Entries by NEMiss.News

Students from across state compete in TRAC™ Bridge Building Challenge

Middle and high school students from around the state recently competed in the annual Transportation and Civil Engineering (TRAC™) Bridge Building Challenge at the Clyde Muse Center on the Rankin campus of Hinds Community College in Pearl. Students from East Union Attendance Center participated in the event. TRAC™ is an education outreach program of the […]

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New Albany JROTC to commemorate Bataan Death March

Members of the New Albany JROTC would like to invite interested persons to join them on a recreational hike to commemorate the Bataan Death March. The Bataan Death March happened 75 years ago in the Philippines. When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, they immediately started a siege on the Philippines. Thousands of Filipino and US […]

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MS Small Business Association honors Mary Jennifer Russell

New Albany business owner Mary Jennifer Russell was honored in New Albany Thursday evening May 4th, as the 2017 MS Small Business Administration (SBA) Small Business Person of the Year. Russell is the president and founder of Sugaree’s Bakery, a “small batch” bakery located in downtown New Albany. She started the business in her home […]

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New Albany High School art exhibit to open at museum

The Annual New Albany High School Art Exhibit will open Monday, May 8, from 5:30 – 7 at the Union County Heritage Museum, 114 Cleveland Street.  Work from the students features two and three dimensional pieces as well as a short movie.  The exhibit will have  a lot of imagination and energy, as always.  Awards […]

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New Albany municipal primary election results

New Albany Democratic and Republican party voters chose candidates for city elective offices who will face off in the June 6 city general election. The turnout for the municipal primary election was relatively light, with fewer than 30 percent of New Albany’s registered voters turning. With 4777 eligible voters  registered for the election, only 1405 […]

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NASC&T Culinary Arts student operates coffee cart at NAHS event

New Albany, MS-  Mikael-Olivia Knowlton, a Culinary Arts II student at the NAHS School of Career & Technical Education, created a coffee cart for teachers to enjoy during Vision Time/Genius Hour at NAHS. The cart consisted of zucchini bread, banana nut bread, sea salt caramels, dark chocolates, and High Pointe coffee.   Melanie Shannon – New […]

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NASC&T students studying the threat of obesity

New Albany, MS- Students in Nannette Ballard’s Family Science classes at the New Albany High School of Career & Technical Education are learning about the consequences of obesity. Ballard received funding through the Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education grant program and was able to purchase a “Consequences of Obesity Interactive Display”. Ballard uses this hands-on […]

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NASC&T class purchases cameras through Dean Provence Endowment

New Albany, MS- Students in Chris Russell’s Digital Media classes at the New Albany High School of Career & Technical Education are learning more about cinematography and film editing. Russell received funding through the Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education grant program and was able to purchase an “Osmo+” mounted camera. Students in the Digital Media […]

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New Albany Schools’ students learn from each other

Sometimes the best way to learn something is to teach someone else, and, when learning a new skill, it is always a plus to know how it may be of future use to you or others. Students teaching students is a win:win situation for all involved. Students teaching students  On Thursday, March 9, several students […]

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