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About 50 people enjoyed a program about Eudora Welty at the August Museum Moments Thursday in the auditorium of the Union County Heritage Museum on Cleveland Street. Dr. Elizabeth Crews, a faculty member at Blue Mountain College, was the speaker. Dr. Crews is a Welty scholar and is assistant editor of the Welty Review. Welty […]
A private home on south Central Avenue and a retail shop on Main Street received “Beautification Awards” from the City of New Albany Tuesday afternoon. Susan and Hudson Hickman were honored for the landscaping work at their home on South Central Avenue. Mature shade trees, colorful flowers and a healthy, well-kept lawn make the home […]
You might say I crashed a private party Monday night in downtown New Albany, Mississippi. I have done it before, and I promise, if given the opportunity, to do it again — and again. As is usually the case with such behavior, those who had arranged the private gathering weren’t thrilled to see me. Rude? […]
Fifteen New Albany residents listened to a presentation by a “city planner” from Nashville at a private meeting Monday evening, August 14, at the Magnolia Civic Center. The speaker was Philip L. Walker of “The Walker Collaborative.” Walker was invited to New Albany by Ward One Alderman, Amy Livingston, who hosted the meeting, introducing Walker. […]
New Albany High School recently presented ACT 30+ Club t-shirts to (l-r) Parker Reid, Mason Armstrong, & Laura Grace Hardy 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 <mshannon@nasd.ms>
A Solar Eclipse Viewing Event will be held at the Union County Heritage Museum on August 21 from 11:56 until the eclipse ends. New Albany will have 93 % coverage. Free viewing glasses. Bring your lunch and lawn chair and come and enjoy the eclipse. Educational materials will be available, and there will be […]
Yocona and Chickasaw Councils’ Troop 4345 and Venture Crew 5264 contingent attended the 2017 Boy Scouts of America National Jamboree, held at Summit Bechtel Family National Reserve in WV on July 19-28. They were lead by Dale Hayes- scoutmaster, Vance Perkins- Asst. Scout master, Robert Blake- Venture Crew leader and Daniel Wiseman (from New Albany)- […]
The New Albany Fire Department received word this morning (August 10th) from Senator Cochran’s and Senator Wicker’s office that our 2016 Assistance to Fire Fighters Grant (AFG) grant application has been approved by FEMA. We should receive official word on Friday, but the Senators wanted to go ahead and convey the good news to us […]
New Albany High School will host its Open House on Monday, August 14 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Parents of high school students are invited to attend. Melanie Shannon
The next installment of our B2B Luncheon Series, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, is scheduled for Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the Magnolia Room of the Magnolia Civic Center. The program will be provided by Mr. Bill Renick, WIA Director for Three Rivers Planning and Development District. He will bring exciting news concerning a […]
The Union County Board of Supervisors heard presentations by two individuals during its meeting Monday morning, August 7. Special presentations to the Board Betty King reported on Project Life Saver, a program to supply vulnerable children and adults with special bracelets, which send out a homing signal. If a child or adult wearing one of […]
“Serious Daring” Mississippi and Beyond, by Eudora Welty, is the topic of the August Museum Moments on Thursday, August 17, 12 noon at the Union County Heritage Museum. Dr. Elizabeth Crews, Ph.D., Blue Mountain College teacher and Welty Scholar and Assistant Editor of the Welty Review, will talk about the Mississippi writer’s work and life. Museum […]
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