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Health sciences students tell middle school PE class about BMI

Students from the Health Sciences class at New Albany High School of Career & Technical Education recently visited the physical education classes at New Albany Middle School.  The Health Sciences students discussed body mass index (BMI) and the importance of maintaining a healthy BMI and weight; used the scale to determine height and weight of […]

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President and First Lady test positive for coronavirus

President and First Lady test positive for coronavirus   Last night, shortly before midnight eastern time, President Donald Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for COVID-19. As is his regular practice, the president made the announcement on his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. The message, posted at 11:54 p.m. eastern […]

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Wilson Street Park getting more playground equipment

City employees were installing more new playground equipment at the Wilson Street Park Wednesday as part of an overall playground improvement project. The installation, funded by a grant from Toyota, includes a variety of musical instruments in front of the former swimming pool location off South Central Avenue. On Wednesday, they were installing a swing […]

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Fire station getting new driveway

If you wondered why there seems to be so many fire trucks at Fire Station No. 1 on Cleveland Street, the answer is at Station No. 2 on Denton Road. The concrete pad in front of the Denton Road station is being replaced. The old surface was breaking up some due to aging but another […]

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Sheriff’s Department dispatch log for Sept. 21-27

(Does not include traffic stops, coroner calls or some medical calls)   Monday, Sept. 21: 12:22 a.m. – Rear sales motion alarm at address on Hwy. 178 West. 1:09 a.m. – Male subject unconscious and not waking up at CR 86 address. Call transferred to hospital. 2:03 a.m. – Car going down interstate wrong way […]

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Early morning fire destroys New Albany home/UPDATED

UPDATED 12:15pm 9-30: New Albany Fire Chief, Mark Whiteside, told NEMiss.News that, “We are ruling this fire accidental electrical” in origin.   A fire reported at 5 AM Wednesday morning, September 30, destroyed a home on McGraw Street east of South Central Ave. in New Albany. The frame house was fully involved in flames when […]

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Tallahatchie RiverFest called a success – despite pandemic

    (September 2020) NEW ALBANY, Miss—Another weekend filled with music, friends, and family is in the books. The City of New Albany’s Tallahatchie Riverfest 2020, while small in attendance compared to last year’s event, was an outstanding event. The community support for downtown merchants, restaurants, Main Street Marketplace vendors was obvious with folks perusing […]

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New bicycle sculpture now on display at pocket park

People driving through downtown may have noticed something new in the pocket park across from the police station since this past weekend. A new sculpture by local artist Katie Sappington has been placed there. Community Development Director Billye Jean Stroud said Sappington was commissioned to create the sculpture, which was funded by a grant from […]

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Absentee voting off to strong, smooth start

Absentee voting for the Nov. 3 election has begun in Union County and Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford said it is going smoothly. “They have been very cooperative,” she said of those who have come to her office, and few voters have had questions. As of Monday, 208 absentee ballots had been requested and 60 of […]

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