Entries by NEMiss.News

Rep. Kelly examines needs of small rural businesses, rural connectivity

MISSISSIPPI – On June 18th, the House Small Business Committee held a field hearing in Southaven, Mississippi to examine issues facing rural small businesses including access to capital, lack of reliable broadband, and finding qualified employees. Subcommittee Chairman on Investigations, Oversight, and Regulations Trent Kelly (R-MS) said, “Although the economy is getting stronger, rural America […]

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Baptist Union County Hosts Health Care Academy

NEW ALBANY, Miss., June 29, 2018- Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County hosted a Health Care Career Academy June 11-15 for students completing the tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade.Baptist Union County Hosts Health Care Academ The Health Care Academy is designed for students who are interested in learning more about health care careers. Applicants were required to […]

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City Board 7-3-18: New city sign ordinance approved

After working on it for most of a year, the New Albany Board of Aldermen approved a new sign ordinance at the City Board 7-3-18 meeting. First Ward Alderwoman Amy Livingston declared during the first board meeting after her election that she would be working to change the city’s sign ordinance. A working group consisting […]

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Toyota Wellspring Education Fund hires career coach for NAHS

The Toyota Wellspring Education Endowment Fund at the CREATE Foundation is a $50 million gift created to perpetually enhance education in the eight school districts in Pontotoc, Union, and Lee (PUL) counties. The primary focus of the fund is career awareness and readiness. The most recent initiative, via the Wellspring Fund, provides 11 Career Coaches […]

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Evening concert and fireworks close out Freedom Fest 2018

The Mosely and Johnson Band, backed by the Muscle Shoals Horns, were the headline act on New Albany’s Riverview Stage during Saturday night’s Freedom Fest 2018 entertainment. Attendance was light when the Bonfire Orchestra took the stage at 6 pm., but picked up while Paul Tate’s jazz trio was playing. More people flowed into the […]

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Victory Belles perform, more 2018 Freedom Fest entertainment today

U.S. military veterans and their families were honored during a New Albany Freedom celebration entertainment event Friday evening at the First United Methodist Church. The Victory Belles, a female singing trio representing the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, were the featured entertainment. Wearing 1940s hairstyles, dress styles and makeup, the Victory Belles […]

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Three vehicles damaged in downtown New Albany accident

The driver of a large pickup truck struck a parked pickup and a minivan on downtown New Albany’s Bankhead St. Friday afternoon, damaging all three vehicles. Eyewitnesses said the pickup was traveling east at a brisk speed when it veered into the parking area on the south side of the street, in front the Hamilton […]

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Many Biscuits & Jam fans undeterred by soaring temperatures

The temperature in the shade was hovering at 100 degrees, but 415 people still turned out for the Biscuits & Jam Farmers’ Market, Thursday, June 28th. As always, there was plenty of shade on the left bank of the Tallahatchie River in New Albany, but most people were practicing a vitally important Southern survival skill: […]

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