Entries by NEMiss.News

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NAHS students’ art on display at museum

The New Albany High School (NAHS) Art Show opened for public viewing Monday afternoon, May 2, and will remain open until the end of the school year. Art work from scores of NAHS students is on display at the Union County Heritage Museum at 114 Cleveland Street. The museum hosts the show each spring. This story will […]

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NAES Excel students host Project Fair May 2nd

The New Albany Elementary School EXCEL (Grades 2-5 Academically Gifted) students will host a Project Fair tomorrow (Monday, May 2nd) from 9 am – 1:30 p.m.in the PE Building.  This event is the culminating activity for the students’ projects throughout the year and will include project presentations regarding famous Mississippians, state projects, and research of […]

NAHS Class of 1966 holds 50th reunion: UPDATED

UPDATED  5-1-2016 with photo gallery. You may click to enlarge and/or download the NAnewsweb.com photos. The New Albany High School (W.P. Daniel) Class of 1966 held its 50-year reunion Saturday night at Tallahatchie Gourmet in New Albany.   They were posed for a class picture by New Albany photographer Darrell Iey, a class member.   50th […]

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NAHS Students Inducted in National Honor Society

The New Albany High School chapter of National Honor Society inducted twenty-nine new members on Monday, April 25, 2016.  Membership in the National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the highest honors awarded to a high school student.  The New Albany High School chapter of NHS has been active since 1972. At New Albany High […]

Tourism is seeking volunteers for Levitt concert series.

New Albany, MS- A wonderful opportunity has been given to New Albany and our surrounding area! We have been selected as one of the cities in the AMP-Levitt music series that offers 10 weeks of free music that is culturally diverse and entertaining. This event will bring people from far and near!  My name is Evelyn […]

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UCRW hear legislative update and announce May dinner meeting

The Union County Republican Women (UCRW) held their monthly meeting on April 25 with Senator Nickey Browning, Representatives Steve Massengill and Margaret Ellis Rogers providing a legislative update. The UCRW will meet again on May 23 with guest speakers Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James D. Maxwell and Hunter Foster of the Mississippi Federation of College […]

NAHS students performing with Grammy winning artist, Sam Mosley

Bluesman Sam Mosley of New Albany visited with visual and performing arts students at New Albany High School Thursday morning, April 28th. He sang and played his Gibson electric guitar and talked about music and the development of the blues genre with groups of students for about two hours. NAHS Teachers Mary Beth Muncie and […]

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Walter Johnson, congratulations and thanks!

Former Mayor Walter Johnson receiving the UCDA Citizen of the Year Award Monday night reminded me of some pictures of him I took a number of years ago, and I went searching for them. I have always liked these shots and do not believe any of them have been published previously. They were taken one afternoon nine years ago, […]

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NAMS presents an Evening with the Arts

Exhibits of visual, performance and musical art by gifted students created a temporary gallery Tuesday night, April 26th, in the New Albany Middle School Cafeteria. More than two hundred people enjoyed the “Evening With The Arts” event, 5 – 7  p.m. Refreshments were served as visitors looked at the visual arts displays and heard performances by Chorus, Band […]

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2016 Tobacco-Free Contest Winners for Grades 4-6

 The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi’s RAT® (Reject All Tobacco) program and the Mississippi Tobacco-Free Coalition of Union, Marshall and Benton recently awarded Leslie Garcia, a 5th grader at New Albany Elementary School, as the 4th-6th grade Runner Up Winner of the 2016 RAT 4-6 Calendar Design Contest. The 2016 RAT Calendar Design Contest was […]

Rep. Trent Kelly Newsletter: 4-22-2016

ACTIONS IN THE HOUSE Kelly Legislation Passes the House On Tuesday, the House passed H.R. 4332, the Maximizing Small Business Competition Act, which is the first bill I introduced in Congress. The goal of this legislation is to level the playing field and ensure small businesses have the tools they need to navigate and compete […]