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New Albany Hits Sales Tax Record

New Albany, MS – New Albany hit another record sales tax month with revenues received from December collections. The sales tax receipts received this month are the largest single month of sales tax collection in the history of the City of New Albany, according to City Clerk Frankie Roberts, who released the figures yesterday. The […]

Library Board cuts hours due to budget woes

Hours of operation at the Jennie Stephens Smith Public Library in New Albany will be cut effective February 29th. The Union County Library Board decided on the cuts at a meeting Thursday, February 11th. The reduced operations of the library have been made necessary for a simple reason: lack of money. “This decision was made […]

Editorial Opinion: State government fails Mississippi again

The news that the Union County Library System is in financial trouble and will have to reduce its hours of operation serves as still another proof of the failings of state government. For eight years, Haley Barbour inculcated  Mississippi with level-headed, centrist leadership, giving Mississippians of all classes and colors a sense of pride and […]

Local School Districts Celebrate School Board Member Recognition Week

The New Albany and Union County School Districts will join districts across the state to thank school board members during School Board Member Recognition Week, February 14-20, for their leadership and service to local school districts and communities. “This week is a special opportunity to express our gratitude for the hard work of our school board […]

Board of Supervisors’ official minutes: January, 2016

Union County Chancery Clerk Annette Hickey has made copies of the official minutes of  the January Board of Supervisors’ meetings available to NAnewsweb.com. On a trial basis, beginning today, we will make the complete minutes of the meetings available on a monthly basis in PDF file format. We will monitor our statistics to determine whether […]

First Methodist Church renovating 1940’s era Children’s Building

First United Methodist Church (FUMC) in New Albany is undergoing a major renovation that includes work on the Children’s Building. The work will substantially modify the interior of the Children’s Building and will upgrade much of the exterior of the back entry to the church complex. Demolition work began late last year to make way […]

“Well, I Reckon…” weekly feature launches today

Editor’s note: Today’s article launches a new feature on NAnewsweb called “Well, I Reckon…” The sole purpose of this feature is to inform you of the things you may have been wondering about and to even get you thinking on things you’ve never really considered before regarding our community. We also want your opinion. What do […]

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Republicans to hear about candidates, have “straw poll” February 22nd

The Union County Republican Women’s Club and Union County Executive Committee invite the public to come to the Union County Court house, Monday, February 22, at 6:30 pm., to hear Presidential Candidate REPRESENTATIVES from 5 campaigns speak for their candidates. We will also have a “straw poll”after an opportunity for questions and answers.  This is another […]

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Ruby Caldwell Dunlap celebrates 100th birthday

Ruby Caldwell Dunlap celebrated her 100th birthday in New Albany Sunday with a few hundred of her relatives and friends. She was  born in Pontotoc County on February 15, 1916, and moved to Union County when she married in 1933. On that date, World War I was in full swing in Europe. Woodrow Wilson was […]

Origins of profitable Valentine’s Day are somewhat mysterious

It is not true that Joyce Clyde Hall, founder of Hallmark Cards, created Valentine’s Day. It is true that Hallmark Cards, the company he founded in Kansas City in 1928, has enjoyed millions of dollars in sales using the name of the third century saint and martyr of that name. The Roman Catholic Church itself […]

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Technology students compete in regional competition

The TSA (Technology Student Association) State regional competition was held on Friday, February 5 at the Northeast Mississippi Community College campus in Booneville, MS.  Winners include: Future Technology Teacher -2nd Place Caroline Truemper Fashion Design –1st Place Anslie Childers Alyvia Jeter Anna Kat Tate Promotional  Graphics Jacob Verrell – 4th  Place Sam Cagle – 3rd […]

Citizen’s Opinion: “The library is in dire straits”

Received February 11, 2016 Editor, NAnewsweb.com Dear Citizens of New Albany: What place in New Albany averages 5000 visitors per month? Where in New Albany can a person do genealogy research? Where can a person with no computer or internet service fill out job applications online or do job searches online? Where can a New […]