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Today's News

  • Season ends for Bulldogs against Pontotoc

    Pontotoc started quickly, and despite a strong showing in the second half, New Albany was unable to overcome the early deficit, falling 6-4, in the second round of the 4A soccer playoffs.

    Less than 10 minutes into the match, Rafael Vidana had the Warriors ahead, 2-0, but Anthony Fernandez cut that lead to one in the 15th minute. Pontotoc scored three more times before the end of the half, Vidana scoring once more, along with Luke Littlejohn and Diego Pizarro.

  • A 'classic" NA event

    What has become one of northeast Mississippi’s premiere prep sports events takes place tomorrow in New Albany.

  • Player of the Week: Devonte Williamson

    Helping the Falcons to its first Union County championships since 2010, Ingomar’s Devonte Williamson earns Player of the Week honors, particularly for his performance against East Union.

    Against the Urchins last Friday, Williamson dropped 22 points in the 65-60 semifinal win.
    “He’s our emotional and energy leader on the team,” Ingomar head coach Jonathan Ashley said. “He leads us by example, and he hustles on every play. He’s a hard nosed player and consistently performs well for us.”
     

  • Kiwanis prepares for annual Hotbed Classic

    Boasting premier matchups for boys’ basketball in the area, this year’s installment of the Hotbed Classic features eight games and each of the Union County schools and New Albany.

  • Big win for New Albany soccer

    Anthony Fernandez and the boys’ soccer team have been endured a lot of challenges during their time at New Albany. Playing for three different coaches in as many years and falling short of a state championship appearance, Fernandez said that one of the toughest moments came in losing in the first round of the playoffs last season.

  • Lady Bulldogs' season comes to an end; Bulldogs advance to second round

    Amid the excitement of the beginning of the playoffs, the Lady Bulldogs were challenged with a first round opponent in Florence, the defending state champions in 4A. Despite staying with the Lady Eagles throughout the first half, New Albany’s season came to an end with a 3-0 loss on Wednesday night.

  • Missing out on January guilt

    This is the time of year when I usually feel guilty. It’s not that I’ve done anything really terrible. No, nothing like that.

  • Myrtle student injured by train

    A train collision with a vehicle left a Myrtle High School student injured early Tuesday morning, just yards from the school.

  • Education rankings

    The annual Quality Counts national survey by Education Week magazine has been published and the overall state rankings are not good news for our state.

  • Lady Bulldogs win first division title

    The Lady Bulldogs have consistently showed improvement over the last three seasons. First, the goal was to reach the playoffs, then advance out of the first round. Having already accomplished these goals in recent years, New Albany won its first division title on the girls’ side after an impressive weekend, beginning with a 3-1 win over Corinth last Thursday night.

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