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  • Frain to run for At-Large post

    New Albany resident Daniel Frain, of 515 Madison Street, has announced that he will run against incumbent Dan Skinner in the city's upcoming Alderman-At-Large race.

    Frain, who has been a resident of New Albany for approximately 10 years, is in the sales and marketing field.  Originally from Pennsylvania, Frain has also worked as an engineer for the New Jersey Transit and worked for six years at Walt Disney World in Florida.

    Frain said that from an early age he has had an interest in politics.

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  • Incumbents qualified in Myrtle elections

    To date, each member of the board of aldermen in Myrtle, as well as the mayor, have qualified to run in the spring elections.

    Myrtle Mayor Joe M. Rials, as well as Aldermen Joseph Graham, Jeanette Thomas, Carolyn McCuiston and Fleurette Ausburn, have all qualified with the town clerk to run for re-elections as independents.

    All aldermen positions in Myrtle are At-Large, as Myrtle does not have wards.

    As of press time, none of the incumbents had any challengers in the races.

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  • Lowe's begins hiring this week

    The Union County Development Association announced Monday that Lowe's Home Improvement Center will begin the hiring process for its New Albany store.

    Applicants interested in working at the New Albany location may to to 208 Starlyn Avenue, next to Domino's between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. every day through Friday, Feb. 20, this week.

    According to UCDA Executive Director Stephen Surles, Lowe's will be looking to hire approximately 100 employees in the coming weeks, excluding the store manager.

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  • Automatic pay raises and differences of opinion

    Last month the Congress of these United States automatically gave themselves a raise in pay. This increase amounted to $4,700 per year, bringing their annual salaries to $174,000 for all 535 House and Senate members, costing taxpayers more than $2.5 million. This was a 2.8 per cent increase while millions of Americans have lost their jobs and are barely surviving on unemployment.

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  • Birth of Jordan MaKenzie Kimmons

    Bettye Johnson and Justin Kimmons of New Albany welcomed their baby girl Jordan MaKenzie Kimmons into the world on Thursday, January 8, 2009 at North Mississippi Medical Center Women's Hospital in Tupelo at 4:54 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 ½ inches long. She was greeted home by big sister Justis Breanna Kimmons. Jordan's grandparents are Janetta Cooper and Samuel Carter Sr. of Detroit, Mich., Audrey Kimmons of Bradley and Keith Mosley of New Albany. She is the great-granddaughter of Leo and Winnie Kimmons of New Albany.

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  • Birth of Zoe Mary-Klare King

    Wendy Kidd King and Chad King of Hickory Flat welcomed daughter Zoe Mary-Klare King into the world on January 17, 2009 at 5:14 p.m. at the Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union County in New Albany. She weighed 6 pounds and was 18 inches long. Zoe is the granddaughter of Pam Kidd and Charlie Canerdy of New Harmony, Chuck and Lou Ann Kidd of Ellistown, Charlie and Tina McCollum of Verona, and Perry King of Hickory Flat. Her great-grandparents are Christine and the late Floyce Gaines of New Harmony, Carolyn Adams of New Albany, the late James (Billy) Kidd of New Albany, Bro.

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  • Birth of Hunter Nathaniel Rasco

    Brittney Page Rasco and Gary Nathaniel Rasco of New Albany are proud to announce the birth of their son Hunter Nathaniel Rasco. Hunter was born on January 28, 2009 at Baptist Memorial Hospital – Union County. He weighed 5 pounds, 15 ounces and was 18 inches long.

    His grandparents are Jimmy and Linda Page of New Albany, Steve and Nora Keasler of Ingomar, and the late Gary Lee Rasco of New Albany.

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  • Birthdays of Madison Elizabeth and Mason Kirk Green

    Madison Elizabeth and Mason Kirk Green celebrated their third birthday with a pirate and princess party at West Jackson Baptist Church in Tupelo. Their parents are Jamie and Kirk Green of Saltillo. Their grandparents are Jane Gadd, Tommy Gadd, Kim and Jay McKee and Sammy and Tina Green. Their great-grandparents are Delma Dismuke, Madge Curbow and Annis Curtis. Their great-great-grandmother is Ruth Miller.

     

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  • Birthday of Lacey Marie Jackson

    Lacey Marie Jackson celebrated her third birthday on January 4, 2009. She celebrated on January 24th with a party at home with family and friends. Helping her celebrate was her big sister Destiny who turned 9 years old on January 15, 2009. She is the daughter of Jeff and Beverly Jackson. Her grandparents are Peggy Smith, Cecil and Linda Smith and John and Linda Taylor. Her great grandmothers are Mattie Mayo and Virgina Hargett.

     

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  • Auto industry must make some sacrifices too

    The Senator from the State of Maryland, Barbara Mikulski, a Democrat who sponsored legislation within the Stimulus Bill to bail out General Motors and Chrysler, recently advised, “No matter how much government aid we give to the Big Three auto makers, they can’t survive if consumers don’t start buying cars.” It would be hard to disagree with her statement, but she demonstrates in those remarks, a basic misunderstanding of the issue at its core.

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