Entries by NEMiss.News

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Special literacy training for teachers will help NAES students learn to read

©©Thirteen teachers from New Albany Elementary School (NAES) recently participated in literacy training, the BrainspringPhonics First© course, in Ripley.   This is an Orton-Gillingham-based training offered to teachers in districts participating in the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) by the Mississippi Department of Education’s Office of Special Education (MDE OSE). Thirty-six school districts throughout Mississippi participate […]

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MS No-Call App announced by MS Public Service Commission

Jackson, Mississippi (November 1, 2017) – Mississippians who are tired of annoying telemarketer calls and want to fight back have a new weapon in their arsenal.  Today the Public Service Commission unveiled their MS No-Call App for smart phone users. The app will allow Mississippians to register their landline and cell phones on the Mississippi […]

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NAHS October events: College Application Day, Reading Fair

College Application Day was held at New Albany High School on Wednesday, October 18.   About 185 college applications were completed for Northeast Mississippi Community College, Delta State University, Itawamba Community College, University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi State University, University of Mississippi, Jackson State University, and Mississippi University for Women. Several students, who had already applied […]

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NAHS student athlete speaks to Girl Scouts

New Albany High School student athlete Avery Grace Shaw spoke to Girl Scout Troop 23016 on Friday, October 20. Shaw, a senior and two sport athlete, told girls about the sports she had participated in over the years, as well as the time commitment and dedication it takes to play high school sports.  She told […]

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Ingomar Mounds event conjures thoughts of what might have been

The Union County Heritage Museum’s annual Ingomar Mounds event is an experience that helps puts things in perspective. It’s the site of a “platform” mound, now about 28 feet high, that was built by the “Indians” about 300 BC, during the prehistoric time archaeologists call the Woodland Period. Roger Rakestraw was there displaying part of […]

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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 […]

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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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