Entries by NEMiss.News

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NAES Bullpup Pride Award Winners, February 1, 2016

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of February 1.                 Pictured in no particular order are: Cameron Coker, Colt Rhea, Sandler Syms, Anabell Clark, Angela Murillo, Karla Perez, Asiah Rogers, Evelyn Urzua, […]

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Museum Moments to feature tales of delta bear hunts

Museum Moments  on Thursday,  February, 18, at noon,  will feature the wild and wooly big delta bear hunts in the early 1900s as scribed by James T. McCafferty, a former New Albany resident now living in McComb . McCafferty’s latest book is called “The Bear Hunter:  The Life and  Times of Robert Eager Bobo in […]

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Methamphetamine: Poisoning lives and communities

  Chalk, Chrissy, Christmas tree, Crank, Crystal, Glass, Ice, Meth, Speed, Tina, Tweak, Uppers, etc.  No matter what name you use, Methamphetamine is a serious and growing problem for our community, our state and our nation. Chances are, if your life hasn’t been affected by a crystal meth addict yet, it will be. They are […]

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Board of Supervisors discuss Emerald lease, February 8, 2016

Work on a county-owned building to be leased by Emerald Manufacturing Company was discussed again at the Monday meeting of the Union County Board of Supervisors. The county bought the building, previously owned by Hickory Manufacturing, utilizing a million-dollar loan from the State of Mississippi. Emerald, a Seattle, WA, based furniture manufacturer, agreed to acquire […]

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Junior Auxiliary to hold charity ball

Please join us Saturday, Feb 6 at 7pm at Oaks Country Club for our second annual Winter Wonderland Charity Ball. Tickets are $35 each. Guests will enjoy a nice seated dinner and dancing to the sounds of local band Mississippi Moon.  Silent auction items include an autographed Ole Miss football, local artwork, a weekend trip to […]

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Condemnation proceedings dominate city board meeting

Continuing work by the City of New Albany to clean up dilapidated buildings was the dominant subject of the city board’s February 2 meeting. A house located at 625 Martin St. and another house at 831 Forest Heights were on the agenda for hearings relative to condemning the properties. Work to condemn the 625 Martin […]

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Agape Health Services to hold Valentine fundraiser banquet

It’s that time of year again. Agape Health Services will be holding their  second annual  Valentine’s Day Fund Raiser on Saturday, February 6, at 6:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in New Albany. Tickets are available now for $25. This year’s keynote speaker will be famed speaker and author, J.J. Jasper from American […]

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Supervisors approve Union County’s four year road plan

Roads, their maintenance and improvement, often the most conspicuous work of Mississippi Boards of Supervisors, were a major part of the Union County board’s Monday agenda. Every year county boards must, by law, adopt a four-year plan for work on county roads and bridges. The plan must be re-adopted every year and may change, according […]

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Bull Pup Pride Award winners, Januaryi 25, 2016

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of January 25.  Pictured in no particular order are: K-2nd Grade Students    Shuniyah Coleman, Victoria Rutherford, Rosa Valtierra, Joe Waldrop, Kameron Carruthers, Carl Smith, Mackenzie Deaton, Kemp Smith, Asiah Rogers, Joseph Flores, […]

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