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Grinding out copy in a typically grubby newsroom in Miami Beach, Florida, one morning in 1975, I was writing a story about Chuck Hall, Miami Beach’s colorful mayor, who was never boring, but I was bored with writing. Dennis Feola, a Jewish-Italian reporter from Brooklyn, rescued me when he breezed in and said, “Let’s go […]
New Albany, MS- Terry Johnson, county administrator for Union County since 1999, will retire at the end of this month, June 2016. However, he will continue to handle much of the same duties for Union County. Here’s the deal: Johnson has served as an employee of the State of Mississippi for 33 years. He served […]
New Albany, Mississippi- New Albany and Union County fire personnel recently attended the annual Mississippi Fire Chief’s/ Firefighter’s Conference in Natchez. Members from several county fire departments, along with city representatives, attended the three-day conference. Two of our own were nominated and elected into the State Associations’ leadership roles: Steve Coker, New Albany Fire Chief, […]
New Albany, MS-Following the recent release of their Patriotic song, “I Will Stand,” popular trio Allegiance is proud to announce the I Will Stand Tour. This special tour finds them teaming up with Country Music Legend, T. Graham Brown, SGMA Hall of Fame member, Nick Bruno, Patriotic organization Helping a Hero and Ben Graham Productions of […]
New Albany, MS-Fossils, the history of fossil collecting, great specimens, gems and minerals will all be at the annual Fossil Road Show in New Albany this Saturday, June 11 at the Union County Heritage Museum from 10 until 2. The ancient past is set in stone in Union County and the region , and the […]
New Albany, Mississippi- A month ago the New Albany aldermen approved the purchase of four special bicycles for the police department, which have arrived and gone into service. The purchase was recommended by Police Chief Chris Robertson. The heavy duty bikes, complete with flashing blue lights, will be used for patrolling the Tanglefoot Trail and the […]
Friends of the Library sponsored Luncheon with Books will be held Tuesday, June 21, at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library in New Albany. Mississippi author Julie Harrison Wallace will review her debut novel Rhoda: the Damsel. This is the fictional story of Rhoda cited in the Bible in Acts 12. A light lunch will be […]
New Albany, Mississippi-Although it had rained much of the day and rain clouds threatened throughout the evening, an estimated 500 people attended the first Levitt AMP Concert Saturday night. While many listened from their cars in the early part of the show, most ventured out when the headliner act, Alvin Youngblood Hart’s Muscle Theory, took […]
One of Mississippi’s top markets, the Union County Master Gardeners’ Biscuits & Jam Farmers’ Market kicked off a new season this morning on the banks of the Little Tallahatchie River in New Albany. The weather was not 100% cooperative, but we all know that a little rain cannot dampen the enthusiasm of farmers, gardeners or […]
Thad Mueller was honored Tuesday afternoon for more than a decade of service as attorney for the Union County Board of Supervisors. He was appointed as board attorney during the autumn of 2005, following the death of Lester F. Sumners. A former president of the Mississippi Bar Association, Sumners served as board attorney for more […]
New Albany, Mississippi- What’s happening? This year New Albany was one of only 15 communities nationwide to win a Levitt AMP grant that will bring a 10-week music series to the Park Along the River in downtown. Along with support from the city, Main Street Association, sponsors like Sugarees Bakery, A2H Architects, BNA Bank, ASI […]
Memorials and remembrances are very personal things. My father has been dead for over twenty years. I still miss him–sometimes acutely, such as whenever a children’s choir is singing or at Christmas or whenever I drive past what looks to be the “perfect” fishing lake. My husband also loved my father, which is one of […]
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