Entries by NEMiss.News

“The Basement” will bring Live Monthly Music to downtown New Albany

“The Basement” Event Venue to begin Live Monthly Music with a benefit for the Nashville-based, and local favorites, The Eisenhauer Band, on Friday, November 13th. Having entertained fans twice at Riverfest and Down from the Hills, as well as at a number of private parties and events in New Albany, Oxford and Water Valley, The […]

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Four of five county supervisors will be new next year

 County Board of Supervisors turn over Starting in January all but one of the five members of the Union County Board of Supervisors will be a new face. Long-serving Supervisors Danny Jordan of  District Three and Benny Rakestraw of District Five did not run for re-election, thus creating two open seats. Incumbent Democrat Dwight “Peanut” […]

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Fresenius Medical Care opens dialysis service in New Albany

With the opening of New Albany’s Fresenius Medical Care center, nearly 60 kidney patients who have been travelling to dialysis centers in other towns may be able to receive care closer to home. According to the National Kidney Foundation, as of October 2015 there were 101,189 patients awaiting kidney transplants. In 2014 only 17, 105 […]

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Mississippi Supreme Court rules in favor of Basil

This may be the last chapter in the saga of the 2015 election for the Union County  Superintendent of Education. As you may recall, this story began with the August 4th Primary, when Ken Basil, current Union County Superintendent of Education , and Loretta Hartfield each scored enough votes to require a run-off for the […]

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New Albany Schools’ grant supports before & after school opportunities

The New Albany School District has been awarded continued funding through the Title IV, Part B, 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) grant from the Mississippi Department of Education.  This is a five-year grant that will support expanded before-school and after-school activities, parent engagement opportunities, and summer enrichment programming at New Albany Elementary School, New […]

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NAHS students hear about engineering at “Brown Bag Luncheon”

New Albany High School hosted its monthly Brown Bag Luncheon on Wednesday, October 21. Each month NAHS will host a brown bag lunch with area career and industry leaders.  Each month speakers representing different careers will speak to students who are specifically interested in pursuing a career in that area. The second brown bag lunch […]

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Talmadge Littlejohn remembered by friends and colleagues

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 […]

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Initiative 42 vs. 42A: Mississippi education loses either way

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 […]

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NAES Bullpup Pride Award winners for October 19, 2015

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, […]

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