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Jean Howell Mattox, 91

Jean Howell Mattox August 16, 1927 – March 11, 2019   Jean Howell Mattox, 91, died Monday, March 11, 2019, after a brief illness. She was born in New Albany on August 16, 1927 to Luther and Hattie Howell. A graduate of New Albany High School, she was a homemaker and a devoted wife, mother, […]

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Olson selected for Toyota Motors Mississippi internship program

Kenley Olson, a senior at New Albany High School, has been selected to participate in an impressive internship program this semester at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi in Blue Springs. The Toyota Creating Your Future internship is a fifteen week program where high school students earn national certifications, complete orientation, and experience aspects of the production […]

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NAES students consider careers, nature and media awareness

To promote and encourage college and career planning, 5th grade students at New Albany Elementary School toured and learned about the educational opportunities available to them at the New Albany High School Career & Technical Center on Friday, February 15. On February 12, New Albany Garden Club members Jolyn Cooke, Mary Webb and Carol Riddell […]

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Jimmy Dale Yates, 82

Jimmy Dale Yates June 18, 1936 – March 9, 2019   Jimmy Dale Yates, 82, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at Baptist Memorial Hospital -Union County. He was born June 18, 1936 in New Albany to Donnie R. and Mary Lou Rowland Yates. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He retired from […]

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Clara Mae Hopper Tidwell, 81

Clara Mae Hopper Tidwell August 25, 1937 – March 8, 2019   Clara Mae Hopper Tidwell, 81, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019 at her home. She was born August 25, 1937 in Myrtle to the late Willie and Elizabeth Hall Hopper. She retired from Ashley Furniture and had once worked at Union County General […]

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NAES Celebrated Heart Health Month With Staff Wellness Event

Heart Health Month is recognized and celebrated each February as a way to educate people on the signs and symptoms of heart disease and heart events, as well as remind them about the need for healthy living. New Albany Elementary School (NAES) continues to promote the coordinated school health model-Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child-developed […]

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Trees along city roadways: Guest Opinion by Johnny Anderson

TREES, TREES, TREES Please allow me to explain my position on trees along roadways within the city limits of New Albany. I was born in the country, am a country boy at heart and love trees. I have climbed, cut, sawed, split, cleared, burned and anything else you can imagine related to trees and tree […]

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City Board 5 March 2019: Zoning, NAFD and routine work

Zoning, including a heated objection about its enforcement in one instance, drew the most attention at the March 5 meeting of the New Albany Board of Aldermen. The objections were lodged by Jenny King, owner of a house at 702 Parrish St. in southeast New Albany. During a scheduled hearing about condemning and destroying the […]

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Bob Wages, 80

Bob Wages August 31, 1938 – March 2, 2019   Robert “Bob” C. Wages, 80, passed away Saturday, March 2, 2019 at his home. He was born August 31, 1938 in the Parks Community to the late J. C. and Carmen Coley Wages. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He had worked for […]

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