayed busy Friday and Saturday so far, according to Fire Chief Mark Whiteside. As of 4 p.m. Saturday, area department calls included an automobile accident including entrapment, several emergency medical responder calls, a fully involved structure fire, two calls involving electrical appliances, and woods and grass fires. A structure […]

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New Albany church donates backpacks for homeless patients at NMMC

TUPELO, Miss.—First United Methodist Church of New Albany recently donated 20 backpacks filled with necessities for homeless patients being discharged from North Mississippi Medical Center. Rush Butler, a certified nursing assistant who works nights on NMMC’s 3 Central, recognized the need shortly after joining the NMMC staff in March. “When I ask my patients what […]

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Veterans Luminary Trail drive-through is this evening

Because COVID-19 has limited activities honoring veterans on Veterans Day, the American Legion Auxiliary is sponsoring a special Veterans Luminary Trail today, Saturday. The program will be a drive-through event to be held on Tallahatchie Trails, which is the road leading to the tennis and soccer complex. The drive-through will be from 6 to 8 […]

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New Albany Main Street receives USDA planning assistance grant

The Mississippi Main Street Association has been selected as the recipient of a USDA Rural Development Community Facilities Technical Assistance and Training grant to provide planning activities in New Albany and four other Main Street communities in Mississippi. The five designated Main Street communities that were selected had to meet specific criteria, including being located […]

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Civic center program Saturday will reveal Disney secrets

New Albany residents will have an opportunity to see how the Disney company creates some of its more amazing film and live effects Saturday. Former Disney cast member Justin Lee Bartlett will be giving a free talk at the Magnolia Civic Center on Saturday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. The event is called Backstage Magic: […]

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Highest-risk Mississippians could see COVID vaccine next month

Multiple news sources are reporting that the recently-announced Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be available on a limited basis in Mississippi as soon as next month. This came through a briefing by state health officer Dr. Thomas Dodds and state epidemiologist Dr. Paul Byers this past week. Byers had requested and has been tentatively approved to […]

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