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Late Night Thursday Shopping in New Albany

(New Albany, MS, December 2018) Christmas is fast approaching, and Billye Jean Stroud, director of the New Albany Main Street Association,reminds the community that OpenLate Thursdays is in full swing. “Several of our Main Street retail members have committed to staying open on late on Thursdays in an effort to give shoppers extra time to […]

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How to sign up your business for Mississippi First hiring initiative

In 2016, 70% of the $810,000,000 spent by the state’s five largest electric and gas companies on operations and maintenance went to companies outside of Mississippi. Citing alarming numbers that show the state’s largest utilities spent 70% of $810 million in operations and maintenance work with out-of-state companies, Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley is inviting […]

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NAES November Students of the Month named

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. Students chosen for grades K – 2 (in no particular order): Mar’Kobein Rogers, Ivery Spencer, John David Freeman, Owen Rakestraw, Gabe Reed, Ellieana Bramlett, Lazarious Holcomb, Kenslea […]

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New Albany School District Hosts Luncheon for Retired Teachers

The New Albany Schools honored teachers, administrators, and staff members who are retired from the school district at a luncheon on December 7. More than thirty retired educators attended the luncheon that was held at the Career & Technical Center. The meal was prepared and served by the Culinary Arts classes under the direction of […]

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2018 Christmas at the Museum highlights family fun

A large number of New Albany area residents refused to let today’s cold and rainy weather keep them from attending 2018 Christmas at the Museum. The Union County Heritage Museum is a focal point for the community, and provides many entertaining and educational events throughout the year. This year’s Christmas at the Museum provided snacks, […]

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WordPress 5.0 anxiety seen in many website owners

There is a good deal of WordPress 5.0 anxiety apparent on the internet these days. We are not immune. NAnewsweb.com’s website has been in operation for over three years, operating on a WordPress platform. WordPress operates about 75 million sites world-wide, which is about 44% of the total sites on the web. On December 4th, […]

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NAES names Empolyee of the Month for November

New Albany Elementary School’s Employee of the Month for November is 2nd grade teacher, Casie Cook. Not only does she work hard to help her students, but she assists her co-workers in helping them out whenever needed. She is an outstanding teacher and very deserving of this honor. Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools

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NALGW is working to keep the power on year round

Workmen for New Albany Lights, Gas and Water (NALGW) are getting New Albany ready for winter. Among the hazards of winter at this latitude are ice storms, often accompanied by electrical power failures. While we rarely receive significant snow falls at 34 degrees north latitude, ice storms are a greater threat here than in New […]

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County Board 3 Dec. 2018: NEMCC & Three Rivers report

The Union County Board of Supervisors heard reports from two organizations it supports with county tax funds at its Monday, Dec. 3, 2018, meeting. First on the board’s agenda was Dr. Ricky Ford, president of Northeast Mississippi Community College (NEMCC). Ford told the supervisors that the NEMCC campus in New Albany now has an enrollment […]

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