Two mysteries came our way this past week. One was solved fairly quickly with a bit of research but the solution to the other eludes us.
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She was 15 and alone, running away from a home and a society that that didn’t consider her worth listening to.
Nearly 40 Union County political hopefuls are out of the gate now that the Feb. 1 qualifying deadline has passed for the November elections (o…
I was at the high school this past week and was thinking that, despite facelifts and expansions over the years, how little it has changed in a…
Two bills are pending in the Mississippi Legislature that would allow voters to recall their elected officials.
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I haven’t kept up with the pop culture nicknames for all the generations since Baby Boomers, but a couple of stories I read recently led me to…
Lynn West
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I have long been a promoter of city employees as being under-appreciated. They routinely perform tasks that can be boring, unpleasant or dange…
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Once again, thanks to a group of dedicated individuals and the community at large, the Gazette employees’ Sharing at Christmas program was a success.
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The Ethics Commission delayed finalizing its controversial conclusion that the Mississippi Legislature is not bound by the state’s open meetin…
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There’s a story in this issue about how a group of Myrtle residents are looking into becoming part of the New Albany Main Street program.
Lynn West
Managing Editor
Mississippi would receive $1.61 billion in first year of Medicaid expansion, $1.64 billion in the second year, according to top economists.The…
What I’m about to write should worry you. It worries me.
Lynn West
Managing Editor
I have long said that every alderman and supervisor needs to ride the back of a garbage truck for a day or two, and spend some time with the o…
Lynn West
Managing Editor
I read with sadness this past week that the Mississippi Department of Archives and History is considering removing Mississippi Landmark status…
Lynn West
Managing Editor
The annual New Albany Main Street Association membership meeting was held this past week featuring a good speaker who had positive, useful thi…
Lynn West
Managing Editor
I would like to respond to what has been said recently about downtown parking. It was refreshing to hear that no final decision has been made …
It was a case of standing room only at this past week’s New Albany Board of Aldermen’s meeting.
Lynn West
Managing Editor
As New Albany’s Director of Community Development and Main Street, I would like to take this opportunity to address the pending issue of downt…
I didn’t really want to get into this because it’s a no-win situation, and I catch a lot of flak when I write anything about it, but middle-o…
Lynn West
Managing Editor
The agreement to make high-speed internet available to everyone in Union County is welcome news and the result of concerted efforts by city of…
Lynn West
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U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker was the only member of Mississippi’s Republican congressional delegation to respond to questions this week about a prop…
Does anyone remember the New Albany News-Exchange?
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