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The New Albany board of aldermen met Wednesday to consider the proposals from engineers to negotiate for a contract for the Community Development Block Grant project on the Martintown Rd. industrial site.

During its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 20, the board opened proposals from four separate engineering firms - the Chiron Group of Jackson, Precision Engineering of New Albany and Oxford, Cook Coggin Engineer and Mendrop-Wages Engineering of Ridgeland.

Fifty-two Ingomar Attendance 5th grade students now know what's at stake when a person makes the wrong decision. That's because these students are now graduates of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.).

Both New Albany Elementary and Hickory Flat Attendance Center held ceremonies honoring area veterans.

New Albanys ceremony took place last Friday at 1:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

1st Grade teacher Donna Kay Sizemore organize the program at New Albany

Hickory Flat held its recognition service Mondy morning. The junior and senior Beta club sponsored the program.

A procession of veterans came in with each branch of the armed services represented by their flag.

The Hickory Flat music department presented the National Anthem and other patriotic songs.

The downtown streets of New Albany was flooded with little ghouls Tuesday evening.

No, it wasnt the scene from the latest horror movie, but the scene of 2007s New Albany Main Street Association Trick or Treat Downtown.

Approximately 4,000 were in attendance of the festival.

The trick-or-treat village went really well, said New Albany Main Street Director Vickie Duke. We had 17 places giving out candy.

The first stop for trick or treaters was Van Atkins, where they could pick up their Halloween bags. From there, they could gather candy along Bankhead St.