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Tree-lighting ceremony opens Christmas season

  New Albany, MS- A crowd estimated at up to 250 adults and children gathered early Thursday evening in Cooper Park in downtown New Albany for the ceremonial lighting of a community Christmas tree. It is the first time such an even has been held in Cooper Park on the south side of Bankhead Street. Santa […]

Board of Aldermen minutes, October 2016 meetings

Complete minutes of New Albany Board of Aldermen  Meeting : October 4, 2016: (pages 1-11) (Click to read PDF file as provided by City of New Albany–may need to rotate view) Aldermen Oct. 4, 2016 skm_c284e16120109010   Complete minutes of  Recessed Meeting October 17, 2016: (pages 12-13) Be it remembered that the Mayor and Board […]

MS nuclear facility receives extension of license

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI- (December 1, 2016) – Today, the Grand Gulf Nuclear Facility located in Port Gibson, Mississippi received a 20-year license extension from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Grand Gulf, which generates wholesale power for Entergy, produces enough power to equal almost 20 percent of the total energy demand in Mississippi. Today, Grand Gulf is the […]

Recent rains were welcome, but more is needed

New Albany, MS- Weather watcher, Joe Wilson, notified NAnewsweb.com that our area received 1.27 inches of rain on Monday and 1.57 inches on Tuesday. The total for those days is 2.84 inches, but our area is not yet “out of the woods.” As this article is published, our sister state of Tennessee is reporting  at […]

MS Supreme Court runoff election produces light local turnout

New Albany, MS– Desoto County Circuit Judge Bobby Chamberlin trounced Columbus attorney John Brady in the November 29th runoff race for the Northern District seat on the Mississippi Supreme Court. Compete unofficial results showed Chamberlin with 19,974 votes (55%) in the 33-county Northern (3rd) Supreme Court District, while Brady received 16,612 (45%). Chamberlin has served […]

Christmas parade canceled due to weather

From the Tallahatchie River Players: Hello all, Sad news, but due to the rain and storms possibly to begin about line up and parade time, the decision has been made to cancel the parade this year. Myrtle will have their parade Friday night, so please check with the town hall there. We hope to see […]

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After eight decades, he’s still going strong!

New Albany, MS– Watch him move, or talk with him long enough to experience how his mind works, and you’ll guess he’s maybe 60 years old at most. Actually, he is 80 years old today. He still moves very quickly and thinks even faster. Joe Wilson was born to Sam and Julia Wilson in New […]

New Albany girl reported missing November 27/UPDATED

New Albany, MS– Update: November 28, 2016, 6:45 PM: New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson has informed NAnewsweb.com that Amanda Dees has been located. She was taken custody at 6:30 pm and will be turned over to her parents and Department of Human services. Dees was found in Tippah County. Chief Robertson thanks Tippa County […]

New Albany Christmas parade postponed due to weather

Good morning everyone, The decision has been made that the parade will be tomorrow night due to the threat of storms tonight starting around parade time. Tuesday is the rain day. Unfortunately, if we have to cancel out on Tuesday, it will be next year for the next New Albany parade. We understand that some […]

Union County Leadership Academy graduates 2016 class

The Union County Development Association (UCDA), acknowledging the need to identify and develop local leaders in order to continue to improving Union County’s lifestyle, supports the Union County Leadership Academy (UCLA). The purpose is to sharpen leadership skills and community awareness, with the hope that those selected for the adacemy will exert a strong positive […]

Quick response contains fire to one portion of structure

            A structure fire reported early Sunday morning was contained to a garage and apartment at 950 Hwy 15 south.  Ingomar and Southeast Fire departments were dispatched to a house fire at 7:01am, with several calls of the home being on fire. Minutes later, Ingomar arrived on the scene, and […]