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Fossils, rocks, gems and minerals are the focus of the annual Fossil Road Show at the Union County Heritage Museum on Saturday, June 9, 2018, 10 – 2. There is something for all ages. The annual event brings out the paleontologists from across the state as well as the private collectors, treasure hunters and those […]
Join us June 9th for the Robert Clayton Festival on the courthouse lawn!! We will have lots of kids activities, including face painting, train and pony rides, touch a truck, and MORE! For the parents we have vendors, food trucks, and musical entertainment, including Paid In Full! Vendors and kids activities start at 10 am […]
Memorial Day is, officially, a solemn day of remembrance for everyone who has died serving in the American armed forces. Unfortunately, it has also become the three-day-weekend beginning of the summer holiday season. In 1968 Congress passed the Uniform Holiday Act which established five Monday holidays for federal workers. When the act became effective in […]
Veronica Mejia, a 2008 graduate of New Albany High School, visited the journalism class at NAHS on May 16. Veronica is in her last year at the University of Mississippi where she is a broadcast journalism major. She spoke with the journalism students about how she became interested in journalism and the classes she has […]
New Albany High School presented an ACT 30+ Club t-shirt to Molly Scott on May 9 for her recent success on the ACT. Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club. New Albany High School presented an ACT 30+ […]
Students at New Albany Elementary School participated in the Butterfly Project making approximately 1,500 butterflies that were displayed across the school representing the 1.5 million Jewish children that perished during the Holocaust. The Butterfly Project was inspired by the poem, “The Butterfly,” written by 12 year old Pavel Friedmann. Friedmann was born on January 7, […]
New Albany High School seniors Carey Beth Doyle and London Erby are the recipients of this year’s Clint Frazier Memorial Scholarship. Picture 1: Pictured l-r: Jeff McKeown, Tiffany Erby, London Erby, Michael Erby, and Amanda Martin Picture 2: Pictured l-r: Jeff McKeown, Stephanie […]
At the Union Co. Supervisors’ 5-21-18 meeting, the board awarded a scholarship, heard an appeal from a non-profit organization and approved travel for nine county officials to a convention. Board of Supervisors President, Steve Watson, awarded a $500 MAS college scholarship to London Erby, a 2018 graduate of New Albany High School. The Mississippi Association […]
In a practice drill last week at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County (BMHUC), local emergency crews honed their skills for dealing with a hazardous material (Hazmat) accident. The drill involved setting up a special tent-like structure at the southeast corner of the hospital campus and practicing using its equipment, which is specially designed to decontaminate victims […]
The Duke University Talent Identification Program (TIP) for 4th – 5th grade students is a nonprofit organization dedicated to serving academically gifted and talented students. Duke TIP works with students, their families, and educators to identify, recognize, challenge, engage, and help students reach their highest potential. To participate, students must have scored at the 95th […]
The annual meeting of the Union County Historical Society (UCHS) featured a program about the Chickasaw Indians, a native American tribe indigenous to north Mississippi. Mitch Caver, an author who has co-written a book about Piominko, an 18th century Chickasaw chief, spoke to the historical society members gathered for the society’s annual luncheon meeting, Friday, […]
The New Albany School Board approved the hiring of Buddy Hall as Head Baseball Coach at New Albany High School on Thursday, May 17. Hall served as Interim Head Coach this spring at New Albany High School “Coach Hall did a tremendous job of leading our players this past spring during a difficult time of […]
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