Entries by NEMiss.News

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NAES Bullpup Pride winners for April 11

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of April 11. Pictured in no particular order are:  C. J. Cook, Will Barber, Kaden House, Lessie Jo Black, Jahir Mendoza, Emily Rutledge, Victoria Rutherford, Izaya Jenkins, Cason Henry, Sara Jane King, Camille Lee, […]

Well, New Albany is not the worst place to get stuck…but

An Australian tour group  heading to the museum for the afternoon are shown having to push their bus  in downtown New Albany. Because of the parking in the middle of the street, it was impossible for the bus to make a wide enough turn to enter the street correctly, so they got a wheel stuck…and had […]

NAES asks: “What do you know about autism?”

The eighth annual World Autism Awareness Day was April 2, 2016. Every year, autism organizations around the world celebrate the day with unique fundraising and awareness-raising events. According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia, autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability  that can cause significant social, communication and behavioral challenges. There is often nothing […]

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New Albany Middle School Beauty Review

New Albany Middle School held its beauty review on Thursday, April 14. (You may click to enlarge and download photos in body of article, if desired.)   NAMS Miss Congeniality-Bella Fernando (8th grade)                   Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools

HNNA encourages: “Come to the Northside!”

About 35 members of the Historic Northside Neighborhood Association (HNNA) met Tuesday night, April 19th, at the Cleveland Street Presbyterian Church. HNNA President Bob Cornelius said, “We discussed the need to  renovate and rejuvenate our organization. We talked about short term and long term goals. Naturally, beautification is an ongoing project that is broad and […]

Union Co Board of Supervisors meeting, April 18

The Union County Board of Supervisors took less than twenty minutes to work through its brief agenda at its Monday, April 18th, meeting. The board approved an unbudgeted expenditure of $2,965 for a new universal door controller at the law enforcement center and county jail on Carter Avenue. The board was told that the manufacturer […]

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Republican Party Call to Convention

CALL TO CONVENTION: April 23, 2016 Pursuant to the Call of the Mississippi Republican Party State Executive Committee and in accordance with the laws of this state, The 2016 Republican County Precinct Caucuses for Union County, Mississippi will be held at 10:00 a.m. Each Republican Voter in Union County is to report to the polling […]

Rotary hears about public schools’ symphony program

New Albany Public Schools music teacher Celia House spoke to the Rotary Club, Friday, April 15th, about the symphony program in the schools. The Carnegie Foundation of New York, the North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, the New Albany Public Schools, and the New Albany Symphony League have joined forces to create a program of symphony music […]