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Two separate incidents in Union County this morning, Wednesday October 16, involving two different trucks, demanded the attention of emergency personnel. The first incident occurred at about 5:00 AM on Highway 15 in New Albany. The driver of a truck northbound on Highway 15 discovered that his truck was leaking diesel fuel onto the roadway. […]
Fred Rogers August 10, 1946 – October 13, 2019 New Albany – Frederick Robbins “Fred” Rogers, 73, passed away on Sunday, October 13, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born August 10, 1946 in Memphis to Herbert G. Rogers, Jr. and Catherine Robbins Rogers. He was a graduate of the […]
Motorists crossing the downtown New Albany Tallahatchie River bridge on Bankhead Street have noticed heavy equipment at work in recent days. What they are seeing is excavation work and installation of a new wastewater line that will be about 8,000 feet long when completed. It will connect the city’s old wastewater treatment plant with the […]
Bright sunshine and fall temperatures hovering near 60 degree made Saturday a perfect day for the annual Ingomar Mounds event. Sponsored annually by the Union County Heritage Museum, Ingomar Mounds Day gives visitors the opportunity to visit one of the oldest documented places of human habitation in America. Located on County Road 96 in southern […]
(New Albany, Miss., October, 2019) New Albany Main Street Association is excited to announce that LET IT SNOW is this year’s Christmas Parade. The five categories to be judged are business, civic, church, youth, and adult; each winner to receive a $100 prize. Guidelines and applications are available at the Main Street office, 135 E. […]
The annual Ingomar Mound Event is set this Saturday, October 12, 2019, from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. , weather permitting. Ingomar Mound site is located south of New Albany off Highway 15, west on CR 96 for two miles. The outdoor event allows visitors a chance to tour the mounds, participate in hands- on […]
Baptist Hospital’s annual free luncheon for breast cancer awareness Wednesday at Hillcrest Baptist Church was “sold out.” The 160 guests filled the church dining hall and heard Dr. Jason Lohmeier, a radiologist at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County, speak about the process by which breast cancer is diagnosed and treated. Dr. Lohmeier said that only about […]
Healing Our Mississippi By Roslynn Clark In 1962 James Howard Meredith became the first African-American student admitted to the University of Mississippi. In October of 2018 Mr. Meredith was inducted in the University of Mississippi’s Hall of Fame. Roslynn Clark is a graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community College with a 1987 Associate Degree Nursing. […]
County Board 7OCT2019 : In its first meeting of the 2019-2020 fiscal year, the Union County Board of Supervisors transacted a variety of routine business. Routine business conducted by the Board on October 7, 2019 included: Allocating appropriations for the first quarter of the fiscal year including $539,360 for the sheriff’s department; $286,256 for the […]
New Albany Elementary School September Employees of the Month are (l-r) Susan Kelly and Mary Beth Hardy. Mrs. Kelly serves as a special education teacher, and Mrs. Hardy is a school nurse at New Albany Elementary School. — Melanie Shannon Coordinator New Albany Schools “Preparing ALL for Success”
Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Library in New Albany will be Tuesday, October 15. Maxine Mroz Hunter, a retired reporter for the “New Albany Gazette,” will return to discuss her three books with a setting in Union County Mississippi. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:30 AM.
Each month, a Citizen of the Month is chosen from each homeroom at New Albany Elementary School. This student is one who exceeds school wide expectations. Citizens of the Month for September in grades K-2 are as follows (in no particular order): Sebastian Romero, Fernanada Gonzalez, Mary Martin Crotts, Bentley Burnett, Terrell Moore, Logan Smith, […]
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