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Morris Kelly Clayton, a freshman at New Albany high school, has been named to the all-state tennis first team. The New Albany high school tennis team won their fourth consecutive state 4A title; Morris Kelly Clayton won the state 4A girls’ singles title, finishing 14-3. New Albany’s Christopher Shands and Trace Thompson were named to […]
One woman was killed about 5:30 PM Sunday, May 24th, when a tree fell during a rainstorm and struck an automobile on Highway 30 east of Highway 15. Two other occupants of the vehicle were injured. A power line broken by the tree was still down at about 10:30 PM Sunday evening. Identities of the […]
On May 11, New Albany High School golfer Zachary McDonald signed to accept a scholarship to play golf at Blue Mountain College. McDonald, in his senior year, was district champion, finishing in the top 10 at three tournaments. He led the New Albany High School golf team to a spot in the District One 4A […]
The Down From the Hills festivities ended with a free concert from The Cakewalkers and the Eisenhauer band. Saturday mid-morning began the 2015 MS Bluegrass Championship competition. […]
One-hundred-and-twenty diners enjoyed a unique al fresco meal Friday night on the Tallahatchie Bridge in New Albany. Not the one in Bobbie Gentry’s iconic song, but the bridge over the Tallahatchie River in the Park-Along-the-River. It was the first ever Farm to Table dinner, and was the kick-off event for the annual Down From the […]
The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of May 11. Pictured in no particular order are: Ashten Shorter, Silas McKinney, Sami Callahan, John Stacks, Mayes Prescott, Jesus Pedraza, Valeria Sanchez, Gabe Chapin, Austin Lepard, Kenia Ramirez, Daijah Geyer, Valeria Sanchez, […]
Some things just work out so that everyone gets a piece of what they want. In politics, it’s called compromise; in city management it’s often called historic preservation and/or repurposing. In both cases, it arises from a commitment to doing what is best for the community being served. […]
New Haven Center of New Albany hosted its annual noon fish fry for its friends and supporters Wednesday, May 20. About 200 people attended the annual event, which was held under a tent and a permanent outdoor shelter. Although clouds threatened rain at any moment, the rain held off from the time the luncheon […]
The New Albany School Board of Trustees has approved Robert Burdette as the new Head Boys’ Basketball Coach for New Albany High School (NAHS). NAHS will officially present Coach Burdette as the New Albany Bulldogs Head Boys Basketball Coach at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 20th at the NAHS Media Center. A Meet & […]
Weston Stewart, 2011 National Banjo Champion My banjo story: My mom has worked at Athens State University for the past 26 years and, as most of you know, Athens State is host to The Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Conventions. I have attended this great convention, with my parents, every year that I can remember. […]
For more than a decade, bluegrass musicians and fans from around the southeast have been coming to New Albany to play traditional music and to compete for more than $8,000 in prizes at the Mississippi Bluegrass Championships. Also known as “Down from the Hills,” the event was sanctioned by the Mississippi Legislature in 2010 as […]
Museum Moments on Thursday, May 21, will feature John Stokes, chef from Oxford , who is also will cook the Farm to Table dinner on Friday night at the music festival kick off Farm to Table dinner. Stokes, an Oxford native, has spent the last twenty years cooking professionally in a variety of settings. He […]
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