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The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has recently emphasized early childhood education in order to prepare students for Kindergarten. Even though the Pre-K Program in Union County has proven successful, to meet the new MDE guidelines, the district has placed more resources and emphasis on this critical area in education. According to Assistant Superintendent Windy […]
Safety of students and teachers in county schools was the main business discussed during the Union County Board of Supervisors’ March 5, meeting Monday morning. Wendy Faulkner, Assistant Superintendent of the Union County School District, told the board that the 17 deaths in the recent Florida school shooting has again focused attention on the need […]
Museum Moments at the Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany on Thursday, March 15, will feature the author and the principal character of the book “Cactus Jack: Against All Odds.” This interesting story will be told by writer Walter D. Hubbard of New Albany, with an appearance by the main character of his book, […]
It is expected that a new ordinance governing signs in New Albany will be proposed soon to the city’s Board of Aldermen. Work on the new ordinance started more than six months ago when the current sign ordinance, enacted in 2006, was the source of still another silly situation regarding a new commercial sign in […]
“Empty Bowls,” an annual fund-raising event for the Salvation Army in north Mississippi, will be held this year on Wednesday, Mar. 14th. Tickets for the “luncheon to feed the hungry” are $15 each. Each ticket holder gets a bowl of soup and a surprise gift. The surprise is in a paper bag. Each bag contains […]
The Union County Literacy Council will meet on Tuesday, March 13, at 6:00 P.M. at the Union County Library. Mayor Tim Kent will be the speaker. The public is invited. Beginning Tuesday, March 13, and ending Saturday, April 21, the Union County Literacy Council will be raffling a Roku 32 inch Smart TV. Tickets are […]
At least one individual was shot in an incident at a body shop near the school in northern Pontotoc County sometime after 9 am, Thursday morning, March 1st. No identity or other information about the victim is available at this time. The shooting occurred a short distance from the North Pontotoc School campus. There was […]
Nontraditional Day was celebrated on Friday, February 9, 2018, at the New Albany High School of Career and Technical Education. There were 165 freshmen students who participated in the event. Christy Paul, Student Services Coordinator, organized this event by utilizing funds from a grant awarded by the Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Career Education and […]
The New Albany School District received the Lantern Award during the 2018 Mississippi School Board Association (MSBA) Lighthouse School Leader Awards Program. The Lantern Award is awarded to districts that achieved a Grade Letter B. The awards program was held during the Annual Conference Lighthouse Luncheon on Wednesday, February 21st during the MSBA 46th Annual […]
The student organization HOSA-Future Health Professionals recently held the district leadership competition at Delta State University in Cleveland, MS. April Voyles is the Health Science instructor and also serves as the HOSA advisor. The New Albany Career and Technical Center at New Albany High School had twenty-four students to participate in the competition. Twenty-one of […]
Seven Union County Volunteer Firefighters have received their volunteer level 1 certification recently by completing their skills at the Mississippi State Fire Academy. This 80 plus hour course is taught by certified instructors from New Albany/Union County. Candidates are given a written test, and then sent to the Academy to put what they’ve learned to […]
Record rainfall, with more expected this week, has caused damage in Union County and throughout north Mississippi. Some weather watchers have reported 13 inches of rain in Union County so far during the month of February, while forecasts call for more rain this week. Union County rainfall of 10.06 inches in February, 2003, was the […]
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