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From the office of US Congressman Trent Kelly: WASHINGTON – The House Armed Services Committee approved H.R. 2810, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2018 by a vote of 60-1. The legislation authorizes the funds and the policies necessary to provide for the common defense. The NDAA provides for our troops, their […]
Mark your calendars and come audition Sunday the 9th at 2pm for the upcoming Tallahatchie River Player production of “Anne of Green Gables” in the Magnolia Room at the Magnolia Civic Center. Production dates are August 23-26th. We are working on doing some school productions also, but these are not finalized yet. If call backs are needed, we […]
This summer New Albany High School planned sessions entitled “Passionate People” as part of its 21st Century Community Learning Center’s summer programming. Through this youth development and character education series, middle and high school students are exposed to people who are passionate about their interests, hobbies, careers, or businesses. The third session of Passionate […]
New Albany city elected officials took the oaths of office for four-year terms Wednesday morning, July 5, in the board meeting room at city hall. Mayor Tim Kent was sworn in for his fourth term as mayor. Kent, a Democrat, had a strong Republican challenge during this spring’s election. Then First Ward Alderman Jeff Olson […]
Some local public employees worked during the Monday state holiday. The governor gave all 91,000 state and local employees an extra paid holiday Monday, July 3rd, a bonus day added to the regular Independence Day holiday. However, the Union County Board of Supervisors met as usual at 10 a.m. on the first Monday of the […]
UPDATED: 6:57 PM: NALGW manager Bill Mattox said electrical power to most customers was restored by shortly after 6 p.m. “All of our major circuits have been restored,” he said. “There are still customers without power, but we expect to have everybody back up before much later in the evening.” ORIGINAL POST: A late afternoon […]
MS Public Service Commission news release JACKSON, Mississippi – On June 28th, Mississippi Power Company notified the Mississippi Public Service Commission that it will immediately suspend lignite coal gasification operations at its Kemper County facility; the plant will continue operating as a natural gas plant. Last week, the Mississippi Public Service Commission moved to have Mississippi Power Company […]
Jackson, Miss.—Middle and high school students from around the state recently competed in the annual Transportation and Civil Engineering (TRAC™) Bridge Building Challenge at the Clyde Muse Center on the Rankin campus of Hinds Community College in Pearl. TRAC™ is an education outreach program of the Mississippi Department of Transportation and introduces students to a […]
Uncle Sam Band will perform in a benefit concert on July 1st at the Magnolia Civic Center here in New Albany. This is a benefit concert to help support local school band programs in the county and city schools. About Uncle Sam* Uncle Sam played their first paying gig in 1970. The band was started […]
Following a foot chase, Nigel Wooten, age 22, of Memphis, ended up at Baptist Memorial Hospital Union County Monday after fleeing New Albany Police Department (NAPD) officers. The incident began at around 12:30 p.m. when an NAPD officer attempted to stop the man on Interstate 22 for a traffic violation. The officer gave chase […]
Ben Jones, who coached at New Albany (then W.P. Daniel) High School, was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association (NHSACA) 2017 Hall of Fame on June 20th. His successful New Albany stint was Coach Jones’ last stop in a successful, multi-layered career of coaching, molding athletes, and serving in various associations. He […]
Although Friday night’s street dance was knocked out by rain, Saturday’s 2017 Freedom Fest events enjoyed good weather and good attendance. Under partly cloudy skies and temperatures about 80 degrees with low humidity, festival goers enjoyed an art show, carnival rides, food and music at the Riverview Stage in New Albany’s Park-Along-the-River. 2017 Freedom Fest […]
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