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Opinion

  • Protecting our animals

    The Mississippi Legislature finally has moved the state into step with most of the rest of the country on the issue of committing terrible abuses against dogs and cats.

  • Sportsplex competition

    Once a jewel that brought youth baseball teams to New Albany from throughout the Southeast, the Sportsplex today is suffering from declining revenue.

  • Symphony important

    The Tupelo Symphony Orchestra, backed by a chorus from Mississippi State University put on a first-class performance Sunday in the New Albany High School Auditorium.

  • Improving appearance

    The New Albany Board of Aldermen has taken the first step in what needs to be a sustained undertaking to improve appearance and livability of our neighborhoods.

  • Support for free clinic

    The decision by a group of volunteers backed by a local church to start a free medical clinic in New Albany is welcome news for the community.

  • Ambitious project

    John Young’s plan to build a 336-unit apartment complex represents one of the most ambitious building projects ever in New Albany.

  • Curb appeal important

    The importance of making a good first impression as a community cannot be overstated. Curb appeal is as important, or more so, in selling a community as in selling a house.

  • Charity giving

    The United Way campaign results for Union County were released this week and they were a bit disappointing.

  • West Union Boys Bowling

    While we’re on the subject of state champions, we want to congratulate the West Union Boys Bowling team for its win of a state title.


    West Union defeated East Union in an all Union County final. The West Union Girls team also finished second and the East Union Girls competed at the state championships.

  • NA Lady Bulldogs

    The New Albany Lady Bulldogs basketball team has made our community proud, winning the state championship in Class 4A Friday night in Jackson.

  • Protect our health

    Despite clear and conclusive evidence that second-hand smoke is killing people, the Mississippi Legislature again has failed to pass a bill prohibiting smoking in public places.

  • Support our events

    Too often we hear people suggest that there is not enough to do in New Albany. We suppose that depends on how active a person or family you have, but mostly we don’t subscribe to that view.

  • Meeting in public

    The Mississippi Legislature has approved a plan to put some much-needed teeth into the law requiring governmental entities to conduct their business in public.

  • Cruelty to animals

    Legislation that would strengthen the punishment against anyone who harms dogs and cats has cleared a key state House committee.

     

  • Checking for insurance

    Drivers in Mississippi are required to carry liability insurance to cover accidents that are their fault. It’s the law.

  • Meeting the need

    There are signs that the much-anticipated migration of some Toyota management employees and their families from other company plants to Mississippi is getting underway.

  • Numbers disappoint

    The 2010 U.S. Census numbers for New Albany and Union County are disappointing.

  • Adding to event space

    New Albany has increased its space for holding meetings, dinners, parties and other events with the opening of In Bloom downtown.

  • Let Ole Miss run the university

    An effort by a state legislator to require Ole Miss to return Colonel Reb as the university on-field mascot and specify what music the marching band should play has died in the Mississippi House.


    The bill was a divisive proposal to resurrect an issue that the university administration already has dealt with.
    The university has made many changes in recent years to improve its academic stature and its image among the nation’s public universities.
    Having the legislature start meddling in the internal affairs of Ole Miss would be a major mistake.

  • Advising the Fed

    The appointment of Vance Witt to an advisory group of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is another milestone for our community.

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