Entries by NEMiss.News

A short history of Veterans’ Day

New Albany, MS– Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on November 11, 1919 to celebrate the end of World War I, which officially took place at 11:00 AM on November 11, 1918.  Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was “dedicated to the […]

The Basement to host new music series, “Songwriter Sessions”

New Albany, MS- Sam Mosley and others to perform acoustic show at The Basement in Downtown New Albany on Thursday night, November 17.th New Albany native and blues musician Sam Mosely will be joined by bluesman Kevin Waide and blueswoman Kit Thorn, on Thursday night, November 17th for the first of a series of “Songwriter […]

Dean Provence Endowment Winners Announced

New Albany, MS- The Dean Provence Endowment for Excellence in Education Board has announced the allocation of funds totaling nearly $11,700 to teachers in the New Albany School District (NASD). In an effort to maximize the effectiveness of the awards, this year grants were directed to New Albany Elementary School and the New Albany School […]

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Loyal fan of NAHS Bulldogs recognized

New Albany, MS– NAHS Head Football Coach Jake Hill presented a football to Mr. Reuben Beaty at the New Albany-Ripley game on Friday, October 28. Hill expressed appreciation to Beaty for being a loyal fan and supporter of Bulldog football. Beaty has not missed a Bulldog football game in 19 years. On November 5, the […]

You now have an opportunity to SCORE in northeast MS

New Albany, MS– Yes, SCORE is finally coming to us in northeast MS. Formerly known as the Service Corp Of Retired Executives, SCORE is a non-profit extension of the Small Business Administration.  Since 1964, SCORE has been offering free mentoring, seminars and peer to peer roundtable discussions to new or prospective small business owners, or […]

Circuit clerks ready for election

New Albany, MS– Election officials in all 82 Mississippi counties were finishing preparations today for the 2016 general election to be held tomorrow, Nov. 8th. The Union County Election Commission and Union County Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford and her staff worked at the county courthouse Monday to be sure voting machines and all else are […]

Cracker Barrel construction to start soon in New Albany

New Albany, MS– The company contracted to build the new Cracker Barrel Restaurant on the northwest side of New Albany has paid for and received a building permit from the City of New Albany. Ideal Company, a Clayton, Ohio, construction firm paid, $4,114 on Monday, Nov. 7, to the City of New Albany, for a […]

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Luncheon with Books to host Square Books

Friends of the Library will sponsor Luncheon with Books Tuesday, November 15, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Representatives from Square Books in Oxford will discuss new publications and make recommendations for Christmas gifts. The Tallahatchie Arts Council will furnish a light lunch beginning at 11:30 AM.