Entries by NEMiss.News

Section of Hwy. 30 being paved at night

Motorists in New Albany may want to avoid a section of Hwy. 30 West in town over the next three evenings. The Mississippi Department of Transportation will have crews working from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night through Thursday, Oct. 1 Hwy. 30 from Bankhead Street to in front of the Best Western hotel […]

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Middle school students learn about becoming entrepreneurs

Alison Moore, Business & Marketing Instructor at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education, visited New Albany Middle School on September 24 and spoke to students in Tracy Vainisi’s and Heather Hefner’s classes.  Moore introduced the students to the concept of entrepreneurship.  The lesson included a multimedia, interactive presentation introducing students to well known […]

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Faulkner writing competition awards nearly $6,000 in prizes

The William Faulkner Literary Competition committee awarded nearly $6,000 in prize money to local and international winners in a virtual program, Friday September 25. It was the 123rd anniversary of the writer’s birth. The awards are typically given during a luncheon that includes the presentation and a featured speaker. This year’s speaker, Robert Hitt Neil, […]

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Tallahatchie RiverFest starts today

Tallahatchie RiverFest schedule   Friday, Sept. 25 5-10 p.m. – Friends and Family Play All Day at the Park Along the River pavilion and green space. Cost is $10 per person. 5-8 p.m. – Downtown merchants Shop the Block. A percentage of sales will go to Sanctuary Hospice House. 8-10 p.m. – Movie night at […]

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JROTC color guard team announced

The New Albany High School Air Force JROTC is back and ready to support our community and our Bulldog team! The first new head (freshman) Color Guard team of the year was led by second-year cadet Kaniya Tate.  For this being the new heads’ first-ever Color Guard, they did it flawlessly and their success did […]

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Sheriff’s Office dispatch log for Sept. 14-20

(Does not include traffic stops, coroner calls or medical calls)   Monday, Sept. 14: 1:10 a.m. – General complaint. Caller on CR 167 said a man had caller’s uncle and would not let him leave. Caller did fire a gun. 2:03 a.m. – Caller on CR 171 said a man in a four-door burgundy Ford […]

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Police make drug, burglary and vandalism arrests

New Albany police have made several arrests for drug and burglary offenses as well as a case of apparently pointless vandalism. The vandalism case actually is likely related to drug use, Police Chief Chris Robertson said. About 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18, police received a report that someone was vandalizing property in the vicinity of the […]

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Tallahatchie RiverFest going on more or less as planned

Despite the upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, many of the annual Tallahatchie RiverFest events will go on more or less as planned this weekend. Included will be a marketplace, recreation for children and the music concert Saturday headlined by Steve Azar. The knife show and a humane society event will be included as well. […]

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Girls learn about non-traditional engineering skills

Latrina Walker, Engineering Instructor at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education, visited the Boys and Girls Club of New Albany on September 14.  Walker introduced the girls to different non-traditional careers in engineering.  Participants learned how to program and code the Sphero RVR Robots during this after-school activity. These activities were provided as […]

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