Entries by NEMiss.News

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New Albany High School hosts Camp Freshman

New Albany High School hosted its annual “Camp Freshman” on Friday, July 31. “Camp Freshman” began more than ten years ago to give the rising freshmen an opportunity to get familiar with the new campus, their teachers, and administration.  Teachers, staff, and senior mentors helped organize and prepare for the event and then coordinated the […]

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New Albany School District orients new teachers

The New Albany School District hosted an orientation for its new teachers on July 30 at New Albany Elementary School. Pictured are front row   l-r:  Celia House, NAES; Patrice Mason, NAMS; Elizabeth Day, NAES; Tara Blythe, NAES; Jessica Garrett, NAES; Katie Kidd, NASTUC; Jasmine Braddock, NAES; Stephanie Cayson, NAHS; Cassie Allred, NAHS; Mandy Crawley, NAES; […]

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New Albany Zoning Board acts quickly

The New Albany zoning board meets monthly, usually the first Monday of each month before the New Albany board of aldermen meeting the following day;  its August meeting was held on the evening of Monday, August 3rd, 2015, at the New Albany City Hall. The zoning board dispensed with the reading of the minutes of it’s […]

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TRP auditioning actors for one-act plays

Hello, On Sunday afternoon, August 9th, in the Magnolia Room (beside the theater) at the Magnolia Civic Center at 2 PM, the Tallahatchie River Players will hold auditions for the one act play winners from the 2014 William Faulkner Literary Contest. There are 3 roles, 1 male & 1 female in their late teens/early 20s […]

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George Washingtons spy ring: Luncheon with Books August 18

New Albany’s Luncheon with Books will be Tuesday, August 18 at the Jennie Stephens Smith Library. Linda Everett will review Brian Kilmeade’s  George Washington’s Secret Six:  The Spy Ring That Saved the American Revolution. George Washington realized he couldn’t defeat the British with military might, so he recruited a top secret group to infiltrate New […]

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Tallahatchie River Youth production: Robin Hood

  Robin Hood, in one form or another, has been inhabiting the woods of England since the late 14th century, living his adventures in oral tales, ballads and eventually in written stories. He’s had myriad homes, Loxley, Wakefield and York among them; he has been called Robert (Robin/Robyn) Hode, Hude and Hood. He may have […]

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Park Along the River improvements to produce ‘century ride’

Improvements are currently underway at the Park Along the River for area walking and cycling enthusiasts. Construction will include new lighting and lengthened track space.   The lighting improvements will include an additional 24 new street lights along the street leading from West Bankhead to the tennis complex located just a few hundred yards west […]

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Two local businesses targeted by typical burglars

An experienced district attorney told us decades ago that the notion of the “brilliant criminal mind” rarely occurs anywhere but in fiction. He said most of those appearing before the criminal courts are on the dim side of the intelligence scale, and he added,”and they damn sure have no interest in honest labor.” The truth of […]

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Back to school bus safety

School buses are the safest form of highway transportation according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. “Our main concern is always safety,” said Lecia Stubblefield, Director of Transportation.  “We maintain our buses to a superior condition and our drivers are trained annually in safety.” The New Albany School District needs the help of everyone in […]

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For Union County School District, “good” is not good enough

This year, as in several years past, the Mississippi legislature failed to fully fund public education as required by law. Yet during those same years the Union County School District has added many new extracurricular activities, has made several improvements and additions to school facilities, has avoided laying off any teachers and has improved aggregate […]

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