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Union County School District Scores High on PARCC Assessment

The 2014-2015 school year was certainly one of challenges for educators across the state. It was the first year that schools were assessed on the Common Core State Standards. How students were to be assessed was fairly unknown to teachers as Mississippi participated in PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) assessments […]

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Local man recalls his Chinook helicopter experiences

UPDATED: 12/20/2015 The story we posted a couple of days ago about a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter that made an  overnight stay near the West Union School triggered memories for a Union County man, who served with the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He wrote: “Your story about the Chinook helicopter that made an unscheduled landing […]

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NAHS Operation Warm Heart brings good news to district families

The annual “Operation Warm Heart” Christmas adoption program started by New Albany High School ten years ago was once again a great success. Each year, the electives department of NAHS heads up this operation by first “adopting” children within the New Albany School District through the Helping Hands agency. This year, 24 students from 10 […]

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Reception honors Jordan and Rakestraw for service to Union County

A retirement reception honoring two long-serving members of the Union County Board of Supervisors drew about 200 well-wishers Thursday afternoon. Board President and Third District Supervisor Danny Jordan and Fifth District Supervisor Benny Rakestraw were honored by their families and friends at the event in the second floor courtroom at the Union County Courthouse. Jordan […]

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People from all over the world “LOVE NA”

People from all over the world “LOVE NA” in new online promotional campaign… Israel, Romania, England, Canada, Tanzania, Thailand and even Hoboken, New Jersey will be featured in a new online promotional campaign for the city of New Albany which features people from all over the world who have visited the city. “I don’t know […]

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Chances of survival in emergency are better in Union County

If you are seriously ill or are injured, your chances of survival in Union County may be better than in any rural county in America. The reason is simple: quick access to emergency medical care. In July 2014 Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County opened its new $12-million emergency facility, which has 22 examination rooms, compared to […]

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Santa for the young and young at heart

The Northside Historic Garden Club brought Santa to the Union County Heritage Museum on Saturday, December 12th. This annual event is a favorite with Union County families, who came to browse the museum shop, view the 175th anniversary photo exhibit about the Town of New Albany, enjoy a free snack and, of course, have a few […]

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Christmas in Cotton Plant

Christmas in Cotton Plant is a local Christmas Holiday tradition for many families. With the purchase several years ago of an inflatable Grinch, an “obsession-collection” was begun. Christy and Steven Paul were not satisfied with a display of lights…they wanted a 3-d look. They are now the owners of America’s largest collection of inflatables, currently […]

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Authorities identify pedestrian killed on I-22 in New Albany /Updated

Authorities have identified the pedestrian struck and killed about 10 p.m. Tuesday night, Dec. 8th, on Interstate-22 as Terry Biggs. Biggs, a 55-year-old African-American male, is believed to be a local resident. He was struck by multiple vehicles while walking on the traffic lanes of I-22, near the New Albany Sportsplex.  Eastbound traffic on I-22 was […]

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