Entries by NEMiss.News

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 […]

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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 […]

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New Albany High School ACT 30+ Club gains three new members

New Albany High School recently presented ACT 30+ Club t-shirts to (l-r) Carley Jumper, Joseph Rutherford, & Taylor Willis for their recent success on the ACT.   Students who have a composite or subscore of 30 or more on their recent ACT are inducted into the club.                     Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany Schools

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Brown water: The cost of doing nothing will only get higher

Did we jinx NALGW? A little after midnight, early Tuesday morning October 10th, we posted a “Rant,” which lauded the work of New Albany Lights, Gas and Water (NALGW). We heaped special praise on the improvements in electrical service since Bill Mattox became the local utility’s manager seven years ago. About eight hours after we […]

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October Museum Moments to hear Faulkner biographer

Museum Moments will feature Dr. Robert Hamblin, writer and teacher,  on Thursday, October 19, at noon at  Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany talking about the latest biography on William Faulkner, Myself and the World Hamblin, a north Mississippi native, has spent a career working with the Brodsky Collection, the premier collection of the life and work  of […]

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Ten NAES students win gift cards for perfect attendance during September

A gift card drawing was held for New Albany Elementary students who had weekly perfect attendance for the month of September. Students receiving the Walmart gift cards from Principal Jamey Wright were, in no particular order, Collins Young, Jaycee Reed, Emiliano Contreras, Leslie Castelan, Cade Pipkin, Bryson Heaton, Delvonta Crayton, Jackson Howard, Morgan Pierce, and […]

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Maybe we can just pretend it’s tea…

It helps to pretend it’s tea. If you live in New Albany, you’ve had that sinking feeling when you turn on the tap and what you see pouring out does not remotely resemble potable water.  We at NAnewsweb.com had a really bad day of it on this past May 12th. Knowing that this was a […]

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