Entries by NEMiss.News

Private meetings + public business = bad business for taxpayers

You might say I crashed a private party Monday night in downtown New Albany, Mississippi. I have done it before, and I promise, if given the opportunity, to do it again — and again. As is usually the case with such behavior, those who had arranged the private gathering weren’t thrilled to see me. Rude? […]

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NAHS names new inductees to ACT 30+ Club

New Albany High School recently presented ACT 30+ Club t-shirts to (l-r) Parker Reid, Mason Armstrong, & Laura Grace Hardy for their 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. Melanie Shannon <mshannon@nasd.ms>

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Local museum will hold solar eclipse viewing event

  A Solar Eclipse Viewing Event will be held at the Union County Heritage Museum on August 21 from 11:56 until the eclipse ends. New Albany will have 93 % coverage. Free viewing glasses. Bring your lunch and lawn chair and come and enjoy the eclipse. Educational materials will be available, and there will be […]

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Local scouts, leaders tour DC and attend National Jamboree

Yocona and Chickasaw Councils’ Troop 4345 and Venture Crew 5264 contingent attended the 2017 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree, held at Summit Bechtel Family National Reserve in WV on July 19-28. They were lead by Dale Hayes- scoutmaster, Vance Perkins- Asst. Scout master, Robert Blake- Venture Crew leader and Daniel Wiseman (from New Albany)- […]

New Albany Fire Department grant to help provide safety equipment

The New Albany Fire Department received word this morning (August 10th) from Senator Cochran’s and Senator Wicker’s office that our 2016 Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant (AFG) grant application has been approved by FEMA. We should receive official word on Friday, but the Senators wanted to go ahead and convey the good news to us […]

B2B Luncheon to hear new workforce development plan for local area

The next installment of our B2B Luncheon Series, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, is scheduled for Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the Magnolia Room of the Magnolia Civic Center. The program will be provided by Mr. Bill Renick, WIA Director for Three Rivers Planning and Development District. He will bring exciting news concerning a […]

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Eudora Welty work to be the topic of August Museum Moments

“Serious Daring” Mississippi and Beyond, by Eudora Welty,  is the topic of the August Museum Moments on Thursday, August 17, 12 noon at the Union County Heritage Museum. Dr. Elizabeth Crews, Ph.D., Blue Mountain College teacher and Welty Scholar and Assistant Editor of the Welty Review, will talk about the Mississippi writer’s work and life. Museum […]

Single vehicle accident damages downtown New Albany building

A one-vehicle accident at about 8 a.m. Sunday morning damaged a downtown New Albany building and sent the driver to the emergency room at Baptist Memorial Hospital. The extent of the driver’s injuries is not known, but they are not believed to be life-threatening. The driver of a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer SUV told police she […]