Entries by NEMiss.News

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NASTUC teachers receive training in alternative education initiatives

Teachers at NASTUC (New Albany, South Tippah, Union County Behavior Management Center) received advanced training in Odysseyware on October 9.  Odysseyware has supported Alternative Education initiatives in thousands of schools, districts and communities nationwide. Be it in alternative classrooms, schools-within-schools, alternative schools or second or last-chance schools, Odysseyware’s flexible and customizable curriculum can be utilized […]

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New Albany/Union County Christmas Parade 2015

Everyone loves a parade. Here are some random scenes from this year’s Christmas parade, which was organized by the Tallahatchie River Players and had for its theme: A Storybook Christmas. The winners in this year’s parade: 1st place was First Baptist Church 2nd place was Beulah Baptist Church 3rd place was the New Albany Girl […]

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Thank you for supporting New Albany: we made the Levitt AMP finals!

According to the Levitt AMP website, New Albany was number 7 in the community vote tally. That gets us into the final round where our proposal will be reviewed. Thanks to everyone for the support shown our community. THE NEW ALBANY PROPOSAL Official Name of Public Space The Park Along the River Site Address 217 […]

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The Islamic-Christian conflict, Part II: circa WWI

Most people in Union County, indeed most Americans, had given scant thought to Islam before September 11, 2001. Until then, for most people, Islam and its conflicts had been, as in the title of George M. Cohan’s World War I song, “Over There.” That all changed the morning Islamists hijacked four commercial airliners and used […]

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Children mauled by dogs Thanksgiving day

Two small children were mauled by dogs in separate incidents on Thanksgiving Day in rural Union County. Both children received treatment at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis. Union County Sheriff Jimmy Edwards said the first incident occurred on County Road 137 about noon Thursday when a three-year-old child wandered into a neighbor’s yard. The […]

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Baptist Union County accepts accreditation award

Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County department heads recently accepted a Joint Commission Accreditation Award on behalf of the hospital. Baptist Union County was recently named a Top Performer as part the Joint Commission’s Top Performer on Key Quality Measures® recognition program. The hospital was named a Top Performer in five categories: heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, […]

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Crossfit Fire Ant is new to New Albany. What is it?

Many people wonder what is Crossfit? They may have heard it’s exercise, torture, craziness, even a cult. To Sonny Norton, owner of Crossfit Fire Ant, it is the start of a new lifestyle. You see, Sonny was not always fit, not always an athlete. Suffering from childhood asthma and severe allergies, Sonny was not able […]

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