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Today's News

  • NAHS picks up wins, Lady Urchins undefeated

    Cold temperatures did not stop area softball and baseball games Monday night, as county teams suited up in several match-ups.

    Baseball

    East Union 8 Pine Grove 2

    A four-run sixth inning gave the Urchins a comfortable lead, as well as their fourth win of the year, defeating Pine Grove 8-2.

    Pine Grove would cut to within one run in the third, 2-1, then East Union scored six runs over three innings to pull away. The Urchins finished with 11 hits on the day with one error, while pitcher Craig Bullock only allowed four hits and Pine Grove had five errors.

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  • Crawford takes over at NA Sportsplex

    Creating more opportunities while enhancing what already exists is the goal for Kevin Crawford, the new director of New Albany Parks and Recreation. With previous experience with the parks and recreation department in Pearl, Crawford is returning home to run the Sportsplex.

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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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  • Clandestine negotiations not passing the “smell test”

    tFor the past several weeks, I have been pondering the surprise response New Albany Mayor Tim Kent gave to interviewers when asked about improvement projects the city might consider, were he to be reelected, or should consider were the budget available. The project about which many readers and I were surprised involved the already in progress negotiations (according to Kent) with a local landowner  for six acres of land upon which to construct new public utilities offices and a police station.

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  • Lady Hawks' comeback falls short versus McAdams

    Myrtle almost completed an incredible comeback only to fall short in the 1A State Semi-Final Friday night.

    The Lady Hawks faced off against one-seeded McAdams, and watched as the Lady Bulldogs raced to a 24-10 lead after the first quarter.

    Led by Dierra Gilmore with three baskets from behind the arc, McAdams connected on four three-pointers in the first frame.

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  • NAHS unable to top Forest Hill

    Forest Hill was able to hold off a scrappy bunch of Lady Bulldogs to escape with a 49-38 victory in the Class 4A state tournament on Thursday.

    Back-to-back turnovers by Forest Hill (30-4) gave New Albany (27-5) a new sense of life when an offensive putback by Michah Washington made it a 41-38 game at the 2:41 mark of the fourth quarter.

    “We still had a chance with three minutes to go, but we couldn’t make the big basket when we needed to,” Coach John Stroud said.

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  • Pamela Danielle Robertson and Joseph Stephen Pannell to hold shower and reception March 22

    Pamela Danielle Robertson and Joseph Stephen Pannell of New Albany were united in marriage on January 23, 2009 in Savannah, Tenn. Pamela is the daughter of Danny and Sara Robertson of New Albany and is the granddaughter of James and Lorene Tollison, Julia Robertson and the late Roy Robertson. Joseph is the son of Janny and Dwayne Pannell of the Jacinto community and he is the grandson of the late Ottis and Alma Stevens and the late Dee and Nettie Pannell. The shower will be held on March 22, 2009 at 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church CAC Building in Union County.

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  • Five Generations

    Five generations of the Brown, Dodds, Stewart family. Left to right: Jennifer Dodds Brown, Gary Dodds, Ruth Dodds, baby Hadley Grace Brown, and MarLis Stewart

     

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