Entries by NEMiss.News

B2B Luncheon to hear new workforce development plan for local area

The next installment of our B2B Luncheon Series, sponsored by Toyota Motor Manufacturing Mississippi, is scheduled for Thursday, August 17, 2017, in the Magnolia Room of the Magnolia Civic Center. The program will be provided by Mr. Bill Renick, WIA Director for Three Rivers Planning and Development District. He will bring exciting news concerning a […]

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Eudora Welty work to be the topic of August Museum Moments

“Serious Daring” Mississippi and Beyond, by Eudora Welty,  is the topic of the August Museum Moments on Thursday, August 17, 12 noon at the Union County Heritage Museum. Dr. Elizabeth Crews, Ph.D., Blue Mountain College teacher and Welty Scholar and Assistant Editor of the Welty Review, will talk about the Mississippi writer’s work and life. Museum […]

Single vehicle accident damages downtown New Albany building

A one-vehicle accident at about 8 a.m. Sunday morning damaged a downtown New Albany building and sent the driver to the emergency room at Baptist Memorial Hospital. The extent of the driver’s injuries is not known, but they are not believed to be life-threatening. The driver of a 2002 Chevrolet Blazer SUV told police she […]

PSC passes “Hire Mississippi” rule to increase business opportunities for MS-based companies

In 2016 alone, approximately 70% of operation and maintenance contracts of Mississippi public utilities went to out-of-state companies while only 30% stayed in Mississippi. On August 1, 2017, the Mississippi Public Service Commission unanimously passed the “Hire Mississippi” rule, a measure designed to bring more Mississippi-based companies to the market of utility contracts. The rule, […]

Jennie Stephens Smith Library News: June & July 2017

This month there is big news at the library. New LED lighting has been installed. The Union County Library Board used some of the funds from the Elaine Platek inheritance, and the Union County Board of Supervisors paid for the installation. We appreciate the work of Tim McCraw and his crew from T and M […]

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Maggie Jo Everett Takes Part in National Youth Leadership Forum

Maggie Jo Everett, a sophomore at New Albany High School, participated in the National Youth Leadership Forum (NYLF) on Medicine from July 22-30 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Outstanding high school students from across the nation took part in this unique career development opportunity. The forum sessions were held in nine cities across the United […]

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New teachers for New Albany Schools 2017-1018 introduced

The New Albany School District hosted an orientation for its new teachers and administrators on July 31 at New Albany Elementary School. Pictured are front row   l-r:  Laketia Petty, Calli Broom, Samantha Wood, Nicole Freeman, Lauren Stanford; back row l-r: Craig Meadows, Luke Tentoni, Nathan Waycaster, Chris Vineyard, Chris Moody, Shane Ard, Evan Pounds, Brett […]

The Art of the Possible: Time to stand and deliver

This spring’s New Albany municipal elections were characterized by a lot of money spent and a lot of promises made. Record sums were spent on signs and brochures and advertising. Much of the money came from the pockets of the candidates and their families, but considerable amounts of campaign money came from outside the community. […]