Entries by NEMiss.News

Tallahatchie Riverfest Announces 2015 Line Up-UPDATED

NEW ALBANY, MS – July 23-Festival organizers are hoping to improve upon the success of last year’s Tallahatchie Riverfest, New Albany’s signature fall festival which generally falls on the last weekend of September each year. This year’s festival will be September 25th and 26th falling on the birthday of William Faulkner (September 25th) the date […]

Speed is not primary goal of courthouse dome restoration

The restoration currently underway of the roof and copper dome of the Union County Courthouse will cost over half-a-million dollars. The courthouse building is 106 years old, its construction having been completed in 1909. We have not been able to confirm a figure about the 1909 construction cost, but those willing to guess seem sure […]

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iPad Launch at New Albany High School

New Albany High School is pleased to announce their first annual iPad roll-out. The NAHS 1 to 1 Digital Learning Initiative provides an iPad to every student in the school to keep in their possession throughout their high school career at New Albany High School. The student receiving the iPad and his/her parent or guardian […]

Biscuits and Jam Farmers’ Market: place to be Saturdays

New Albany’s Biscuits & Jam Market is in full swing this time of the year.  Plan to arrive pretty early on these Saturday mornings if you are “hunting” specific locally grown prizes, as the competition can be stiff. Fresh produce, crafts and delicious homemade food are all to be had on the banks of the […]

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Book Review for Middle Readers

A Book Review Just for Middle Readers! Thursday, July 23 2015 at 10:00 am Jennie Stephens Smith Library, New Albany Katherine and Margaret King will review their new book for middle readers, The Backyard Campout. All elementary students are invited to attend!

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Holley Muraco, animal trainer/researcher featured at Museum Moments

Museum Moments on July 23, 12 noon at the Union County Heritage Museum will feature animal trainer and researcher Holley Muraco who has dedicated her life to animals and has worked with them in many capacities including zookeeper, animal trainer, stage performer, veterinary services, TV personality and researcher. Close “friends” with killer whales, dolphins, walrus, […]

New Albany aldermen act to get Parkview work underway

The planning and zoning committee of the New Albany Board of Aldermen met Thursday, July 9th, and acted to restart a stalled residential subdivision development. During that Thursday meeting the zoning committee gave final approval to the plat for the new Parkview subdivision on Bratton Road. City Attorney Regan Russell said the matter did not […]

Union County deputy circuit clerk accused of voter fraud

Rhonda Wilhite Dowdy, Union County deputy circuit clerk, was arrested on July 6, 2015. According to information from Attorney General Jim Hood’s office, she is accused of  voter fraud. The charge is connected to alleged alteration of a voter’s address to make it appear that the voter lives in Union County. This was allegedly done […]

New Albany aldermen meeting, July 7, 2015

New Albany, MS-It was not the least productive city board meeting this reporter has ever observed, but it was the least productive I’ve seen in New Albany. That’s an opinion. For the rest of this article, except where clearly labeled as opinion, we will try to emulate the Fox news people and keep it “fair […]

New Albany is being cited on many “Top List of…” lists

New Albany’s aggressive marketing efforts are resulting in considerable attention from a genre of websites that deal in lists — lists of places, things, foods, etc. The content is usually shallow and the advertising and links too numerous to count. Be warned: you are likely to find yourself in an endless labyrinth of links completely unrelated to […]