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Walmart Truck Drivers Raise $1,000 for New Albany High School

The New Albany transportation office has chosen New Albany High School to receive a $1,000 Walmart donation as part of Walmart’s commitment to education. Private Fleet truck drivers for Walmart – already among the safest drivers in the country – drove extra carefully during the week from July 22 through July 28, 2017. For every […]

Toyota concert celebrates 10 Years of Community and 1,000,000 Corollas

 BLUE SPRINGS, Miss. – Toyota is making Mississippi mobile. Beginning with furniture production more than a 70 years ago, the northeast corner of the state has a long history of manufacturing, and Toyota’s 2-million-square-foot facility continues the tradition. The state-of-the-art facility, nestled among the pastoral rolling hills in Blue Springs, has rolled almost one million […]

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New Albany Elementary School announces 2017 Reading Fair winners

The Annual Reading Fair was held at New Albany Elementary School on Thursday, October 19. The following winners were announced: Division A – Kindergarten – Individual Literary Fiction 1st Place: Wesley McLeroy 2nd Place: Kailey Harris Division B – 1stGrade – Individual Literary Fiction 1st Place: Heidee Sanford 2nd Place: Dawson Horn 3rd Place: Kate […]

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New Albany High School recognizes high achieving students

Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the first nine weeks at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education: (in no particular order) Chandler Crump (Automotive Service II), Citlaly Avila (Digital Media I), McKenzie Rhynes ( Drafting II), Collin Hughes (STEM), Tia Jones (Early Childhood II), Joshua Montgomery ( Microsoft Office Specialist), Elayna Ramsey (Engineering II), […]

Looks like a beautiful day for a wedding!

Two well-known New Albany residents were married Saturday evening, Oct. 21, in the Volunteer State. New Albany Fire Chief Steve Coker and Jada Hopkins were married in Saltillo, Tennessee. Saltillo, population estimate 503, is in Hardin County on the left bank of the Tennessee River, about 12 miles north of Savannah. Best wishes to the […]

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UCDA’s B2B Luncheon scheduled for October 26th

The next installment of our B2B Luncheon Series, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, is scheduled for Thursday, October 26, 2017, in the Magnolia Room of the Magnolia Civic Center. This event is free to UCDA Members and guests. The program will be presented by Kathryn Ragsdale and Emily Holland of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi […]

Tupelo’s boil water notice: caused by bad water or bad testing?

UPDATE:   Tupelo’s “Boil Water” notice was lifted on Saturday October 21st, with comments from officials indicating the problem stemmed from sampling errors, not from problems with the water itself.    People in Tupelo have been told that their drinking water failed a health test and are warned not to drink it straight from the tap. […]

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Museum to close before grand opening of new addition

Union County Heritage Museum will be closed several days in preparation for the grand opening of the new addition. The museum is normally closed on Mondays, so we will be closed on Tuesday, Oct. 24 through Nov. 2.   Regularly scheduled events will continue as scheduled, however beyond those events, the museum will be closed. Final touches on […]

New Albany High School students tour Toyota

Students in the Jobs for Mississippi Graduates program at New Albany High School participated in a student tour at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi on September 21. During the tour, students learned about the history of Toyota Mississippi and it facility, observed the manufacturing and production process, and learned about Toyota’s commitment to the community. Pictured […]

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New Albany School District Promotes National Dropout Prevention Month

October is National Dropout Prevention Month, a time to focus on increasing awareness of the long-term effects on students, the economy, and society when students drop out of school. National Dropout Prevention Month challenges our nation to become better informed about how to prevent students from dropping out of school. The New Albany School District […]