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2019 New Albany Freedom Fest: 3 days of family fun

Mayor Tim Kent and Community Development Director Billye Jean Stroud are pleased to announce plans for the 2019 New Albany Freedom Fest. “Our Community Development team and its festival committee did a spectacular job last year. This year’s festival will be a great way to spend time in our community,” said Mayor Kent. A year […]

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Voyles to represent New Albany in state pageant

By: Brittney Voyles:  Local Hometown Mother Mrs. Brittney Voyles of New Albany MS, age 32 wife of Mr.Brian Voyles, they have 2 children, who resident just a few miles outside of town in Ingomar,  they attend Covenant church of New Albany MS. Just a few weeks ago Mrs.Voyles hosted the Preliminary for Miss Tippah County & […]

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New Albany Main Street recreation survey underway

Dear Friends, The New Albany Main Street Association is partnering with the University of Mississippi to conduct a recreation needs assessment study. We want to invite you to participate in this recreation survey. Your responses will help us understand current recreation opportunities in New Albany and you and your families’ recreation needs and aspirations. We […]

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NAES names April 2019 Employee of the Month

New Albany Elementary School’s Employee of the Month for April is Mrs. Beth Matlock. Mrs. Matlock serves as the dyslexia therapist at New Albany Elementary School. According to co-workers, Mrs. Matlock has a heart for all children and strives to assist others in finding educational material or websites to best meet the needs of all […]

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Museum offers free Preservation Workshop, May 8-10

Preservation workshop: Want to tackle that daunting rehab project but not sure where to begin? Join the Mississippi Heritage Trust and instructors Mike Grote and Jonathan Leit with Alembic Community Development of New Orleans to learn about the fundamental principles of historic preservation and real estate finance. In additional to sharpening their pencils to master […]

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New Albany businessman and civic leader Bobby R. Gault dies

Visitation and funeral services for Bobby R. Gault, will be today, Monday, April 29, at First Baptist Church. Visitation will be from 1:00 to 3:00 pm, and the funeral service will be at 3 o’clock. Gault, a long-time New Albany businessman and churchman, was a highly honored civic leader. Gault died Sunday, April 28, at […]

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Bobby Gault, 82

Bobby Gault May 27, 1936 – April 28, 2019   Bobby R. Gault, 82, died Sunday, April 28, 2019, at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. He was born May 27, 1936, in Sherman to G. C. and Ola Mae Creely Gault. He was a member of First Baptist Church in New Albany where […]

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Ottis Davis, 100

Ottis Davis February 15, 1919 – April 26, 2019 New Albany – Ottis Brown Davis, 100, passed away April 26, 2019, in New Albany, Mississippi. She was born February 15, 1919, in Pontotoc County to L. O. Brown and Anna Clayton Brown. She married Joe Strawn Davis in 1941, who proceeded her in death. She […]

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TVA Partnership Awards New Albany High School STEM Grant

The Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (a TVA retiree organization), recently awarded New Albany High School, $5,000 for a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education project. The award presentation took place at New Albany High School on April 17 in front of school officials, students, and special guests. Bill Duke […]

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