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  • Liberty School News

    Lil Grisham welcomed the 45 attendees to the January 20th meeting of Liberty School. Bill Wigington gave the invocation/blessing prior to the covered dish dinner.

    In the business session Joanne Gaines read minute from the December meeting and Jewel Rowan gave the financial report.

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  • Urchin News

    Love is in the air at East Union and tons of activities are starting up!  On Tuesday, February 3rd, our Urchins and Lady Urchins faced Baldwyn.  After a long, hard fight, the girls added another win to their season!

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  • Sherman News

    Mrs. Erma Lee Pope will be 100 on February 12.  Her children, David and Julia Gilfert, Billy and Marilyn King, and four grandchildren are hosting a birthday celebration from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 15, in the Sherman Baptist Church Activities Building.  All friends and relatives are invited.  No gifts, please.

    Mrs. Pope has been a member of Sherman Baptist Church for 88 years.

    The WMU will meet Feb. 13 in the home of Jane Westmoreland at 12:30 p.m.

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  • Etta News

    Time comes and time goes, can’t stand still.  Sorta comparable with the weather conditions.  Cold comes in goes out and warm conditions moved in.  As it was a very pleasant day Sunday with the warmer temperature and it was better than the preceding shivering days with the cold winds blowing so strongly made it more comfortable to stay in the house out of the cold with the heat going at a pretty high speed.

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  • Union Co. school board discuss band program

    While it did not make a decision regarding the hire of a new band director or beginning a band program this year or next, the Union County School board did entertain a presentation from a retired band director regarding the subject last week.

    Robert Plunkett, a retired band director from Northeast Community College, presented a proposal to the board regarding what would need to be done regarding beginning such a program.

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  • Aldermen give extension on Martintown roadway

    The New Albany board of Aldermen approved an deadline extension on the projected finish date for roadway work at the Martintown Industrial site.

    Mike Waters, project manager and engineer for Mendrop-Wages Engineering, made the request to the board last week.

    "We request an extension on the Community Development Block Grant project (CDBG) because we've had some delays on working on the road due to weather and also traffic problems," Waters told the board.

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  • Supervisors give 100 days for completion of airport project

    The Union County board of supervisors approved a 100-day timetable Monday for the construction of a a new hangar taxiway at the New Albany-Union County Airport.

    As of February 4, 2009, WG Construction will have 100 days to complete the construction work.  The hangar taxiway is slated to be completed by May 15, 2009. Another future project will be the construction of a new hangar at the airport.

    Roland Humphrey, engineer for Cook Coggins Engineering, Inc. - the company in charge of overseeing the project - made the request.

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  • Robbins makes three in mayoral race

    When the May 5 party primary elections roll around, citizens of New Albany will now have the choice of three candidates for New Albany Mayor.

    Joey Robbins qualified with the New Albany Circuit Clerk on Monday to run for the office.

    Robbins will face incumbent Tim Kent as well as Betsey Hamilton in the primary elections.

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  • Scott named Union County District Teacher of the Year

    Lesa Scott, 6th grade language arts teacher at West Union Attendance Center, just received the award for West Union Teacher of the Year and Union County Teacher of the Year.

    “Concerning the West Union award, I was overwhelmed. To be chosen by your peers is a huge compliment. When I got the award for the county teacher of the year, I was humbled. I am very grateful. There are few times that you get an award for doing something you love to do,” said Scott.

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