Entries by NEMiss.News

Monitored smoke alarm pays off for local resident

Extensive damage and possible injuries were prevented Saturday when the monitored smoke alarm of a home security system summoned firemen to a New Albany residence. At about noon Saturday, May 11, the New Albany Fire Department (NAFD) was sent to the residence at 306 Cole St., without anyone making a phone call. Instead the smoke […]

/by

Melba Elaine Littlejohn Thomas Beaty, 92

Melba Elaine Littlejohn Thomas Beaty June 30, 1926 – May 10, 2019   Melba Elaine Littlejohn Beaty, 92, passed away Friday, May 10, 2019 at Sanctuary Hospice in Tupelo. She was born June 30, 1926 in Union County to Luther Clark and Nannie Lou Reid Littlejohn. She was a homemaker and a member of Mt. […]

/by

Hugh Sidney Morman Sr., 91

Hugh Sidney Morman Sr. November 8, 1927 – May 9, 2019   Hugh Sidney Morman, Sr., 91, passed away May 9, 2019 at magnolia place in New Albany, MS after a brief illness. He was born on November 8, 1927 in New Albany, MS to Houston Gibson (Gip) Morman and Martha Lela Patterson Morman. His […]

/by

Johnson earns obesity medicine certification

The American Board of Obesity Medicine (ABOM) this week announced that more than 720 physicians passed its board certification test administered in February 2019. William Johnson, MD, Center for Women’s Health and Center for Weight Loss in New Albany, was one of the 720 physicians who received board certified in obesity medicine. Dr. Johnson has […]

/by

Tip results in kratom seizures at three local stores

Union County sheriff’s deputies carried out kratom seizures from three stores Thursday morning.  A county ordinance passed October 17, 2017 outlawed the chemical substance, kratom. Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said his office got a tip Thursday about a New Albany store selling kratom. The information was that the Murphy USA convenience store and gasoline station was […]

/by
,

NAHS JROTC program earns Distinguished Unit Award

New Albany’s High School JROTC program was recently awarded the Distinguished Unit Award for the 2018-2019 school year. This award recognizes the personal growth and accomplishments of the cadets, contributions of the instructors as mentors, and the support given to the community through community service. “Numerous AFJROTC units are doing great things in their respective […]

/by

Hubert Durrett Stephens III, 83

Hubert Durrett Stephens III June 8, 1935 – May 6, 2019   Hubert Durrett Stephens III, 83, passed away May 6, 2019 at St. Dominic’s Hospital in Jackson, MS. He was born June 8, 1935 in Oxford, MS to Hubert D. Stephens, Jr. and Edith O’Connor Stephens. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army […]

/by

Mary Smith, 63

Mary Smith January 10, 1956 – May 7, 2019   Mary Anne Stamey Smith, 63, died Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in New Albany. She was born January 10, 1956, in New Albany to G. B. Stamey, Jr., and Mary Frances Ganger Stamey. She was retired and a homemaker. She is survived by 4 daughters: Mary […]

/by
,

NAES Students of the Month, April 2019

Each month, a Student of the Month is chosen for each homeroom at New Albany Elementary School. This student is one who goes above and beyond classroom expectations. April Students of the Month are as follows: Students chosen for grades 3-5 (in no particular order) are: Emma Rodgers, Mirakle Hanson, Brayan Castaneda, Leah Harrison, Wesley […]

/by

Ruby Ragsdale, 86

Ms. Ruby Ragsdale September 30, 1932 – May 5, 2019     Blue Springs – Ruby Frances Tate Ragsdale was born September 30, 1932 to Walter Basil Tate and Mary Louie Edgelle Kennedy in Center, MS. She married Gerald Denver Ragsdale on August 22, 1950, and they made their home in Memphis, TN and Southaven, […]

/by

Myrtle’s Candy Hill Festival takes cover in New Albany

Rainy weather forced Myrtle’s Candy Hill Festival from its intended location next to the tracks in Myrtle to the Union County Fairgrounds in New Albany. The event was originally scheduled for Saturday, May 4, next to the BNSF railroad tracks in front of Myrtle City Hall. Friday’s weather forecast brought about the decision to move […]

/by