Today's News

Four teachers from the four schools within the New Albany School District were recognized as Teacher of the Year and District Teacher of the Year for 2008-2009. The four teachers recognized were Joan Nanney from New Albany Elementary School (NAES), Ranita Callicutt, social studies teacher at New Albany Middle School (NAMS), Alicia Robinson from New Albany High School (NAHS), and Alison Moore from the School of Career and Technical Education. Moore was also awarded District Teacher of the Year.

After discussing the matter in executive session Tuesday evening, the New Albany Board of Aldermen came back into a public meeting and announced the hire of a new Park and Recreation Director.

"We've hired Kevin Crawford," New Albany Mayor Tim Kent announced.  "He has previously worked at the city of Pearl's Park and Recreation department and received his college degree in Parks and Recreation Management."

Kent went on to say that Crawford currently serves as a youth minister in Maryland and is looking to move back closer to home and family.

 After seemingly years of campaigning by an array of almost frightening personalities running for political offices, I’ve become almost reluctant to read politically oriented articles for fear the nightmare will start all over again. But, as it happens, some of the most interesting and entertaining stories are involved with politics, so I can’t help myself.

     It is always sad when there is a necessary budget cut, as in the one Governor Haley Barbour proposed this week, that the reduction in money so badly needed by our schools has to be a part. Regardless, however, school funds are included and, once again, our school administrators, teachers and staff will shoulder the burden of educating our children with less money, but with the same expectations from all of us as if their budgets were intact.