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Mississippi writer Shelby Foote told of visiting Mary Forrest Bradley in her Memphis home sometime during the 20 years he worked on his three-volume history of the Civil War. Mrs. Bradley was the granddaughter of Nathan Bedford Forrest, the fabled Confederate general who grew up near here in what is now Benton County. Foote said he […]
JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI (April 14, 2015) Commissioner Brandon Presley was appointed to the Committee on Natural Gas for the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, or “NARUC.” “I am truly honored to serve on the NARUC Committee on Natural Gas. This appointment will allow me to make Mississippi’s voice heard nationally and further advance efforts to […]
Jackson, Miss. (April 14, 2015) – Movie theater seating manufacturer VIP Cinema Seating is expanding its operations in New Albany, Miss. The project represents a corporate investment of $2 million and will create 50 new jobs, bringing employment at the company to approximately 350. “Mississippi’s furniture industry, one of the state’s largest manufacturing sectors, has […]
The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of April 6. Pictured in no particular order are: Pablo Garcia, Julianne Littlejohn, Jackson Thompson, Ruben Vera, Laura Brevard, Christian Fonseca, Isaiah Jones, Jena Blades, Jennifer Tirado, Avie Bryan, Levi Hall, Abby Taylor, […]
A record number of visitors attended the seventh annual New Albany Home and Garden Show. The two-day event’s sponsors, the Union County Master Gardeners, said 2,800 people visited this year’s show, an increase of about 1,000 over the 2014 attendance. Weeks of planning and work, interesting programs by popular speakers, expanded exhibits and good weather […]
Many volunteers were working, Thursday, April 9, to get ready for the annual New Albany Home and Garden Show, which starts at noon Friday. This is the seventh Home and Garden Show sponsored by the Union County Master Gardeners. This year’s theme is “Hats Off to Spring.” The show will take place Friday and Saturday, […]
“The wheels of justice turn slowly…” An oft-quoted line and one that usually applies to the way business is done in city board meetings here and everywhere. Hundreds of state and federal statutes and court decisions must be observed. Board attorneys are consulted often and legal opinions are sometimes delivered at a future meeting. Public […]
The following students have been selected as Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the third nine weeks at New Albany School of Career & Technical Education: Picture 1 Brandi Gann, Early Childhood II; Richard Winkles, Automotive Services II; Amber Schallock, Agriculture Environment and Digital Media II; Caroline Truemper, STEM; Leeta Prater, Oral & Electronic […]
The Good Samaritan Center partnered with the students in the 21st Century Community Learning Centers After School Enrichment class at New Albany Elementary School and members of Girl Scout Troop 23016 on March 24 to provide these young students the opportunity to learn more about the services the Good Samaritan Center provides, as well as […]
More than 200 households in rural Union County and a portion of Marshall County may get affordable natural gas service in the foreseeable future. The announcement was made Thursday, April 2, at New Albany City Hall by Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley, State Representative Margaret Rogers and Mayor Tim Kent. The authorization for New […]
Computing Technologies of New Albany has moved to a new location at 215 West Bankhead. It is the third location the full-service information technology (IT) company has occupied in the 13 years it has been in business here. The company held its grand opening at its new location Thursday, April 2. A number of local government and business […]
On Friday, March 20, 2015, students at NASTUC (New Albany South Tippah Union County Behavioral Management Center) belatedly celebrated National Pi Day. Pi Day is recognized among mathematics students, young and old, around the world on March 14. The Greek letter Pi () is used to represent the constant irrational number that is the result […]
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