Entries by NEMiss.News

Hello again, ‘Clerance’ old friend.

         Some things just work out so that everyone gets a piece of what they want. In politics, it’s called compromise; in city management it’s often called historic preservation and/or repurposing. In both cases, it arises from a commitment to doing what is best for the community being served.       […]

NAHS Announces New Head Boys’ Basketball Coach

  The New Albany School Board of Trustees has approved Robert Burdette as the new Head Boys’ Basketball Coach for New Albany High School (NAHS). NAHS will officially present Coach Burdette as the New Albany Bulldogs Head Boys Basketball Coach at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20th at the NAHS Media Center.  A Meet & […]

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My Banjo Story: Weston Stewart, 2011 National Champion

Weston Stewart, 2011 National Banjo Champion My banjo story: My mom has worked at Athens State University for the past 26 years and, as most of you know, Athens State is host to The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Conventions. I have attended this great convention, with my parents, every year that I can remember. […]

MS Bluegrass Championship in New Albany this weekend

For more than a decade, bluegrass musicians and fans from around the southeast have been coming to New Albany to play traditional music and to compete for more than $8,000 in prizes at the Mississippi Bluegrass Championships. Also known as “Down from the Hills,” the event was sanctioned by the Mississippi   Legislature in 2010 as […]

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Museum Moments to feature Chef John Stokes

Museum Moments on Thursday, May 21, will feature John Stokes, chef from Oxford , who is also will cook the Farm to Table dinner on Friday night at the music  festival kick off Farm to Table dinner. Stokes, an Oxford native, has spent the last twenty years cooking professionally in a variety of settings. He […]

New Albany threats being investigated by Tippah Sheriff

Update, Sunday evening, May 17th, The search for those responsible for making at least two telephoned  threats to two New Albany businesses Thursday has been narrowed to one Tippah County family. The telephoned threat of an AK-47 attack on the New Albany McDonalds came mid afternoon Thursday, May 15. The threat of a bomb placed […]

Live @ Noon delivers music, food and shopping fun

The Saturday weather was kindly for the free Live @ Noon event held on the Tanglefoot Plaza in downtown New Albany, Saturday, May 16th. Because it looked like it could rain at any minute, musician and song writer Stephanie Jackson’s two hour performance was moved inside ACs Coffee Shop. But it didn’t rain. ACs double […]

MS Blues legend BB King dies

BB King, who was born in Berclair MS, died peacefully in his sleep on May 14th, 2015. His daughter, Patty King, said Friday that her father had died in Las Vegas, where he announced two weeks ago that he was in home hospice care after suffering from dehydration. King himself had released a message to […]

Investigation of bomb threat, hoax calls is progressing

May 15, 2015  4:15 PM By early afternoon today, New Albany lawmen had recovered a cell telephone used to make several malicious “prank” threats yesterday evening, Thursday, May 14th. New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson told NAnewsweb.com his department started receiving calls from the mobile phone late Thursday afternoon. First the caller or callers threatened […]

Walmart back in business quickly after bomb threat (UPDATE)

  8:15 PM Update: Assistant New Albany Police Chief Clay Keener told NAnewsweb.com that the telephoned bomb threat to Walmart was called in directly to the New Albany Police headquarters, not through the 911 Emergency line. New Albany Police Department contacted the Walmart security office at the store and the building was quickly cleared per […]

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Bullpup Pride award winners for May 4th

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of May 4.  Pictured in no particular order are: Isaias Urzua, Brayden Bowman, Mason Hogue, Connor McCollum, Austin White, Abby Vetovitz, Kellisia Amos, Coliee Boyd, Lacey Jackson, Bin Dao, Catherine Vazquez, Jana Faith […]