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Political decisions: The stock and trade of government officials

The city board considered much routine business in its indecisive, four-hour meeting last week, but the sign ordinance and “speed bumps” were the memorable features. Two citizens appeared before the board asking that speed bumps be installed in their neighborhoods to slow down illegal, high-speed traffic.  Both said reckless speeding is a threat to public […]

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Blind man’s “buff” at the New Albany Best Western?

The last of three local women involved in a Thursday afternoon strong-arm robbery was taken into custody and charged today (September 9th). According to law enforcement sources, the three local women met up with and robbed the victim at the Best Western hotel in New Albany, then escaped from the premises.  Christina Baldon, age 23, […]

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Faulkner book to be topic of Luncheon with Books

As an event of the William Faulkner Literary Fest, Luncheon with Books at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library Tuesday, September 19, Faulkner’s  book Big Woods will be the topic. Dr. Kate Stewart, English Professor at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, will discuss Big Woods, which is the focus book for this year’s Literary Fest. The Union County Retired Teachers will […]

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IM&PC Cares: Lice, a common & recurring childhood problem

Editor’s Comment: Beginning today, NAnewsweb.com will feature periodic health-related articles courtesy of New Albany’s Internal Medicine & Pediatrics Clinic (IM&PC). Dr. Shane Scott will be doing much of the initial writing, with future assists from other medical staff personnel. Articles will cover a broad range of topics of interest and value to our community at […]

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Baptist Union County to offer free nutrition class for kids

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County will host a free pediatric nutrition class on September 13, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm in Café 200 located inside Baptist Union County. The purpose of the class is to provide children ages 5 to 12 years with educational information about nutrition and healthy food choices.  The class will also include […]

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Will no one rid New Albany of its troublesome sign hell?

At the conclusion of a four-hour meeting Tuesday evening, the New Albany Board of Aldermen decided not to decide. They missed another opportunity to free the city from sign hell. The city’s 2006 sign ordinance is a veritable hell that has caused the city’s aldermen much gnashing of teeth in recent years. The sign ordinance […]

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Excel class hears Holocaust survivor speak at Ole Miss

5th grade EXCEL students from New Albany Elementary School had the opportunity to meet and listen to a presentation from Holocaust survivor  at the University of Mississippi on August 30. Thanks, Melanie Shannon Public Relations New Albany School Marion Blumenthal Lazan is a well known and respected speaker on the subject of the Holocaust. She […]

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Local incident results in arrest of Baptist Hospital-Union County CEO

NAnewsweb.com became aware of an incident this afternoon, August 30th, which resulted in the arrest of Walter Grace, CEO of Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County. According to information from MobilPatrol, Mr. Grace was taken into the Union Count Sheriff’s Department at 2:45 PM and was released at 3:01 PM. Two charges were made in the incident: […]

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Union County rapist faces multiple charges in two counties

A violent rampage of rape and kidnapping in Union and Lee counties early Saturday morning will result in multiple felony charges against Louis Winston Scott. Scott, a 44-year-old Pontotoc caucasian, is currently held in the Lee County jail, charged with multiple felonies. Scott was recently paroled from the Mississippi Department of Corrections (DOC) after serving […]

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Time for New Albany aldermen to show common sense and courage

Frankly, I’m tired of writing about the badly flawed 2006 New Albany “sign ordinance” and its uneven, unfair enforcement. The newly reconstituted New Albany Board of Aldermen now has an opportunity to show common sense and courage. First, they should grant an incontestably worthy variance to the silly ordinance. Then, they need to do the […]

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