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NAES names Empolyee of the Month for November

New Albany Elementary School’s Employee of the Month for November is 2nd grade teacher, Casie Cook. Not only does she work hard to help her students, but she assists her co-workers in helping them out whenever needed. She is an outstanding teacher and very deserving of this honor. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools

NALGW is working to keep the power on year round

Workmen for New Albany Lights, Gas and Water (NALGW) are getting New Albany ready for winter. Among the hazards of winter at this latitude are ice storms, often accompanied by electrical power failures. While we rarely receive significant snow falls at 34 degrees north latitude, ice storms are a greater threat here than in New […]

County Board 3 Dec. 2018: NEMCC & Three Rivers report

The Union County Board of Supervisors heard reports from two organizations it supports with county tax funds at its Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, meeting. First on the board’s agenda was Dr. Ricky Ford, president of Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC). Ford told the supervisors that the NEMCC campus in New Albany now has an enrollment […]

Community Tree Lighting, November 29th in downtown New Albany

New Albany MS: The Third Annual Tree Lighting at Cooper Park is the last in a series of community-based events hosted by the New Albany Main Street Association throughout 2018. Two fifth grade students, Carly Pegues (New Albany Elementary School) and Roxie Roberson (East Union Attendance Center) will have the honor of lighting the tree […]

Identity of man dead in New Albany Police custody is revealed

A man died early Monday evening after an encounter with officers of the New Albany Police Department (NAPD). Nathan Shane Mays, age 43, was visiting in a home on Highway 348. Residents at the house say Mays began acting erratically. The people felt threatened by his behavior and called the police. When a single officer […]