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In 2010, the Kiwanis Club of New Albany began its Terrific Kids program at Myrtle. Monthly recognition is given to Terrific Kids in each K-3 class. The Terrific Kids are selected by their teachers for demonstrating a positive attitude, good character and responsible citizenship. The acronym Terrific names more of the characteristics needed to be […]
The New Albany High School chapter of National Honor Society inducted nineteen new members on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Membership in the National Honor Society (NHS) is one of the highest honors awarded to a high school student. The New Albany High School chapter of NHS has been active since 1972. At New Albany High […]
On Friday, May 5th, the EL students grades K-2 at New Albany Elementary performed for their peers and parents in a special Cinco de Mayo program. Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory of the Mexican Army at Puebla in 1862. The school event was filled with music, elaborate costumes, and dancing! Following the program the students ate sopaipillas. […]
The Union County Board of Supervisors’ May 15 meeting worked its way through a 19-item agenda in just 35 minutes Monday morning. The speed is the more impressive when considering that three non-agenda items also came before the board, and that one of those consumed 15 of the 35 minutes. Although he was not on […]
American Legion members Larry Dykes and Bill Azlin talked Tuesday evening, May 10, at the meeting of Porter-Henry-Lowery Post 72, the local chapter of the American Legion. Meetings of American Legion Post 72 are being held at the Ladies Building of the Union County Fairgrounds while the post’s Herbert A. Morgan War Memorials Building is undergoing […]
UPDATED: 8:05 PM: Fast, well coordinated action by the Union County Wrecker Service and the New Albany Police Department had the wrecked truck towed away and traffic on I-22 back to normal within an hour of the time of the accident. The truck driver was not injured Original post: 6:45 pm, Friday, May 12th. For […]
The Annual Meeting of the Union County Historical Society is set Friday, May 19, 12 noon at the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church on Bankhead Street. Guest speaker for the event is Ted Ownby, Director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture who will be talking about the just published […]
Kim Ware, a high school English teacher at New Albany High School, was called upon by National Education Association Member Benefits (NEAMB) to relate to the world the many rewards of teaching. She was one of four member teachers from across the United States to be featured in a video celebrating the impact of teachers […]
Local fire departments got some unexpected on-the-job training yesterday, May 10th, as a result of their participation in the clearing up of a chemical spill on I-22. New Albany Fire Chief Steve Coker, who is also Union County fire commissioner, said equipment from city and county volunteer fire departments was used yesterday to transport 35,000 gallons […]
If you have been told you have “a way with words” you may wish to consider entering the 2017 William Faulkner Literary Contest. Entries are accepted in several categories, there is no entry fee, and over $5000 in cash prizes will be awarded. Entries must have been previously unpublished, and can be made on-line. Authors […]
May 9, 2017, Kiwanis Club of New Albany awarded scholarships to 10 Union County and New Albany High School seniors. Front Row: J Pullman, Kiwanis VP; Heather Smith, Myrtle; Joanna Moffitt, Myrtle; Pierre Lenoir, New Albany; Paige Hall, Ingomar; Jackie Ford, Kiwanis scholarship chairman Back Row: Kallie Roberts, East Union; Mackenzie Armstrong, New Albany; Madison […]
The New Albany School of Career & Technical Education hosted “Career & Technology Day” on Friday, May 5 on the campus of New Albany High School. Career and Technology Day began as Technology Day in 2009 to expose high school students to the technology used in industries and careers in the northeast Mississippi area. The […]
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