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Union County School Superintendent Russell Taylor confirmed to NEMiss.news that Ingomar Attendance Center will switch to its virtual class schedule through Thanksgiving holiday week. East Union Attendance Center has been on a virtual schedule since this past week and will stay on it through Thanksgiving as well. “We’ve had an increase in cases, but no […]
Police are used to responding to a variety of calls but Chief Chris Robertson said one this week may be a record. “On Nov. 14 about 10:20, 911 received a call that a vehicle was coming in to town on Hwy. 348,” he said. “The vehicle behind it observed that the driver was driving with […]
New Albany police officers are participating the National Click It or Ticket campaign that starts this week. The dates are November 16-29. “Our officers will be participating as part of the requirements of our grant from the Office of Highway Safety,” Police Chief Chris Robertson said. “For FY21, we received funding for overtime for the […]
“All are welcome!” is the call from New Albany Main Street Association and Magnolia Civic Center-Ciné Theatre as they bring the second annual holiday-spirited evening to downtown New Albany this Thursday, Nov. 19. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with Mississippi Smooth Carriage Service’s horse and carriage rides, a hot cocoa counter hosted by […]
A partial Union County Board of Supervisors dealt with several substantial matters at their meeting Monday, but delayed action on a couple pending for information and a return of the full board. First District Supervisor Sam Taylor and Fifth District Supervisor Steve Watson were absent due to illness. In one matter, supervisors reviewed bids on […]
Tupelo Community Theatre will present Elf the Musical in December and is looking for actors for the classic dark comedy Arsenic and Old Lace. TCT will present Elf the Musical, book by Thomas Meehan Bob Martin, music by Matthew Sklar and lyrics by Chad Beguelin, Dec. 3-5 at the Lyric Theatre in downtown Tupelo. Based […]
Mayor Tim Kent said Monday morning that the New Albany Christmas Parade has been cancelled for this year. The community Christmas tree lighting set for this Thursday will go on as scheduled, however. “We’ve been talking about it a couple of weeks, hoping the numbers would go down,” he said. “But they’re getting worse.” The […]
Each Friday during the months of October and November a drawing is held at New Albany Elementary School for all students who have had perfect attendance that week. Winners of the weekly drawing get to enjoy Pizza with the Principals for Perfect Attendance. Deshawn Bell, Stephon Braxton, and Adeline Bailey, winners of the perfect attendance […]
New Albany Middle School is the recipient of a $1,000 TVA STEM grant. Tennessee Valley Authority’s Government Relations Manager Amy Tate and Mississippi Representative Sam Creekmore were on hand to present a check to school personnel and students on Tuesday, November 10.
County and City Fire Departments have stayed busy Friday and Saturday so far, according to Fire Chief Mark Whiteside. As of 4 p.m. Saturday, area department calls included an automobile accident including entrapment, several emergency medical responder calls, a fully involved structure fire, two calls involving electrical appliances, and woods and grass fires. A structure […]
It’s rare for the sheriff’s department to have high-speed pursuits but officers have had two extended such chases just this past week. The most recent was late Friday night in the western part of the county and had the potential for a bad ending. “We got a call about 11 p.m. on County Road 47 […]
TUPELO, Miss.—First United Methodist Church of New Albany recently donated 20 backpacks filled with necessities for homeless patients being discharged from North Mississippi Medical Center. Rush Butler, a certified nursing assistant who works nights on NMMC’s 3 Central, recognized the need shortly after joining the NMMC staff in March. “When I ask my patients what […]
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