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  • New Albany School Board Meeting

    The New Albany School Board meeting began with New Albany Mayor Tim Kent administering the oath of office to Board Member Mr. Bobby Gault.

    Gault was reappointed for five years on the board. He was appointed by the city of New Albany Board of Aldermen. He has been reappointed six times and this year begins his 33rd year. Gault is a New Albany school board member and a member on the state school board.

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  • Ribbon Cutting

    A ribbon cutting ceremony was held Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at Blue Springs's new clothing store “Experienced Clothing and Accessories.” It is located in the old Rose Anthony Arts and Pottery building at 1183 Hwy 9 South. The store sells used and new clothes for the entire family, jewelry, purses, shoes, and pottery. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday and Thursday through Saturday.

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  • James Boyd Mattox Jr. retires from BNA Bank Board of Directors

    A retirement ceremony was held in the honor of Mr. James Boyd Mattox, Jr. on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at the Magnolia Room at the Magnolia Civic Center. Mattox is retiring from the BNA Bank Board of Directors. He worked for BNA Bank from 1979-2008. Mattox is a former co-owner of the New Albany Sales Co., also known as the Sale Barn, where he was in charge of horse and cattle sales and horse and cattle auctions. Pictured from left to right: wife Jean Mattox, James Mattox, and Vance Witt, chairman on the BNA Bank Board of Directors.

     

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  • West Union "Promote the Vote"

    Sam Sanders, a 5th grade student from West Union Attendance Center, won first place in the state in Mississippi‘s  “Promote the Vote” art contest for Grades 3-5.  The “Promote the Vote” is an award winning program sponsored by the Secretary of State’s Office.  Sam’s artwork expressed his patriotism and depicted civic responsibility and voter participation.

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  • East Union Math-A-Thon raises money for St. Jude

    A St. Jude Math-A-Thon event took place during the month of February and is continuing into the first week of March at East Union Attendance Center. The Math-A-Thon helps raise funds for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a center for the research and treatment of childhood cancer and other deadly diseases. The Union County area can sponsor students participating in the Math-A-Thon by pledging an amount-per-problem or a one-time donation.

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  • Ingomar school to be pilot for state vaccination plan

    Ingomar will soon become a pilot school for a Mississippi Department of Health program designed to drastically increase the state of Mississippi's vaccinations among adolescents.

    The Union County School Board voted to allow the state's Health department to use the facility for such clinics after hearing from representatives of the department Monday night.

    Tammy Clark of the Mississippi State Department of Health and Anita Lofton of the Lee County Department of Health came before the board to address the issue.

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  • Supervisors approve purchase of land near fairgrounds

    The Union County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of  35.7 acres of land that lies on the eastern side of the Union County Fairgrounds for $250,000.

    Union County Board President Danny Jordan said, “We have been wanting to buy this property for a long time, so when it came up for purchase, we bought it. There are no plans for the land right now, but in the future we may talk about putting some county offices over there, but nothing is definite yet.”

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  • Baptist Memorial doctors hope to put Union County to sleep

    There is a new doctor in town that specializes in neurology, sleep medicine and sleep disorders. He is board certified in neurology and sleep medicine and his name is William E. Owens, IV, M.D.

    Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union County has a sleep disorder clinic for treating patients with various sleep disorders and neurological problems.

    In addition to sleep medicine, Owens is also a neurologist. A neurologist is usually someone that is a specialist in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system.

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  • March for Babies

    One in five babies born in Mississippi are born premature.  Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union County delivers 1, 100 babies a year and approximately four a month are born premature. Union County and New Albany are teaming up with fundraising efforts to help fund research and education for March for Babies, which is under the umbrella organization March of Dimes.

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  • River Players present "Earnest"

    Come see "The Importance of Being Earnest" this weekend at the Cine Theater in downtown New Albany. The play will be shown February 20th at 7 p.m. and February 21st at 2 and 7 p.m.

    This is a directing debut for the play's director Barbara Wise. Wise has been involved with theater for five years doing lighting, sound and odd jobs, but this is her first time ever directing a play.

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