Entries by NEMiss.News

Culvert installation in downtown ditch promises bike trail extension

New Albany, MS- Work is nearing completion of a construction project in downtown New Albany that will turn an unhealthy eyesore into an additional recreational asset. Workers and equipment of Paul Smithey Construction Company of Tupelo have nearly finished installation of a large culvert in a 550-long open storm ditch that has run directly behind New […]

Cracker Barrel files plans with city of New Albany

New Albany, MS– Cracker Barrel has filed plans for a New Albany location with the city zoning authority. The plans filed Tuesday, Oct. 4,  at city hall are for a new Cracker Barrel Old Country Store near the intersection of Interstate 22 and Highway 30 in New Albany. Access to the new restaurant will be […]

Presley approves new solar farm

New Albany, MS- Construction is well underway on a new “solar farm” on the west side of New Albany. SR New Albany, LLC is investing about $3.7-million to build the facility that will include around 6,600 solar panels. The facility is being constructed on 30 acres of land on the south side of Highway 30 and immediately […]

County supervisors award bridge contract

New Albany, MS– A contract to build a new bridge on County Road 137 was awarded Monday by the county board to a Panola County company. McBrideCo, LLC, was one of seven contractors to bid on the new bridge when the bids were initially opened  at the September 26th meeting of the Union County Board […]

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NAES first graders learn about careers involving animals

New Albany, MS -First grade students at New Albany Elementary School recently learned about careers that involve animals. This special career event was held on Thursday, September 29.  Students rotated through several stations to learn about various careers and understand how these individuals work with animals in their daily jobs.  These students had recently completed […]

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Luncheon With Books to hear Karl Rove book discussed

Tuesday, October 18, Friends of the Library will sponsor Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Joe Marshall Davis will discuss The Triumph of William McKinley: Why the Election of 1896 Still Matters by Karl Rove. The 1896 political environment was similar to the political environment of today: growing immigrant […]

Rear-ender sends emergency equipment scrambling

New Albany, MS– Ambulances from Baptist Hospital and New Albany firemen were sent scrambling late Saturday afternoon by a report of a car, possibly afire with passengers trapped in the vehicle. There was no fire, and no one was trapped in a burning vehicle. A relatively minor “rear-ender” automobile accident on East Bankhead Street, near Beasley Funeral Home, […]

SkyWatcher Alert: Have you heard about the Black Moon?

New Albany, MS– By now you may have heard or read some of the media hype about tonight’s “Black Moon.” In its rush to make everything special and give everything its own minute of fame (the 15 minutes we used to be promised is no longer possible), there have been more words than are merited […]

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NAES receives Dollar General Literacy Foundation grant

New Albany, MS —The Dollar General Literacy Foundation recently awarded New Albany Elementary School a $3,000 grant to support youth literacy.  This local grant is part of $4.5 million in youth literacy grants awarded to approximately 1,000 organizations across the 43 states that Dollar General serves. Given at the beginning of the academic school year, […]

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Five area Boy Scouts earn Eagle

Luke Bolen, Lewis Creekmore, John Davis, Eli Parks, and Tucker Shannon, members of First United Methodist Church Boy Scout Troop #17 have earned the honor of Eagle Scout, the highest rank that the Boy Scouts offers. These young men were honored in a formal Court of Honor ceremony at First United Methodist Church on August […]

Pouring “ahun” in New Albany

New Albany, MS- Ahun? What is ahun — A-H-U-N ? More than a few first-time readers of William Faulkner, especially those not from the American South, have gone in vain to their dictionaries to find the word. No luck. Not even in the big ten-pound unabridged Webster’s International Dictionary. It’s still not in the most […]

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Ollie Otter Teaches NAES Children to Buckle Up

New Albany, MS– Children at New Albany Elementary School now know about Mississippi’s booster seat law after a visit from a delightful furry mascot named Ollie Otter.  The law requires that children ages 4 – 7 must be in booster seats if they are under 4’9” tall or under 65 pounds. Ollie Otter says “You […]