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New Albany’s US Rep. Trent Kelly announces his 115th Congress committees

New Albany, MS – U.S. Representative Trent Kelly, R-Miss.  announced he will serve on two committees during the 115th Congress: the House Armed Services Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture.  Additionally, Kelly will serve as Chairman, Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations for the House Small Business Committee. House Armed Services Committee Rep. Kelly has […]

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Lady Bulldog signs with Itawamba Community College

NAHS Lady Bulldog soccer player, Cynthia Betancourt, signed to play with Itawamba Community College on November 4.   Pictured front row l-r:   Jeannette Betancourt, Cynthia Betancourt, Jose Betancourt; back row l-r:  NAHS Athletic Director Shane Sanderson, NAHS Assistant Coach Caryl Vogel, and NAHS Head Coach Bert Anderson.

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Yoga program benefits New Albany students, grant program

New Albany, MS- Paul Tate presented a yoga program to students in the After-school tutoring program at New Albany Middle School on Monday, January 9. In the yoga program, students learned about the health benefits of yoga and participated in a few basic exercises.   Physical education, health & fitness, as well as community collaboration […]

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NASTUC Center students learn life skills

Students at New Albany South Tippah Union County Behavioral Management Center (NASTUC) completed bird feeder projects on January 4-5, 2017. This hands-on project focused on integrating team work and collaboration into basic science and math skills.             BNA’s Hugh Tate stresses working, saving and giving to NASTUC studentsHugh Tate of […]

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Outstanding students named at Career & Technical School

The following students have been selected as Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the second nine weeks at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education: (in no particular order) Savannah Chen, Marketing; Casey Clark, Health Science II; Sara Grace Wise, Early Childhood II; Overton Johnson, Automotive Service II; Les Darling, Carpentry; Shannon […]

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Trump: a small chip off the Old Hickory block?

Comparing Donald Trump with Andrew Jackson is currently a popular pursuit. Is the incoming 45th President of the United States similar to the 7th President, will he govern in the same style? Is that possibility a good thing or a bad thing? We will not attempt a detailed comparison here. Our readers have already heard […]

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Local Miracle aids the New Albany Police Department

New Albany, MS- Miracle Hurd, a local New Albany child, delivered a box containing an additional $1,977 in contributions Thursday afternoon, January 12th, to New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson. She and her mother first contacted Chief Robertson in August of last year. The Hurds said a dream had inspired the seven-year-old to raise money for […]

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Union County election commissioners sworn in

New Albany, MS- The five election commissioners for Union County took their oaths of office for a term of four years at the county courthouse, Tuesday morning, Dec. 10. They were sworn in by Circuit Clerk Phyllis Stanford. Wes Creighton took the oath as an election commissioner for the first time. He was elected in […]

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People in the Spotlight 2017

This post will contain photos about New Albany/Union County people published in the NAnewsweb.com’s SPOTLIGHT position during 2017. Photos on this post may be downloaded and printed at no charge, if desired, as can most photos posted on NAnewsweb.com. This ‘People in the Spotlight’ post will be archived, making it retrievable at any time by […]

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New Albany students learn skills with Gingerbread Blog Hop

  Christy Littlejohn and Susie Cobb’s New Albany Elementary School 1st grade participated in a Gingerbread Blog Hop.The first grade class was assigned to decorate gingerbread men, write a letter about our community, and mail the items to 20 classes. “Our students were very excited to receive the crafts in the mail from all across […]

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