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Absentee voting likely reaching record numbers here

Mississippi is the only state that does not have early voting but that hasn’t prevented unofficial early voting in the form of absentee ballots, which has much heavier than usual. Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford said this weekend that 1,182 absentee ballots had been requested and provided, and 1,050 had already been returned to […]

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Lee County Sheriff makes arrests in car burglaries

On Oct. 5 the Lee County Sheriff’s Department responded to numerous reports of car burglaries that occurred in the early morning hours in the Mooreville area. Deputies responded and took reports of each vehicle burglarized, totaling twelve vehicles. On Oct. 6 Investigators received a call from Oxford Police Department inquiring about car burglaries. Information was […]

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Cool weather doesn’t dampen enthusiasm at Ingomar Mounds

The weather was chilly but the rain held off for those who wanted to visit the 2,000-year-old Ingomar Mound this past Saturday. The event was held to help celebrate Archaeology Month and included an archaeologist on site helping with object identification, mound tours, demonstrations of making cordage, ancient weapons and crafts for youths. Visitors were […]

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NAES students enjoy NED’s Mindset Mission

NED’s Mindset MissionTM, presented by The NED Shows®, was presented virtually to students at New Albany Elementary School on Friday, October 16, as part of their “Celebrating Our Bulldog Best” day of celebration. Since 1989, The NED Shows organization has been an influential provider of character education messages for elementary schools. Their performers have presented […]

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Morris wins Mississippi Library Association writing award

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 […]

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NA Elementary students have day to celebrate achievements

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 […]

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Shop the Block for Charity continues next Friday

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 […]

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Baptist Union County Celebrates Years of Service

  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 […]

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Competing ballot initiatives confuse MS medical marijuana issue

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 […]

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