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New Albany, MS – About 50 people participated in a ground-breaking ceremony Thursday morning, July 2, for a major new addition to the Union County Heritage Museum. The event marks a major milestone for the project, which was first announced by the Union County Heritage Society in April 2011. The new structure of about 6,000 […]
As attention in our state turns (once again) to the state flag, a portion of which is the Confederate battle flag, voices are being raised over the topic of changing the Mississippi state flag. State Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn says the state flag has become “a point of offense that needs to be removed.” We […]
Workers from New Albany’s Lights, Gas and Water (NALGW) department did some high level work in a city park Tuesday, June 30th. A dead pin-oak tree, estimated at 130 feet in height, was taken down piece-by-piece by workmen using the city’s hybrid-powered bucket truck. The truck’s 65 foot lift, as mounted on the ten-foot high […]
Action early Tuesday morning, June 30th, by a New Albany convenience store worker called to mind a hit song from nearly 40 years ago. At around 5 a.m. the New Albany Police Department sent a unit to the B-Quik convenience store at the intersection of Highway 15 and Highland. The NAPD was responding to a call that […]
“Cadillac Funk,” a blues band fronted by Andrew Yurkow, will provide the entertainment at the Biscuits & Jam Farmers Market, Saturday morning, July 4th. Andrew “Cadillac Funk” Yurkow grew up in Indianola, in the heart of the Mississippi Delta. He formed the Cadillac Funk band in 2009. The band has built a strong following, and […]
All through the month of June, 2015, sky watchers have been treated to a dazzling display put on by Venus and Jupiter in the western sky at nightfall. As dusk turns into darkness, Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo the Lion, appears above Jupiter, aligned with Venus and Jupiter. We can see them […]
Mississippi Magazine, in its “2015 Best of Mississippi” awards, gives notice to New Albany and several New Albany businesses in 13 of its categories. Among business cited as first or second place in a “best” are George’s Restaurant, #2 fried chicken; AC’s Coffee, # 2 coffee; Van Atkins, #1 fine jewelry and the Biscuits and […]
Alphonzo Rachel is not unique, but he is rare. He is a black man who is becoming famous for his out-of-the-box brand of social/political thinking and humor, most specifically the ZoNation videos on PJTV.com. A musician, and the founder of Macho Sauce Productions (producing “right-minded entertainment”), he is swimming up-stream along with a few other […]
Several hundred people brought out their lawn chairs and homemade ice cream for a 4th of July celebration on the evening of Sunday, June 28th. The Community Choir Freedom Celebration took place at the Park Along the River, on the same performance stage used for the previous evening’s Freedom Fest Celebration. Singers and musicians […]
According to current estimates, the town of Blue Mountain in southern Tippah County has a population of 920. Nearly that many people gathered in the Blue Mountain city park Saturday evening, June 27 for the town’s “Fire On The Mountain” event. It being an election year, Tippah County politicians mingled with the crowd, and dozens […]
Very little rain and milder temperatures helped make New Albany’s 2015 Freedom Fest successful. Earlier in the week Freedom Fest organizers announced that the program of “First Hand” political speeches by state and local candidates would be moved inside to the Cine’ Theater because rains were expected during the day Saturday. However, Saturday rains amounted […]
Work moved forward this week on a new bridge that will carry Oxford Road across a large ditch that carries storm water to the nearby Tallahatchie River. Demolition work on the old bridge was completed early this week by Paul Smithey Construction Company of Tupelo. Workers and equipment of Steel-Con, Inc, the New Albany company […]
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