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Today's News

  • Five or six days, postal delivery still needed

    Recent reports that the United States Postal Service may cut out one day per week of mail delivery is due, according to John E. Potter, postmaster general, to dwindling mail volume and rising costs. His announcement did not cause very much surprise among most postal customers across the nation, but did plant seeds of concern among those who rely on the post office for all their deliveries.

  • NA School District readies for budget cuts

    Like many other public school districts in the state of Mississippi, the New Albany School district will begin feeling the effects of recent budget cuts in education due to Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's plan to cut spending in the coming days.

    According to New Albany School District Assistant Superintendent Jackie Ford, New Albany schools' administrators have been preparing for such cuts all year.

  • NAHS to tell a "Tale as Old as Time"

    “Step into the enchanted world of Broadway's modern classic” when New Albany High School (NAHS) presents Disney's “Beauty and the Beast,” February 6, 7 and 8, in the NAHS Auditorium. With wonderful music by Alan Minken, Tim Rice and Howard Ashman,this stage adaptation of the Academy-Award winning animated feature will transport you to another place and another time, where life was simple and the mystical reigned.

  • United Funeral Service celebrates 100th year

    The funeral home business is vital to the growth of a small town. In the case of New Albany, this business has been in operation since the turn of the century, beginning in 1909 with Haywood Hamilton making the top floor of his hardware store a funeral home.

  • Pilot Club, Sheriff's dept. work together to be lifesavers

    Project Lifesaver is a project in Union County that was created to help find people when they are lost, especially children and adults with autism or special needs or Alzheimer’s patients. The Union County Sheriff’s Department, in conjunction with the New Albany Pilot Club, purchased new equipment recently.  The new equipment purchased was 100 bands for the Project Lifesaver bracelets, two receivers, seven transmitters, two mobile antennas and two hand-held antennas.

  • Union Co. Schools hold tryouts for "Oklahoma!"

    The wagon trains will be heading east to Union County this Spring when the Union County School District hosts the Rodgers & Hammerstein production of "Oklahoma!" the weekend of April 17 and 18 at the Magnolia Civic Center.

    The musical will star many of the school district's students from East Union, Myrtle, Ingomar and West Union and is being directed by Clint Reed, recently hired by the county school board to produce and direct the musical.

  • Mary Kathryn Bryan and William Vardaman Hall to wed Feb. 6

    Travis and Angie Bryan and the late Mary Bryan of Blue Springs are proud to announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Mary Kathryn Bryan of Blue Springs to William Vardaman Hall of New Albany.

    The bride-elect's grandparents are Roger and Mary Lynn Rakestraw of Blue Springs and Evelyn Bryan and the late Baremore Bryan Jr. (Lefty) of Guntown, Miss.

    She graduated from East Union Attendance Center in 2007 and now works at BanCorp South in Sherman.

  • Confederates put away Bulldogs in first round

    The Bulldogs saw their season come to an end in the first round of the 4A playoffs Tuesday night as they fell on the road at Caledonia, 5-1.

    Tucker Holmes scored the lone goal for NAHS, as the 'Dawgs were able to keep the score tied at the half, 1-1. Taylor Chism notched the goal for the Confederates in the first half.

  • Lady Falcons drop heartbreaker, boys gain momentum

    Ingomar ran the final play to perfection as Maggie Cobb nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer, but unfortunately for the Lady Falcons, DiDi Miller took care of business from the free throw line a few seconds earlier to give the Calhoun City Lady Wildcats a four-point advantage that led to the crucial 53-52 division victory.

  • County teams winding down regular season

    New Albany 68

    Pontotoc 34 (g)

    NAHS picked up their 20th win of the season in a divisional showdown versus Pontotoc Tuesday night.

    Jazmine Spears led the Lady 'Dawgs with 19 on the night, as a tenacious defensive effort held the Lady Warriors to 14 points in the second half.

    Also leading New Albany on the night were Kebrina Lucas with 15 and Tierra Lucas with 14.

    For Pontotoc, Rhandi Ball led the Lady Warriors with 15.

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