Entries by NEMiss.News

NAMS students can check out Wi-Fi Hotspots

The New Albany Middle School (NAMS) Library has a new resource in circulation. Students are now able to check out hotspots to help them complete assignments that are technology based. A hotspot allows people to obtain Internet access using Wi-Fi technology via a wireless local area network using a router connected to an Internet service […]

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NAHS ACT 30 Club adds Shana Whitten

New Albany High School presented an ACT 30+ Club t-shirt to Shana Whitten on August 16 for her recent success on the ACT. Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club. More than 165 students have become members of the ACT 30+ Club […]

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Mason to be exchange student in Spain

Robert Mason, a junior at New Albany High School, will be an exchange student in Madrid, Spain this semester. He will spend 4.5 months studying in this exciting program at Joyfe Colegio, a college prep school. He will return to NAHS for the Spring 2020 semester. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools Attachments area

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2019 Tallahatchie Riverfest: events and performers

The 2019 Tallahatchie Riverfest is around the corner, and its committee has been busy planning a weekend of fun. Thursday, September 26th kicks off with the Union County Heritage Museum’s Faulkner Literary Luncheon. This year’s guest speaker is Joe Crespino, historian and author of ATTICUS FINCH. Later, the New Albany Garden Club will host An […]

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Patriot Day observed in New Albany

Patriot Day was observed in New Albany on the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 Muslim terrorist attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. In a noon ceremony at the Magnolia Civic Center in downtown New Albany, American Legion Potter-Henry-Lowrey Post 72 honored those killed on 9-11. The event also honored American military personnel going […]

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Vehicle struck a house on Shady Grove Road

A woman was injured about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday evening, September 11, when a motor vehicle struck a house on Shady Grove Road in New Albany. A motorist apparently lost control of a yellow pickup truck in the 800 block of Shady Grove. The rear of the truck struck the front door of the dwelling. The […]

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Free seniors health fair and workshop offered

There will be a free health fair and info workshop for senior citizens and their families. Three Rivers Area Agency on Aging, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, and Ms. Annie Erby with Magnolia Recreation and Resource Center have all partnered together to organize this event. The event will be held Wednesday, September 18th from 9 […]

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Baptist donates toward bicycle storage building for library

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County has donated $1,000 for a building to house bicycles now available to the public at the Union County Library. Baptist CEO Walter Grace presented the check Tuesday to Librarian Sissy Bullock and library board members Gwyn Pennebaker and Glen Duckworth. The money will be applied to the $14,000 cost of a […]

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NAES Citizens of the Month, August 2019

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 August, grades K-2, (in no particular order): Claire Adkins, Issac Winkles, Emma Baker, Amelia Nichols, Kentavious Freeman, Owen Rakestraw, Axel Perez, Valandamir Parker, Maxim […]

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