Entries by NEMiss.News

Guest professor to review Light in August at Luncheon with Books

New Albany, MS- Tuesday, September 20, Luncheon with Books will be held at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. This will be a literary event for the Faulkner Literary Fest. Kate Stewart, an English professor at the University of Arkansas, at Monticello, will review William Faulkner’s Light in August, which is the feature book […]

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New Albany High School announces September events

New Albany, MS- New Albany High School Open House has been rescheduled for Monday, September 19th from 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. so that students and parents can meet with teachers. Open House will be followed by College and Career Night at the career and technical center from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.  All students […]

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Annual Patriots’ Day program to be September 9th

The Cine will be the site of New Albany’s annual Patriots’ Day program. The program will be at noon Friday, September 9th, and is scheduled to be about 45 minutes long. The program, presented by the American Legion Post 72, will include music by John Hickey and a keynote address by MST (ret) Jim Stephens. […]

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Union County Board of Supervisors, September 6

Board of Supervisors September 6: The first September meeting of the Union County Board of Supervisors was delayed until Tuesday morning, September 6th, because of the Monday holiday. The board did routine business and heard a request from a local apartment complex that its assessed value be reduced. The supervisors: –Approved the minutes of their […]

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The RAT® Pack came to New Albany Elementary School

New Albany, MS– The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi’s fun and entertaining educational troupe performed LIVE with TERRANCE THE RAT for NAES 2nd and 3rd graders!  Jackson, Miss.—The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi sent out the Reject All Tobacco (RAT) Pack to New Albany Elementary School on August 18, 2016. The RAT Pack will be […]

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Ancient species causes New Albany power failure  

New Albany, MS- The power blackout that put half of New Albany in the dark, Friday night, Sept. 2, was caused by an animal species 25-million years old. A few minutes before 8 p.m. Friday night, the eastern half of New Albany and a large part of northern Pontotoc County lost electricity for nearly two […]

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New Albany High School Homecoming Court, schedule announced

New Albany, MS- New Albany High School has announced its 2016 Homecoming Court, as well as the schedule of events for Homecoming Week.      2016 NAHS Homecoming Court SCHEDULE OF EVENTS for the week of September 12 at New Albany High School: Parade: Thursday, September 15th at 6 p.m.  Downtown New Albany Community-Wide Pep Rally: Immediately […]

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MDOT’s travel assistance resources are helpful, free

 New Albany, MS – Mississippi Department of Transportation has provided this information for those traveling MS highways. While this article is directed toward fall activities, this information is good to know in highway emergencies and at times when travel conditions are questionable due to weather, construction, etc. Get Your Game On with MDOT Travel Resources Jackson, MS- […]

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Baptist health systems based in Memphis and Jackson announce collaboration discussions

New Albany, MS-  Baptist Memorial Health Care (Memphis, TN) and Mississippi Baptist Health Systems (Jackson, MS) consider Merging Operations. NAnewsweb.com received the following information on the afternoon of September 1, 2016, from Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis. JACKSON, MISS., AND MEMPHIS, TENN., Sept. 1, 2016—Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, (Mississippi Baptist) based in Jackson, Miss., […]

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