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Nearing the end of his third term as a Chancery Court Judge, Talmadge Littlejohn died unexpectedly Monday night in New Albany, after a brief illness. He had celebrated his 80th birthday only a few days earlier, and had presided over a session in his court earlier on the day he died. Littlejohn’s career as an […]
Two competing “ballot initiatives” regarding education funding are the ballot items getting the most attention in the dwindling days before the November 3rd general election. The races for governor, lieutenant-governor, secretary of state, etc. feature well-known, well-financed incumbents against unknown challengers, who have no money and no way of getting any. The big money — hundreds […]
As a service to our readers, NAnewsweb.com has obtained and posted a sample Union County ballot for the November 3rd general election. The five-page sample ballot, obtained from the Union County Circuit Clerk, is a combined ballot, meaning that it contains the names of all contenders for all races in all districts. Voters will want to […]
The following students at New Albany Elementary School received the Bullpup Pride Recognition Award because of their positive behavior during the week of October 19. Pictured in no particular order are: Gabe Spencer, Morgan Pipkin, Lauren Denton, Mitchell Robbins, Quvae Collins, Alaina Butler, Ethan Smithey, Trevor Thomasson, […]
The major roles of two New Albany residents in building and improving Mississippi highways were cited during the Friday morning naming ceremony for Interstate 22. About 125 people including state and federal officials gathered under a white tent a few hundred feet from the highway as Highway 78 became I-22. Both Northern District Transportation Commissioner […]
A man held up the Renasant Bank at Coulter Road and Highway 30 at around 2 p.m. Friday, but was in police custody only minutes later. New Albany Police Chief Chris Robertson said the robber walked into the bank and handed a teller a note demanding money. The teller complied, and the man left the […]
On Thursday, October 22, first grade students from New Albany Elementary School visited the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education. These first graders have been studying about community helpers and careers. This field trip provided an opportunity for them to gain more awareness about potential careers by rotating through eleven career stations. Students […]
For seven or eight weeks every fall, from four different directions, dozens of high school students come to New Albany four or more days each week. They come from four school campuses, scattered over the far reaches of Union County, to spend two to four hours rehearsing for a musical theater production. Students provide their […]
UPDATE: 6:45PM 10-23-2015 On June 29, 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid-Highway Act of 1956, which authorized the interstate highway system (later formally named the Dwight D. Eisenhower System of Interstate and Defense Highways). The Act authorized 41,000 miles of high quality highways that were to tie the nation together. Later, congressional action […]
The following students have been selected as Outstanding Career & Technical Education students for the first nine weeks at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education: Picture 1: Michelle Luo, STEM; Tashiunna Judon, Early Childhood II; Amanda Keierleber, Marketing; Mary Day, Oral Communications; Ethan Wilson, Agricultural Animals; Alex Austin, Agricultural […]
Students in the Construction program at the New Albany School of Career & Technical Education received their NCCER Blue Card on October 15. The NCCER Blue Card is an award which recognizes completion of eight modules of study that focuses on topics including safety, power tools, and construction drawings. Students will be able to show […]
On Friday, October 16, the New Albany High School Journalism and Digital Media II classes of Lee Ann Thompson and Chris Russell visited the campus of Mississippi State University. Students toured the Leo Seal Jr. Football Complex and were introduced to the Director of Athletic Filming and his staff. Director Brock Dulaney encouraged the students […]
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