Entries by NEMiss.News

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NAES Kindergarten accelerated reading awards

New Albany Elementary School recently honored the following kindergarten students for their success in the Accelerated Reading program during the 3rd 9 Weeks: 5 Point Club Lilly Voyles, Parker Hicks, Stephanie Nolen, Shaimer Parker, Cooper Wallis, Laden Winders, Owen Street, Samuel Ewing, Ava Swords, Gresham Melton, Kameron Carruthers, Austin Coleman, Ronald Smith 10 Point Club […]

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NAES Bullpup Pride awards for April 27th

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of April 27.  Pictured in no particular order are: Jakiria Jackson, Laken Garcia, Tin Dao, Kelsey Rutherford, Heidi Clayton, Landry Kent, Madison Phillips, Anyha Foster, Cieara Earl, Corina Delfin, Mackenzie Fooshee, Eduardo Lopez, […]

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Live @ noon on the Trailhead

Live @ Noon on the Trailhead Third Saturdays of April, May, June and July Come enjoy live entertainment, light appetizers by local restaurants, discounts for shopping and door prizes the 3rd Saturday of each month April 18, May 16, June 20, & July 18 from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the Tanglefoot Trailhead Plaza. […]

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NAES First grade accelerated reading awards

New Albany Elementary School recently honored the following first grade students for their success in the Accelerated Reading program for the 3rd 9 Weeks: 10 Point Club Danica Baker, Cadence Frain, Tylea Frazier, Anthony Jenkins, Angel Palmer, Alex Sanchez, Evelyn Urzua, Colt Rhea, Haylee Whiteside, Christopher Hale, Logan Hogue, Tristan Parker, Alex Tinajero, Caitlin Jones, […]

New Albany says good-bye, all in a morning’s work

A railroad bridge in downtown New Albany, believed to have been built more than 100 years ago, was removed in one piece Wednesday  morning, May 6. The bridge formerly carried trains of the old Ship Island, Ripley and Kentucky Railroad, a company originally chartered as the Ripley Railroad in 1874 by Colonel William Clark Falkner, […]

New Albany debate draws five congressional candidates

Five candidates for the vacant First Congressional District seat appeared in a debate forum Tuesday night, May 5, in New Albany. Columbus businessman Sam Adcock, Tupelo State Senator  Nancy Collins, Tupelo dentist Ed Holliday, Pontotoc attorney Walter Zinn and former Eupora Mayor Henry Ross answered questions for nearly two hours in the Union County Courthouse […]

A beautiful day to dance at a New Albany wedding

About 200 guests celebrated a wedding Saturday afternoon, May 2, in downtown New Albany. Jessica Stokes married Jason Kidd in a 4 p.m. ceremony performed by Rev. Tony Proctor. The party afterwards in The Basement, a recently opened venue immediately next door to the Tanglefoot Plaza, was probably the biggest party in downtown New Albany […]

Day Tripping: Columbus, Mississippi

Columbus, MS, is a good day trip destination from New Albany. In 2008,  the National Trust for Historic Preservation name Columbus one of its “Dozen Distinctive Destinations.” Founded in 1821, Columbus has a collection of antebellum homes second in number in Mississippi only to Natchez. These homes are showcased every spring with a pilgrimage that is […]

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NAES Bullpup Pride award winners for April 20th

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of April 20.  Pictured in no particular order are:  Landon Dallas, Cassandra Espinosa, Alika Montufar, Andrea Vargas, Mia Murillo, Alyssa Garcia, Malycia Braxton, Jordan Vaughn, Nick Aguero, Mekhi Johnson, Daijah Geyer, Macalynn Cameron, […]

First District Congressional hopefuls to debate May 5th

The geographic distribution of candidates and voters is an interesting facet of the special election to replace the late Congressman Alan Nunnelee. Multiple candidates from two counties in the district, and no candidate at all from the more heavily populated western part of the district, is noteworthy. The fact that there is not a single […]

UCDA annual banquet held Monday night in New Albany

Good food, good music, good speakers, a few laughs —  it was all there at the UCDA annual meeting. It may be a trite saying, but a really ‘good time was had by all.’ The Union County Development Association Annual Banquet was Monday night, April 27th, at the New Albany Middle School cafeteria.   The […]