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Ernesteen Speck Roberts December 3, 1929 – March 30, 2019 Ernesteen Speck Roberts passed away Saturday, March 30, 2019 at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo. She was born December 3, 1929 in Union County to Ernest L. Speck and Bonnie Lee Sample Speck. Ernesteen was the owner of Blue Rose Antiques and a […]
Mike Childers April 22, 1954 – March 30, 2019 Michael Dewayne Childers, 64, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at his home. He was born April 22, 1954 in Union County to Oliver Pascal Childers and Mary Elizabeth Stacks Childers. He earned his degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Mississippi and […]
Carmen McBryde Hamblin March 24, 1964 – March 30, 2019 Carmen McBryde Hamblin, 55, passed away Saturday March 30, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis. She was born on March 24, 1964 to Jimmy and Sylvia McBryde. She is a member of Locust Grove Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 1:00p.m. Monday, […]
The Keep America Beautiful® Great American Cleanup® is the nation’s largest community improvement program, which takes place annually in an estimated 20,000 communities nationwide. The event, now in its 21st year, is designed to help end littering, improve recycling and beautify our national communities. Thanks to Tracy Vainisi for these photos of local citizens working […]
Fourteen local organizations were awarded direct grants Thursday night, March 28, during the annual UNITE fundraising dinner at New Albany First United Methodist Church. UNITE (Union County/New Albany Initiative to Excel), an affiliate of CREATE Foundation of Tupelo, was founded in 2002, and this was the 17th consecutive year grants have been awarded. Speaker for […]
Christian Fonseca, a fifth grade student at New Albany Elementary School, participated in the State Spelling Bee in Jackson, Mississippi on March 19. Fonseca placed fifth out of forty participants. He is in Kelly Keener and Jonna Rogers’ classes at NAES. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools
At the March School Board Meeting, Sam Creekmore was elected to serve as President of the New Albany School Board for the next year. Mr. Creekmore has served on the School Board since 2017, and was appointed to another term in February 2019. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools
Rusty Berryhill, President of Kevin Charles Fine Upholstery and Chairman-elect of the Mississippi Manufacturers Association, announces an expansion of the Kevin Charles facility. The expansion will create 30 new jobs for the New Albany community. The company is investing approximately $2.54 million in this project. It will provide for an immediate increase in the present […]
James Boyce “Bear” McDonald October 2, 1946 – March 26, 2019 James McDonald New Albany – James Boyce “Bear” McDonald, 72, passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Oxford. He was born October 2, 1946 in Union County to O.B. “Buck” McDonald and Elizabeth Mayo McDonald. He was a graduate […]
New Albany High School presented ACT 30+ Club t-shirts to Maggie Scott and Greta Blakemore on March 21 for their recent success on the ACT. Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools
The New Albany Middle School Geography Bee was held on Friday, January 11. Pictured l-r are the winners: Jake Whitt, 2nd Place; Isaac Duncan, 1st Place; and Michael Webb, 3rd Place. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools
Rhonda Willard December 4, 1961 – March 21, 2019 Rhonda Browning Willard, 57, died Thursday, March 21, 2019, at Sanctuary Hospice House in Tupelo. She was born December 4, 1961, in Memphis, TN., to Albert Lowell and Lillie Faye Bogue Browning. She was disabled and had been a homemaker. She is survived by her […]
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