Entries by NEMiss.News

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NAHS names Teachers & Administrator of the Year

The Teachers of the Year and the Administrator of the Year from the New Albany School District were formally recognized at the January 14th School Board Meeting.   Pictured front row l-r: John Ferrell, Principal of New Albany High School, Administrator of the Year; Balinda Denton, New Albany Elementary School Teacher of the Year; back […]

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Dean Provence Endowment Grant Winners Announced

The Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education Board has announced the allocation of funds totaling nearly $7,900 to teachers in the New Albany School District (NASD). In an effort to maximize the effectiveness of the awards, this year grants were directed to New Albany Elementary School and the School of Career & Technical Education. […]

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Zelma Jesteen Dunahoo, 91

Zelma Jesteen Dunahoo June 16, 1927 – January 18, 2019   Jesteen Dunahoo New Albany-Zelma Jesteen Dunahoo, age 91, passed away Friday, January 18, 2019, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Union County. She was born June 16, 1927, in Union County, MS to Wesley Melson and Betty Davis Melson. She was a homemaker and a […]

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Sylvia Dodie Lynn Hill Green, 69

Sylvia Dodie Lynn Hill Green February 5, 1949 – January 14, 2019   Dodie Green Pontotoc—Sylvia Dodie Lynn Hill Green, 69, died Monday, January 14, 2019, at her residence in Pontotoc. She was born February 5, 1949, in Memphis, TN., to William Mancel and Mildred Johnston Hill. She was a member of First Assembly of […]

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AC’s Coffee opens again tomorrow on Tanglefoot Plaza

AC’s Coffee at the Tanglefoot Trailhead in downtown New Albany is expected to open for business again tomorrow morning, Thursday, January 17, 2019. A notice appeared on AC’s front door earlier in January indicating the business would close, apparently for good, at the end of the day on Tuesday, January 15. Close it did, and […]

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Jewell Jean Guthrie, 35

Jewell Jean Guthrie May 15, 1983 – January 10, 2019   Jewell Jean Guthrie, 35, died at home in the Lake Arrowhead community on Thursday, January 10, 2019. She was born on May 15, 1983, in Memphis, Tennessee, the daughter of Richard Guthrie and Patricia Ann Day Campbell. Jewell was of the Baptist faith. Survivors […]

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Ann Barkley, 88

Ann Barkley April 24, 1930 – January 10, 2019   Ann Barkley New Albany—Ann Elizabeth Ford Barkley, 88, joined Jesus and her loved ones in her Heavenly Home on Thursday, January 10, 2019. Her mind and body have been perfectly restored. She was born April 24, 1930, in Union County to John Pinkney Ford, Jr., […]

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NAES December Students of the Month

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. December students of the month are as follows:   Students chosen for grades K-2 (in no particular order) are: James Preston, Reese Clemmer, Savannah Carruthers, Za’Khia […]

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High School Students Successful on ACT Career Readiness Assessment

One of the goals for the New Albany School District’s Strategic Plan is to “Prepare all students to be college and career ready”. For two years, the Career & Technical Center at New Albany High School (NAHS) has worked to help prepare students for the ACT WorkKeys assessment. This assessment helps measure foundational skills required […]

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Jeff Olson qualifies for state senate seat

Jeff Olson of New Albany has qualified to run in the 2019 Republican Primary Election as Mississippi State Senator for District 3. District 3 includes Union County, Benton County and the northern portion of Pontotoc County, including the City of Pontotoc. Nickey Browning, a former Democrat and now a Republican, is the incumbent District 3 […]

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NAMS Cheerleaders Perform in Thanksgiving Parade at Disney World

Logan Lee Robertson, Addi Owen, Sarah Robbins, and Caroline Renfrow from New Albany Middle School in New Albany, Mississippi joined more than 800 elementary, junior high and high school cheerleaders and dancers from across the country that represented Varsity Spirit in the 2018 Thanksgiving Tour at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The […]

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