Entries by NEMiss.News

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Tallahatchie River Players announce youth auditions for Robin Hood

TRP’s Auditions for the Youth Production of ROBIN HOOD Sunday, May 3, 2015 at 2-5 p.m. Ladies Building New Albany Fairgrounds Eligible Candidates: Students who are currently in5th Grade-8th Grade Characters Needed: 8 Male & 8 Female (minimumspeaking parts); Extra Non-Speaking & Short Line Parts include Merry Men, Villagers, & Guards Rehearsal Dates: Monday, Tuesday or […]

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NAMS students participate in math tournament

Hayes Richey, Logann Cossey, Maria Favela, and Meredith Prescott represented New Albany Middle School in the Mississippi Council of Teachers of Mathematics Junior High Math Tournament held recently at Northeast Mississippi Community College. Logann Cossey placed fourth in 7th grade and Maria Favela placed first in 8th grade.   Maria competed at the state competition […]

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NAHS Beauty Review

New Albany High School held its annual beauty review on March 28, 2015.  Morris Kelly Clayton was crowned Most Beautiful and Seth Male was named Most Handsome. Beauties included Sarah Gaines, Payton Robbins, Tashiunna Judon, and Lauren Paige Hamilton. Beaus included Parker Nail, Jack Cooper, Austin Heard, and Jarel Lipsey. Spirit of the Pageant winners […]

Intermittent power failure resolved late Wednesday

Much of New Albany was plagued by intermittent power failures lasting almost six hours the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, April 15th. Officials of New Albany Light, Gas, and Water (NALGA) said the system began experiencing problems around 4:30 in the afternoon Wednesday. The outages affected a large part of the NALGW service area stretching […]

“Let ’em up easy” attitude died with Lincoln

Mississippi writer Shelby Foote told of visiting Mary Forrest Bradley in her Memphis home sometime during the 20 years he worked on his three-volume history of the Civil War. Mrs. Bradley was the granddaughter of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the fabled Confederate general who grew up near here in what is now Benton County. Foote said he […]

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Presley Appointed to National Group’s Natural Gas Committee

JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI (April 14, 2015)  Commissioner Brandon Presley was appointed to the Committee on Natural Gas for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, or “NARUC.” “I am truly honored to serve on the NARUC Committee on Natural Gas. This appointment will allow me to make Mississippi’s voice heard nationally and further advance efforts to […]

VIP Cinema Seating announces expanding operations in New Albany

Jackson, Miss. (April 14, 2015) – Movie theater seating manufacturer VIP Cinema Seating is expanding its operations in New Albany, Miss. The project represents a corporate investment of $2 million and will create 50 new jobs, bringing employment at the company to approximately 350. “Mississippi’s furniture industry, one of the state’s largest manufacturing sectors, has […]

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NAES Bullpup Pride winners for April 6, 2015

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of April 6.  Pictured in no particular order are:  Pablo Garcia, Julianne Littlejohn, Jackson Thompson, Ruben Vera, Laura Brevard, Christian Fonseca, Isaiah Jones, Jena Blades, Jennifer Tirado, Avie Bryan, Levi Hall, Abby Taylor, […]

Attendance much higher for this year’s Home and Garden Show

A record number of visitors attended the seventh annual New Albany Home and Garden Show. The two-day event’s sponsors, the Union County Master Gardeners, said 2,800 people visited this year’s show, an increase of about 1,000 over the 2014 attendance. Weeks of planning and work, interesting programs by popular speakers, expanded exhibits and good weather […]

Rarely, the wheels of Justice turn a little faster

“The wheels of justice turn slowly…” An oft-quoted line and one that usually applies to the way business is done in city board meetings here and everywhere. Hundreds of state and federal statutes and court decisions must be observed. Board attorneys are consulted often and legal opinions are sometimes delivered at a future meeting. Public […]

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New Albany School of Career & Technical Education Names Outstanding Students

The following students have been selected as Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the third nine weeks at New Albany School of Career & Technical Education: Picture 1 Brandi Gann, Early Childhood II; Richard Winkles, Automotive Services II; Amber Schallock, Agriculture Environment and Digital Media II; Caroline Truemper, STEM; Leeta Prater, Oral & Electronic […]