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New Albany native Dr. Joe Edd Morris was one of three recipients of the 2020 Mississippi Author Awards presented by the Mississippi Library Association this past Thursday. The ceremony usually includes an awards dinner but was done virtually via Zoon this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Mississippi Authors Awards seek to recognize and […]
New Albany Elementary School students enjoyed a day of celebration on Friday, October 16. “Celebrating Our Bulldog Best” was a safe, virtual celebration that rewarded students for their hard work, achievement, and perseverance. The celebration included a fun video filmed in-house which included positive comments from the principal and counselors; celebrated August & September Citizens […]
Union County Sheriff’s Office K9 Cesar will receive a bullet and stab protective vest thanks to a charitable donation from non-profit organization Vested Interest in K9s, Inc. K9 Cesar’s vest will be embroidered with the sentiment “This gift of protection provided by Vested Interest in K9s, Inc.”. Delivery is expected within eight to ten weeks. […]
New Albany Main Street Association invites everyone to “Shop the Block for Charity” on the Trick or Treat Trail Friday, Oct. 30. The theme is “Trick or Treat Trail,” which means costumes, candy and fall fun while you shop. Participating Main Street partners will be open for late-night shopping 5-8. p.m. Bankhead Street from the […]
New Albany High School is celebrating homecoming this week and held a parade Thursday evening. The formal day program begam at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, in the high school auditorium while the evening program was at 6:30 p.m. on Kitchens Field. This year’s New Albany High School Homecoming Court includes: Homecoming Queen Leah Robbins, […]
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County recently honored colleagues who had reached milestones in their careers at Baptist at the annual Employee Service Awards on October 12th. The total number of years of service achieved by this group of colleagues totaled 860 years. James Grantham, CEO and Administrator, presented the awards, along with Lori Goode, Director […]
Voters face confusing choices regarding MS medical marijuana Mississippi voters face confusing choices Nov. 3 about whether patients with debilitating medical conditions may use medical marijuana. More than 30 U.S. states already have medical marijuana programs. There are two competing ballot initiatives about medical marijuana on the Mississippi ballot. Initiative 65 would make medical marijuana […]
(Does not include 59 traffic stops or medical or coroner calls) Monday, Oct. 12: 9:22 a.m. – One light brown cow in ditch on CR 50 at CR 59. 9:43 a.m. – Caller on Wooddale Street advised that her sister is at her house acting a clown and she is either going to quiet […]
Some unwanted “help” at a house fire Tuesday could have resulted in injury and increased property damage. While there is a natural tendency to help on the part of many people, fire officials stress that firefighting should totally be left up to the professionals. “We had a person come on our scene and turned our […]
The Union County Board of Supervisors have contracted with Tiger Correctional to provide all the meals at the Union County Jail in an effort to save money and make administration easier. Board President Randy Owen said the cost per meal will vary by number of prisoners but that the plan will save money. In the […]
Update: A house fire on Cleveland Street about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday may have had an unusual cause. Also, that fire was soon followed by a second house fire not too many blocks away. First, the department responded to heavy smoke in the residence at 602 Cleveland St. after the occupants called about smelling smoke. Fire […]
Quick work by the New Albany Fire Department kept a small fire from turning into a full-blown blaze about 3:30 Tuesday afternoon. The department responded to heavy smoke in the residence at 602 Cleveland St. after the occupants called about smelling smoke. Fire Chief Mark Whiteside said the first one on the scene got the […]
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