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The members of the Union County Historical Society held their annual meeting Thursday, May 30, at the First United Methodist Church in New Albany. Speaker for the event was Greg Johnson, curator of the Blues Archives at the University of Mississippi. Johnson described the work of the Blues Archives for the audience. It “acquires and […]
New Albany, MS – Students in Glen Reeder’s 2nd & 3rd Grade EXCEL classes at New Albany Elementary School participated in an Authors Book Signing Reception on Tuesday, May 14. Students had the opportunity to sign their published books and enjoy refreshments. Second grade students published a book about Famous Mississippians and third grade students […]
Union County, MS – East Union Attendance Center produced two of three winning teams of students from Mississippi who took home awards at a national bridge building competition Team “Best” from Guntown Middle School placed third in the 7th and 8th Grade category; “Your Arch Nemesis” from East Union Attendance Center in Blue Springs placed […]
New Albany MS – Pennebaker Memorial Highway dedication June 7 WHO: Transportation Commissioner Mike Tagert, Rep. Margaret Rogers, Judge Michael Mills. WHAT: Tagert and other speakers will give remarks during the John D. Pennebaker Memorial Highway Dedication. The event is open to the public. WHERE: The dedication will be held at Ebenezer ARP Presbyterian, 601 […]
Bettye Bailey October 10, 1930 – May 28, 2019 New Albany MS-Bettye J. Bailey,88, passed away May28,2019 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo, MS. She was born October 10,1930 in Thaxton, MS to the late Thomas H. Porch and Lois McCharen Porch. She was a 1948 graduate of Pontotoc High School and served as Deputy Tax […]
J.W. McMillen September 1, 1935 – May 27, 2019 J W McMillen New Albany, MS– J W McMillen, 83, passed away on Monday, May 27, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center – Hospice. He was born September 1, 1935 in Union County to Alfred Columbus McMillen and Evie Viola Wages McMillen. He was a retired […]
New Albany, MS – The 2019 reunion of alumni of the Union County Training School/B. F. Ford School was celebrated in New Albany this weekend. The reunion drew a beautiful day for its activities, though the temperatures did rise into the 90’s, as will happen in Mississippi this time of year. Festivities began Saturday morning […]
New Albany Elementary School’s Employee of the Month for May is Julia Harrington. Mrs. Harrington not only educates her students; she grows them socially and emotionally while at the same time always motivates them to be their very best. In addition, she is humble, caring, kind, and goes above and beyond for her students and […]
New Albany, MS – Twenty-five students from New Albany High School were inducted into the membership of the National Honor Society in a morning ceremony at the high school on May 14, 2019. The new members were selected by a faculty council. Selection was based on the students meeting high standards of scholarship, service, leadership, […]
New Albany, MS– Former students of Union County Training School/B. F. Ford School are gathering in New Albany for the school’s annual alumni reunion this weekend. Prior to public school integration in the 1960s, black high school students in Union County attended high school at the campus on the hill in southeast New Albany. It […]
Laverne Wooley Gilliam September 15, 1933 – May 21, 2019 The angels took Mattie Laverne Wooley Gilliam, 85, home to be with her husband and loved ones in heaven in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 21, 2019. She was born September 15, 1933 in Somerville, TN to Price Wooley and Fannie Austin Wooley […]
Melba Bryant Pugh May 30, 1927 – May 21, 2019 Melba Bryant Pugh, 91, died Tuesday, May 21, 2019, at the North Mississippi Medical Center Pontotoc Nursing Home. She was born May 30, 1927, in Pontotoc County to Wellard C. and Bonnie Sue Vaughn Bryant. She was a member of First Baptist Church in […]
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