Entries by NEMiss.News

Union County MS 2018 midterm election results

Fifty-four percent of Union County’s 15,542 registered voters turned out for yesterday’s general election, an unusually high number for a “mid-term” election. A hotly contested race for an open U.S. Senate seat, and a challenge to an incumbent District Three circuit judge appeared to be the races that drew the strongest interest from Union County […]

NAES Read-A-Thon could have principal sleeping on the roof

In an effort to become better readers and develop a love for literacy, New Albany Elementary School kicked off its Read-A-Thon on Wednesday, October 31. Students had fun dancing and singing and learning more about the Read-A-Thon from Bully and his friends. The Read-A-Thon started Monday, November 5 and continues until Friday, November 16. Informational […]

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Robert Vanstory wins competition scholarship

Robert Vanstory, an Automotive Technology student at the NAHS School of Career & Technical Education, placed first in the Auto Body/Collision Repair Competition during the Higher Education Achieves Demonstrable Skills (HEADS) Festival at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Vanstory won $200 scholarship and $50 cash prize. Vanstory is a junior at Myrtle High School. What is […]

Ingomar Mounds’ Day focuses on Mississippi’s ancient foragers

This year’s Ingomar Mounds’ Day event drew just the kind of day that makes you happy to live in Mississippi in November. A steady flow of visitors were able to enjoy an interesting event at their own pace. Native Americans have lived in Mississippi for over 14,000 years. However, at about “only” 2200 years old, […]

Mississippi Senate race analysis: polls predict 2 party run-off

The “jungle primary” tomorrow, Nov.6, is perhaps the most interesting, most important Mississippi U.S. Senate contest in at least 100 years. It’s called a jungle primary because it’s more or less a free-for-all, in which candidates run without party identification on the ballot. However, two of the candidates are Democrats, one is a Republican, and […]

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Square Books’ Christmas recommendations at Luncheon with Books

Ready to start your Christmas shopping? Square Books is coming to New Albany. Tuesday, NOVEMBER 13 a representative from Square Books will be at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library for Luncheon with Books. She will have recommendations for Christmas gifts and new releases for fiction, nonfiction, Mississippi authors, and children’s books. This month’s Luncheon with […]

Presley: PSC Charges 11 More Telemarketers for No-Call Violations

Jackson, Mississippi (October 31, 2018) – For the second week in a row, the Public Service Commission has charged multiple telemarketers with no-call violations. Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley announced charges against 11 additional companies. The charges could result in a possible $1.7 million in fines. The PSC’s investigation found that these 11 companies made  […]

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NAHS marching band has its best ever performance at State Band Competition

  New Albany, Miss., October, 2018 – At the Mississippi High School Athletic Association’s 2018 Marching Band Competition, held October 27, New Albany School District’s high school marching band competed against fourteen bands at Northwest Rankin High School in Flowood, Mississippi. New Albany High School Marching Band, known as The Pride of New Albany, took home […]

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Annual Ingomar Mound event is Saturday, Nov. 3rd

The annual Ingomar Mound Event is set this Saturday, Nov. 3, from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. , weather permitting. Ingomar Mound site is located south of New Albany off Highway 15 on CR 96. Visitors can tour Ingomar Mound, use ancient weapons The out door event allows visitors a chance to tour the mounds, […]

Rant: Why Mississippi needs younger candidates for political office

For the first time ever, both of Mississippi’s seats in the United States Senate will be decided in the same election cycle. For a state that receives about three dollars ($3.00) in federal revenue for each one dollar ($1.00) it pays in federal taxes, it’s a potentially momentous decision. The main reason Mississippi receives about […]

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NAES Happenings October

BUFFY COLEMAN VISIT Buffy Coleman, former member of the World Famous Harlem Wizards and motivational speaker, spoke to students at New Albany Elementary School on October 1st about the importance of setting wildly important goals, working hard to reach those goals, excellence in the classroom, and bully prevention.             STUDYING […]