Entries by NEMiss.News

New Albany to Bring Back an Expanded Freedom Fest Celebration

NEW ALBANY, MS – New Albany will have a new event this summer with the reintroduction of the New Albany Freedom Fest which will be held at Park Along the River in Downtown New Albany on Saturday, June 27th. After a hiatus of a couple of years, New Albany Tourism and other community groups like […]

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NAHS Names Star Student and Star Teacher

Kristen Olson has been named as a STAR (Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student for the 2014-2015 school year by the Mississippi Economic Council’s M. B. Swayze Educational Foundation, sponsor of the STAR program. The New Albany High School senior will be honored during the annual Education Celebration on April 30 at the Jackson Convention Center in […]

New Albany Revamps Down from the Hills Bluegrass Festival

NEW ALBANY, MS – Changes are in store for the city’s Down from the Hills Bluegrass Festival and Mississippi Bluegrass championships this year. The festival is scheduled for May 22nd and 23rd, 2015 For more than a decade, bluegrass musicians and fans from around the southeast have been coming to New Albany to play traditional […]

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NA Career & Technical Students in State Competition

The TSA (Technology Student Association) State Competition was held in Jackson, MS on March 16-18.  Pictured l-r are students from the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education that attended the competition: Wesley Massey, Clay Hicks, Anslie Childers, Anna Kat Tate, Ellie Clark, Destin Bryant, Nick Isbell, Alex Bryant, Seth Devaughn, Chris Thomas, & Joseph […]

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Bullpup Pride Winners of March 16, 2015

The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of March 16.  Pictured in no particular order are:  Jake Whitt, Braden Robinson, Promise Taylor, Haley Rogers, Alyssa Newsom, Alea Hudson, Sylvie Russell, Abby Taylor, Jonathan Tovar, Dajahira Zuniga, Kyleigh Gibbs, Tiffany Hall, […]

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NAHS Early Childhood Students

Early Childhood students from the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education participated in the State FCCLA Competition in Jackson, MS on March 4, 2015. Pictured l-r:  Brooklyn Murry; Amanda Pace; Heather McMillen, 3rd place-Teaching Tool Event; Brandi Gann, 1st place-Storytelling Event; and Brooke Roberts, 1st place- Poster EventEarly

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NAHS Hosts Envirothon Training for North Region

New Albany High School hosted the North Region Envirothon Training Session on Saturday, February 28.  Students from New Albany, Desoto Central, Benton County, Vardaman, Oxford, and Millsaps Career & Technology Center-Starkville attended the event.  Participants rotated through four learning stations including forestry, wildlife, soils, and aquatics.  Agencies assisting with the training were:  U.S. Army Corps of […]

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Tallahatchie River Players Announce 2015-2016 Season

And now for the news….. Due to circumstances and musician availability, Hee Haw has been post pone until later this year, probably June. We are hoping to have an Improv show with the Laugh-o-liers… more on this soon!! The 2015-2016 TRP Board members are as follows: one year members – Client Reid, Natalie Bullard, Tina Barkely two year […]

Has Union Become a Two-Party County?

     A record number of candidates in 2015’s Union County elections have filed to run as Republicans.      Seventeen of the 54 candidates (over 30 percent ) seeking Union County offices this year are flying the GOP flag. However, it is hard to find a single candidate, Democrat or Republican, who is flying either party’s banner very high or with […]

March Rose Care with That Gardenin’ Guy

Roses can be high maintenance or they can be low maintenance. It just depends on what kind of roses you have and how many. Late February and early March is when serious pruning is done. The general rule of thumb is about the time that Forsythia starts to bloom or Presidents Day. I prune my […]

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New Albany Students Win at FBLA Northern District Conference

The Future Business Leaders of America Northern District Conference was held Friday, February 27, 2015, at Northeast Community College in Booneville, MS. Students from the New Albany School of Career and Technical Education competed in a variety of areas from Public Speaking to Entrepreneurship. The following students were recognized as winners at the district level. […]