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Volume 8, Issue 1

Inside 9 Q and A Unsung heroes

40 HISTORY Our home town

34 AT HOME Recycling decor

28 HOBBIES Home vintners

50 DAY TRIP Corinth, Mississippi

58 SCENE Who’s who at area events

A spotlight on folks who make our lives better without seeking attention.

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The growing popularity of making wine at home.

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A look at the rich, long history of New Albany.

By Jill Smith

A visit to the town with its Civil War and railroad history.

By Doyle Caviness

56 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

28 Hobbies

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57 LOCAL GROUPS

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From the publisher Our cover story for this issue is on the renovation of the Grisham home, using repurposed barn and other wood.

Another story takes a look at the growing popularity of home winemaking.

Also there is a Q & A with some of our “unsung heroes,” people who do sometimes thankless jobs that are necessary for our comfort and safety.

There is also an updated and expanded history of New Albany’s rich past from pioneer days to the present.

There are pages filled with folks attending multiple events throughout the year and we offer suggestions for a day trip with attractions you may not have known of.

As always, we have included a calendar of events and list of the clubs and organizations in this great community.

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TINA

SNYDER Tina Snyder is Nursing Staff Development Manager at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County.

Growing up in New Albany, she married her high school sweetheart, Jeff.

“For 25 short years,” she said. “We have two beautiful sons, Dalton, 23, and Payton, 18.”

She began her career on the medicalpediatric floor of the hospital, then moved to caring for the community with Dr. Eric Harding for 12 years.

“I returned to Baptist Union County in 2010 to the staff development department. I was promoted to manager in 2013,” she said.

She attends Hillcrest Baptist Church.

“A great place to come if you are looking for opportunities to serve your community for Christ,” she said.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. I DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT ALMOST EVERY DAY! I WORK WITH HARD-WORKING PROFESSIONAL NURSES AND MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. WHEN YOU BECOME A NURSE, LEARNING NEVER ENDS. OUR NURSES ARE ALWAYS TAKING IN NEW INFORMATION AND DEALING WITH CHANGE.

THEY REALLY STRIVE TO

DO THEIR BEST AND MANY PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE WHAT ALL THEY DO BEHIND THE SCENES.

I GET TO PLAY A PART IN THEIR

IMPROTANT JOBS AS AN EDUCATOR HERE.

A. I ALREADY HAVE IT! MAYBE MY CURRENT JOB BUT WITH SAN DIEGO, CA WEATHER TO GO HOME TO.

A. LIVE A LIFE THAT SHOWS I LOVE GOD, MY FAMILY AND THIS COMMUNITY...AND I HAVE A LONG LIST OF PLACES I WANT TO TRAVEL TO!

Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND COMMUNITY IS:

Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS:

A. THE WILLINGNESS OF PEOPLE TO HELP EACH OTHER IN TIMES OF NEED.

A. MY PARENTS TOMMY AND LOUISE MCMILLEN AND MY IN-LAWS JIMMY AND BETTY SNYDER BECAUSE THEY GREW UP IN HARDER TIMES, BUT THEY HAVE SPENT

Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS:

THEIR ENTIRE ADULT LIVES CARING FOR THEIR FAMILIES SELFLESSLY.

A. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PEOPLE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR HEALTH. HEART DISEASE, STROKE, AND DIABETES - JUST TO NAME A FEW - ARE MANY TIMES PREVENTABLE - BY CHOOSING TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE

Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS: A. PATRICIA SHIRER

PEOPLE TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR HEALTH WHILE THEY STILL CAN.

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT: A. I TALK ALL THE TIME - SO EVERYONE KNOWS EVERYTHING...

Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. VACATION WITH MY FAMILY, READ FICTION AND HANG OUT WITH MY 10-YEAR-OLD DOG, DEXTER. Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS: A. LISTENING TO DALTON (MY SON) PLAY GUITAR. Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS: A. WATCHING PAYTON (MY SON) PLAY FOOTBALL. Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS:

Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE:

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RANDY

STACY Randy Stacy grew up in New Albany and today is a lieutenant in the New Albany Fire Department.

He has been married for 32 years and has two sons.

Stacy was not always a firefighter.

For 20 years, he worked in the furniture industry and has been in fire service for the past 10.

He attends Faith Assembly of God Church in Myrtle.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. HELPING PEOPLE IN NEED AND TEACHING FIRE SAFETY. Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. THE AMOUNT OF TRAINING EACH FIREFIGHTER HAS HAD IN THEIR CAREER.

Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE: A. WHAT I’M DOING RIGHT NOW: FIREMAN. Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND COMMUNITY IS: A. THE TOWN IS NOT TOO BIG AND YOU CAN DRIVE FROM ONE END TO ANOTHER WITHOUT MUCH TRAFFIC.

Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS: A. AN AQUATIC CENTER Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT: A. I LOVE TO WATCH OLD WESTERN MOVIES. Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. HUNT AND OBSERVE NATURE. Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS: A. CHRISTIAN CONTEMPORARY, POP AND JAZZ

Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS: A. FOOTBALL Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS: A. GO TO YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS: A. MY PARENTS BECAUSE OF THE INFLUENCE THEY’VE HA DON MY LIFE. Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS: A. DAVID JEREMIAH

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SUSIE

FOSTER Susie Foster is an accounts payable clerk with the New Albany Light, Gas and Water Department.

A New Albany native, she is married to Jerry Foster. “We have two sons, Brock and his wife Kristin and Ben. We also have a beautiful granddaughter Ella and we are expecting a grandson in January,” she said.

Susie has been with the department since 2011 and she attends Hillcrest Baptist Church.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS:

NEED.

A. BLAKE SHELTON AND ADAM LEVINE Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS: A. PROVIDING EMERGENCY SHELTER FOR THOSE IN NEED. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT: A. I’M A LITTLE OCD WITH CLEANLINESS AND ORGANIZATION. Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. SPENDING TIME WITH MY GRANDDAUGHTER, ELLA. Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS:

A. BUILDING LIFELONG FRIENDSHIPS.

A. I LIKE A VARIETY BUT MOSTLY COUNTRY.

Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS:

Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS:

A. LIGHT, GAS AND WATER EMPLOYEES ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS AND EXPERIENCE SOME OF THE SAME FRUSTRATIONS IN OUR HOMES AS YOU DO IN YOURS.

Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE: A. FINDING WAYS TO MAKE OUR SENIOR CITIZENS FEEL SPECIAL. Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND COMMUNITY IS: A. JUST THE COMPASSION AND LOVE OUR COMUNITY GIVES TO OTHERS IN TIMES OF

A. BASEBALL (BECAUSE OF MY BOYS) Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS: A. TRAVEL TO HAWAII AND NEW YORK Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS: A. THEY HAVE BOTH PASSED AWAY BUT IT WOULD BE MY MOTHER, ELLA LITTLE GATES, AND MY AUNT, EURMA GRAHAM. Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS:

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SCOTTY

SMITH Scotty Smith is the water operator for the City of New Albany.

From New Albany, he has worked for New Albany Light, Gas and Water for approximately 31 years.

He is married to Rita Easley Smith.

They have been married for 29 years and have a son, Baker Scott Smith.

He attends Calvary United Methodist Church.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SOMEONE. Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. HOW VALUABLE THE RESOURCES OF OUR UTILITIES ARE. Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE: A. TO CONTINUE SERVING OUR CUSTOMERS AND FRIENDS IN MY HOME TOWN. Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND COMMUNITY IS:

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT: A. I DO NOT LIKE IT WHEN I CANNOT RESOLVE A PROBLEM. Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. RAISE CATTLE AND GROW A GARDEN, HUNT AND FISH. Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS: A. COUNTRY MUSIC, CLASSIC ROCK Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS: A. MIXED MARTIAL ARTS. Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS: A. OWE FOR NOTHING AND SEE MY SON LIVING A GOOD LIFE. Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS: A. MY BROTHER. Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS: A. RAND PAUL

A. HOW IN TIMES OF OF NEED WE CAN COME TOGEHTER TO RESOLVE ANY PROBLEM. Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS: A. A MORE AGGRESSIVE MOVEMENT TOWARD REPLACING OLD WATER INFRASTRUCTURES.

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SCOTT

WIGINGTON Scott Wigington is the road manager for Union County, responsible for keeping up about 400 miles of roadway.

He grew up in Ellistown in Eastern Union County and has been married to Amy Wigington for 33 years.

They have two daughters, Brittany Greenhill (Curt) and Brandi Jones (Tim); and five grandchildren.

He worked for KI for 24 years, and Cooper Tire before becoming an employee of Union County.

He is a member of Ellistown Baptist Church.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. WHEN WE GET THANKS AND APPRECIATION. Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. THAT IT’S STRESSFUL AND LASTS MORE THAN EIGHT HOURS PER DAY.

ME BUT:

A. THAT MY FAMILY AND I HAD A SIT DOWN LUNCH WITH MICHAEL JORDAN. Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY AND RECLINER AND TV TIME. Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS: A. ‘80S IS MY FAVORITE. Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS: A. FOOTBALL, OLE MISS Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS: A. TRAVEL TO JAPAN Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS: A. MY DAD. Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS: A. DONALD TRUMP

Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE: A. ONE OF THE AMERICAN PICKERS. Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND COMMUNITY IS: A. THE PEOPLE, AND BEING AN URCHIN. Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS: A. LESS TRASH AND PEOPLE TAKING MORE PRIDE. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT

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GRETTA

CARTER Gretta Carter is a Registered Nurse who grew up in New Albany and works at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County.

She has two daughters, Whitney, 29, who lives in Knoxville, Tenn.; and Halle, 23, who is a student at Ole Miss.

She is the daughter of Elsie Blackwell and has a brother, Rickey Cook.

She earned Associate of Applied Science degrees in medical assisting and nursing at Notheast Mississippi Community College, then her Bachelor of Science in Nursing at MUW. She is a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

COMMUNITY IS:

Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS:

A. FRIENDLY PEOPLE AND LOW CRIME RATE A. OPRAH WINFREY (PHILANTHROPIST) Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS: A. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT: A. I AM STATE CHAPLAIN FOR ELIZA PILLARS REGISTERD NURSES OF MISSISSIPPI Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. TURN ON MY FIREPLACE, GET IN MY KING SIZE BED, AND READ A BOOK Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS:

THE QUIZ

A. ‘GOSPEL Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS:

Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. CARING FOR THE SICK AND DYING AND HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A

A. BASKETBALL Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS:

DIFFERENCE IN THEIR LIVES.

A. GO ON A MISSION TRIP TO AFRICA Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS:

Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS:

A. THAT NURSING IS NOT JUST ABOUT GIVING CARE BUT ALSO TEACHING PATIENTS HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES.

Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE: A. CLINICAL NURSING INSTRUCTOR

A. THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE WHOM I HAVE ADMIRATION FOR: SUE MORRISON, NURSE PRACTITIONER, FOR HER KNOWLEDGE AND COMPASSION IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION; AND DR. RODNEY SPEARS, PASTOR, FOR HIS PASSION FOR TEACHING AND PREACHING THE

GOSPEL

Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND

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DAVID

SELF David Self is supervisor of the Union County Solid Waste Department.

He grew up in the Pumpkin Center community and he and his wife, Cidy, have a son, Josh Self, with Rachel and Presley, daughter Chelsea Miller with Eric, Kaysen and Owen Potts.

Before working for Union County, he worked at Piper Impact and Floyd Tire.

He is a Baptist.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. MEETING NEW PEOPLE AND BEING ABLE TO BE OUT AND ABOUT IN THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. IT’S BOTH FRUSTRATING AND REWARDING. AND REQUIRES MORE THAN JUST PICKING UP A BAG OF GARBAGE. Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE: A. OWN MY OWN TIRE SHOP.

ME BUT:

A. I LIKE TO GO JUNK STORE SHOPPING WITH MY WIFE. Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. GO CAMPING OR RIDE MOTORCYCLES. Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS: A. OLD COUNTRY MUSIC Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS: A. HUNTING AND FISHING Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS: A. TAKE A MOTORCYCLE TRIP WITH NO DESTINATION OR TIME FRAME. Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS: A. B. L. FLOYD Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS: A. HANK PARKER AND GO ON A FISHING TRIP WITH HIM.

Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND COMMUNITY IS: A. IT’S A GOOD PLACE TO RAISE A FAMILY Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS: A. A LAKE AND SOMETHING MORE FOR OUR YOUTH. AND NO GARBAGE BINS ON ROADSIDES. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT

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BEN

BURKS Ben Burks is a lineman with New Albany Light, Gas and Water.

He is from the Ellistown community and married to Jennifer Carter Burks.

They have two boys, Benton, 12, and Braxton, 6.

He began working with New Albany Light, Gas and Water in September 1999.

He is a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. BEING ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE. Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. THAT IT’S MORE DANGEROUS THAN MOST PEOPLE THINK. Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE: A. HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL COACH Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND COMMUNITY IS: A. WILLINGNESS OF THE COMMUNITY TO HELP EACH OTHER.

SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS:

A. CAL RIPKIN JR.

A. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ADDITION OF BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL FIELDS AT THE SPORTSPLEX SO WE COULD HOST BIGGER TOURNAMENTS.

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT: A. I LIKE TO COOK. Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. HUNT, FISH, AND SPEND TIME WIHT FAMILY AND FRIENDS

Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS: A. COUNTRY Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS: A. BASEBALL Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS: A. TRAVEL OUT WEST WITH MY FAMILY Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS: A. MY PARENTS Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS:

Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO

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TIFFANY

ERBY Tiffany Erby is the Communications Supervisor for the Union County Sheriff’s Department and E-911 emergency telephone system.

She grew up in Ripley and has been in law enforcement for 26 years.

She is married to Michael Erby, who is also in law enforcement, and they have three sons, Daland, Roderick and London.

She is a member of Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. HAVIING THE ABILITY TO HELP SOMEONE IN NEED. Q. THE THING I WISH MORE PEOPLE KNEW ABOUT MY JOB IS: A. IT IS A JOB OF SERVICE AND WELFARE TO THE COMUNITY. Q. MY DREAM JOB WOULD BE:

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME BUT: A. I SUCKED A PACIFIER UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE I ENTERED FIRST GRADE. Q. WHAT I DO TO RELAX IS: A. NO ANSWER Q. MY FAVORITE TYPE OF MUSIC IS: A. AS I GREW UP , ALL KINDS OF MUSIC WAS PLAYED IN MY HOME. I MUST SAY MY FAVORITE IS RHYTHM AND BLUES BUT I DO HAVE AN APPRECIATION FOR CLASSICAL. Q. MY FAVORITE SPORT IS: A. I LIKE MOST SPORTS: BASKETBALL, FOOTBALL, TRACK AND FIELD, TENNIS AND SWIMMING. Q. ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO DO BEFORE I DIE IS: A. GO TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY Q. THE PERSON IN THIS AREA I ADMIRE MOST IS:

A. NO ANSWER

A. MY MOTHER - VIVIAN JONES AND MY HUSBAND - MICHAEL ERBY

Q. THE BEST THING ABOUT MY TOWN AND COMMUNITY IS:

Q. THE PERSON I WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET WHO IS ALIVE IS:

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Q. THE BIGGEST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED IN MY COMMUNITY IS: A. INDOOR SWIMMING POOL TO COVER MORE ATHLETIC INTERESTS AND MORE EDUCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL PROGRAM TO HELP EQUALIZE ECONOMIC CONDTIONS.

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Frank and Lynn Madden of New Albany began making wine at home after attending an event at the Union County Heritage Museum.

Locals make wine at home Story and photos by Callie Daniels Bryant For New Albany Magazine

When one pictures wine they envision a broad vineyard of plump grapes, barrels made of rare and ancient wood, and complicated bottling and labeling machinery: a long, detailed journey to their local liquor stores.

But winemaking can be local. In fact, there are people who brew homemade wine in New Albany. We tracked down two winemakers out of a handful.

Frank and Lynn Madden, a retired couple, makes wine in their own home – in their laundry room to be exact. And the process is simpler than one assumes: a clean jug, a nearby wine kit, and a heating pad in case the room gets cold (because the wine fermentation needs to be kept at a consis 30 New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette

The Maddens label their own wine bottles as Mad Cat Winery -- a combination of their last name and Lynn Madden’s maiden name, Catlette.

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tent temperature of 72 to 75 degrees Fahrenheit).

The Maddens became interested in winemaking from an event at the Union County Heritage Museum years ago when a local winemaker (now retired) Larry Treadway presented.

“Larry Treadway was making wine for years,” Frank said. “He makes it the hard way: He raises the grapes and his wife stomps them to get the grape juice – but my wife wouldn’t stomp them, she refuses to stomp them.

But you can order a wine kit instead that’s just concentrated grape juice which you can add yeast too to mix into wine.”

Frank said that Treadway stressed the importance of sanitation which he has honored. His workplace where the wine ferments is fastidious, every spot cleaned from even specks of dust.

“You let a fly get in the batch, the whole batch is ruined,” Frank said. “The biggest challenge is to keep everything sterilized because there’s so much free yeast.

You got to control the good and bad yeast so you won’t ruin a batch. So far I haven’t.”

Since that presentation in 2014, and despite Treadway having retired from winemaking, they have continued making wine at home. Frank said it was an investment of $250 for the 6.5 gallon jugs along with the bottles, the label printing and a tool that shrinks the wrapping to seal the cork in the wine.

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A batch of wine takes about three to four months to ferment, and yields 30 regular bottles.

He has a six-and-a-half gallon container with six gallons of wine which he stirs every now and then to check progress.

“The way we can tell if we’re ready to bottle is if the wine is clear,” Frank said as he pulls out an infrared flashlight to shine through the container. The light seems hazy as it shone through the wine, indicating that it needs a few more days to settle down before bottling.

Wine making takes around three months or longer for Frank who admits he “probably take too much time to get my wine clear.”

William “Bill” Gault began experimenting with homemade wine 12 years ago.

“It gives you a great apLynn said, “Our friends will bring wine bottles back, preciation when you realize you can’t make wine overso we’ll wash and reuse the bottles with new labels. It’s night,” Frank said. “It takes time, and when Jesus made easier to clean and reuse them.” the water into wine at the feast – it was a true miracle.”

Featured on their counter for the interview is a glass Frank takes a lot of pride in his wine-making, keepbottle tree where they dry their freshly washed and ing a notebook of all recipes he has tried. He doesn’t use sanitized wine bottles for reuse. Frank also printed a lot of sulphides –a preservative agent – in his wine crisp, creative labels for their bottles which gives them which means his wine has to be consumed within three a sleek appearance of a store purchase than a homeyears. His method has made his wine popular though made wine with a cork. Their label name is Mad-Cat because those who drank his wine found they don’t Winery, a combination of Lyn’s maiden name – Catlette cause as many headaches. and Frank’s name Madden. They have created 30 wine “You can drink all you want and never get a headache flavors which they aptly named; for example, they have in the morning,” Frank said. “We have friends who love a lemon-flavored wine which they named “Skeeter Pee.” coming back for more because they don’t get headaches.

It is clear that winemaking is a labor of love for This wine is about as pure as you can get, and we use Frank, yet the couple never saw themselves as wine conjust enough sulphides to stabilize it from fermenting noisseurs. more. Our kids love taking it; they’ll come home and “When Larry Treadway presented, he really piqued leave with a case.”

Frank’s interest on the actual making process,” Lyn Due to Mississippi laws, those who brew wine at home said. “We’ll try (our wine) and if we like it, we’ll make cannot sell so Frank and Lynn give away their wine to it again.” their friends and family members.

Joining the Maddens is a longtime winemaker Wil“This is a hobby, it gives me something to do,” Frank liam “Bill” Gault. said. “I don’t make any money, and people will try to pay “I became interested in wine many years ago,” Gault but we don’t (accept pay). I enjoy giving it away. We get said, “while I was working in Canton for the telephone a lot of joy giving it away.” company. A co-worker from Louisiana had wine in a 32 New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette

fruit jar that his Italian mother had made, and he let me try it. I have never forgotten how good it tasted.”

Like the Maddens, Gault enjoys creating. He grew and now tends to a garden of fruits on his land: scuppermongs, muscadines, blackberries, blueberries, and pears.

“As my plants matured and began producing an abundance of fruit,” Gault said, “I needed an additional way to use it besides the typical jellies, jams, and cobblers.

About 12 years ago, I began experimenting with homemade wine.”

Despite not being a drinker, Gault has enjoyed creating wine especially around holiday season to give to his family members.

His process is also simple. The fruits are mashed within a food processor. His wines are created with four ingredients: fruit, water, sugar and yeast.

“I use no additives or chemicals,” Gault said. “The only yeast I have to buy from the store are sugar and yeast.”

“If you get real technical,” Gault continued, “it’s not the recipe but the things you can add to wine. I’ve tried that and we didn’t like the taste as well. In early days they didn’t have chemicals to use so I think the old way is the best way.”

His equipment is two large glass containers (vats) for holding the ingredients through the process, a siphoning

tube for separating the liquid from fruits, an airlock top that releases carbon dioxide (“to prevent a messy explosion,” Gault quipped), and, finally, jugs to store the finished products.

All four ingredients are stored in a vat for a week, and then the liquid is filtered (sometimes two or three times as the fruit is strained through cheesecloths) to another vat which is air locked (while releasing carbon dioxide) and is finished anywhere from three to four weeks.

He usually produces around five gallon jugs of wine, which he does two or three times a year.

“My favorite flavor to make is pear wine,” Gault said, “which fruit comes from an Orient Pear Tree on our land which produces the sweetest and most delicious pear I have ever tasted. Blueberry is my second favorite wine to make.”

He makes blueberry wine more often, especially since they have numerous blueberry bushes. The winemaking process has been a labor of love (and more of a labor of necessity to put their abundance of fruits to good use) for their family to enjoy over the holidays.

Wine-making has been revealed to be easier than initially thought: a thoughtful yet delightful experiment for a handful of people, especially for the Maddens and Gaults. NA

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W

hen the Grishams were planning construction of their home nestled in the Ingomar Community, just off of the 44-mile Tanglefoot Trail that stretches from New Albany to Houston, they got a few stylistic ideas from different homes in Oxford.

Darla Grisham said her husband W.C. Grisham – one of the owners of Riddle Heating & Air Conditioning – liked what he was seeing in several houses in the college town.

“He was seeing a lot of the old, rustic reclaimed wood, which I had seen in a lot of magazines too,” Darla said. “We had

The hearth of this outdoor fireplace is reclaimed wood given by an Oxford resident.

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The ceiling of the breezeway connecting the driveway to the back patio is constituted of reclaimed wood.

really liked it and liked the look.”

As the Grishams started work on their 5,000 square foot home in 2014, they agreed to incorporate some reclaimed wood into the design of the house. Fortunately, Darla had a family connection that allowed them to gather much of the wood they used.

“We went to my dad and asked him if we could tear down my granddad’s old house and use the wood,” she said. “And he was okay with it.”

The wooden house, built in 1910 in Walnut, belonged to her grandfather Willie Martindale. He had purchased the home from his own father and raised his children there.

“We already knew we wanted to put the wood underneath our porches and on our breezeway, so we pulled that down,” Grisham said. “We had to pull all of the nails out of it and everything in order to get it in shape well enough to hang up there on the 36 New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette

ceiling.”

She said it only took a day to tear down the old house and transport the wood to the site of their new home.

On top of the wood they saved from her grandfather’s home, Grisham said they were also given wood from Whitney Rayner in Oxford that came from an old barn. The Grishams used some of that cypress wood to construct a tabletop, a hearth for their outdoor fireplace and countertop in their kitchen.

Of course, since they weren’t purchasing the wood, there was more work to be done.

“It took us a couple of days to get all of the nails out,” Grisham said of their efforts dismantling her grandfather’s former house.

“And a lot of the wood is real dirty. It may have a lot of dirt dauber nests, nails, rust, mold and moss.”

She said they had to pressure wash much of the wood, but

A piece of reclaimed wood serves as a mount in the trophy room.

The Grishams used some wood to build benches for the breezeway.

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“Some of it you have to really be careful about pressure washing because it will mess the wood up and chip it and damage it,” Grisham said. “It’ll even take some of the color out of it. If you wash it too much it can take some of the old wood color out and we wanted to keep that look.”

Once they washed the wood, the Grishams had to let the wood dry for several days so that it wouldn’t expand when they installed it.

“Piecing it all together, we probably worked three or four days just on the porches and the breezeway, just because we had to cut it to certain sizes,” Grisham said. It was very labor intensive, but it was worth it and we really enjoy it now. We stay outside on our front porch and patio more than we stay inside the house.”

Together, Grisham and her husband have three daughters – Mia Martin, Carson and Daylen.

She said they do plan to continue incorporating reclaimed wood into construction projects in the future.

“We would like to build a pool house some time in the future and I’m sure we’ll use the same theme and try to use reclaimed wood on the ceiling and around the baseboards and different areas,” she said. “Anywhere that we can tie it in, we would like to.” NA

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HISTORY

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Community has rich history from frontier days to present 2018 History Revision and Photos by Jill Smith and Union County Heritage Musuem For New Albany Magazine

The land on which the City of New Albany is situated has been occupied for thousands of years prior to the European explorer Hernando De Soto who roamed through the area in 1541. This is first contact that is historical. The journals of this Spaniard’s trip are the earliest written words from which any historical material is found.

Prior to this, objects found in the area indicate a long habitation of native cultures, with the Chickasaw and the Alibamo Indians being the ones inhabiting this area when De Soto made his journey. The natives had a fort or a fjord across the Tallahatchie River near the present site of New Albany. The De Soto party had several encounters with these Indians, but what happened to the Alibamo Indians after 1600 is unknown.

In the mid-1600s traces of European trade objects are found in the artifacts of the area, and by the early 1700s more traders came to establish a trade relationship with the Chickasaw. The Chickasaw ceded this six million acres to the US government in the 1832 Treaty of Pontotoc Creek. The Chickasaw, who now live in Oklahoma, consider this region “The Homeland.”

An Indian Trading post called Alberson (Albertson in some records and located in then-Tippah County) was established approximately two miles northwest of the present site of New Albany. The first postmasters there were Oliver S. Wilie, 4 Sept. 1837, Archibd. O. Collins, 21 Dec. 1838, and Booker Foster , 7 Mar. 1840. Booker Foster and Moses Collins bought nearby land. In 1840 Collins 40 New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette

Stagecoach routes, established in the established a gristmill and saw mill on the 1840s ran through New Albany from river near the present site of downtown New Holly Springs to Pontotoc and Ripley. An Albany. In 2018 the location is near the site inn, located near the present junction of of Barkley Travel Service on Bankhead.

Bankhead Street and Highway 15, was a Irwin R. Collins, son of Moses Collins, on 9 coach stop where meals were served. During Aug. 1841, is appointed the first postmaster this period, the Tallahatchie River was in New Albany, and in 1841 New Albany is navigable. A boat landing was built and located in Pontotoc County and will remain flat boats were operated during the winter so until 1870. and spring months to ship cotton down to A village of 89 lots was laid out, and on New Orleans. The gold from the sales and Nov. 3, 1840 the first 14 lots were sold to W. the merchandise purchased in return for M. Duncan for $150. Collins gave certain cotton sales were shipped up the Mississippi portions of his property to his daughters, to Memphis to be brought to New Albany and they are known today as Langston by wagon trains. Planters who shipped Subdivision and Rogers Subdivision where their cotton this way were the Fosters, the the museum is today located. The Moss Hill Collinses, Duncans, Pruitts, Cornwells, and section of New Albany belonged to another Brewsters. of Collins’ daughters who married Dr. A toll road was built by Matthew Wilhite Moss, and they had their home there. in 1836 with a bridge across Lukesasper Businesses began to be established, and (Jasper) Creek near New Albany. the village grew into a town. A tailor’s Founder Moses Collins shop was built by European immigrant C. Churches organized during this time were Zion Hill Primitive Baptist and Bethesda H. Arnold who also built the first house in Southern Presbyterian. Liberty Baptist Church was organized the Langston Subdivision. During the 1840s Ira Camp located in the Liberty (then Fairfield) Community in 1838 and settlers his tin shop on Broad Street (now Bankhead Street) and a Mr. in Pinedale organized Salem Methodist Church in 1840. In 1863 Snider operated a blacksmith shop. There was a dry goods store Red Hill Missionary Baptist Church was organized, making it with a $500 stock of goods. A carriage and wagon plant and the oldest African American Church in Union County. a saddle and harness shop were also located on what became The first school was begun in the Zion Hill Church, located Bankhead.

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Mill Street (now Bankhead) looking east from in front of the courthouse

at what is now the intersection of Murrah Road and Highway 178. In about 1843 the Tallahatchie Institute school, with its own building was organized and located where the Tate home on main Street in now located.

There were 19 members of the first lodge of Ancient and Free and Accepted Masons, a medical service was established by Dr. W. N. Moss as the first community physician, which was fortunate since an epidemic of scarlet fever struck about 1845.

Other parts of Union County were being settled with the Bell, Wilkins, Pannell, Black, Cobb, families and others.

Incorporation came in New Albany in 1850 with Joel Hearne as the first mayor. He was a clerk in Morgan’s store who later won election to the Mississippi legislature and also served as justice of the peace. By 1854 there were 34 legal voters (male) in New Albany. The first bridge across the Tallahatchie was replaced by a new bridge, which cost $177. Roads were widened and improved towards Martintown and to Rocky Ford. The Myrtle Community, also known as Candy Hill, was also growing.

A school was established there in 1857.

Civil War broke out in 1861 and New Albany was involved with the formation of Co. K, 21st Mississippi Infantry the New Albany Grays, organized on May 16, with 111 men. They were attached to the Army of Northern Virginia and fought in desperate battles. It was the last brigade to march through Richmond at the time of surrender with 28 of the 111 answering roll call.

While New Albany was not a battleground, frequent skirmishes took place inside and around the town. New Albany was burned on June 13, 1863, by Union regiments who had also plundered Ripley. This was part of the Union effort to make sure no help from North Mississippi went to the besieged Vicksburg.

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then known as Mill Street , instead of Main Street. A school opened with Molly Henry as the teacher, and tuition was the rate of 7 ½ cents per pupil per day for the four-month term, with the county paying for those who could not afford the cost.

Because it was inconvenient to go to Pontotoc or to Ripley to attend to legal matters and because the state legislature was looking to form more counties, Union County was formed. This was finalized on July 7, 1870 with potions of Pontotoc, Tippah and Lee Counties making up the new county. New Albany was chosen as the county seat and the name Union County was given at a meeting of Pontotoc and Tippah citizens at the store of Charles Bond, who could not agree on a name. Nimrod Wilkins suggested that it be named Union because of the “union” of the counties as well a that many of the early settlers came from Union, South Carolina.

The first courthouse was a plank building at the west end of Cotton Street, (Cotton Street is today Bankhead Street – then it was Cotton Street east of the Courthouse and Mill Street to the River) and in 1872 a brick two-story courthouse was built where the present courthouse now stands. The New Albany Democrat Newspaper, also located in the building, owned a power plant that furnished electric lights for the building.

An arsonist burned the courthouse in October 1886. The next courthouse was also built on the location and remained until it was torn down in 1908 to make way for the current courthouse, which opened in September 1909.

With reconstruction coming to an end, New Albany began to grow. Merchants from the communities of Orizaba, old Fredonia and Ellistown were moving their businesses to town. There were several saloons that are listed on the census records as grocery stores. There were dry goods stores, a saddlery shop, a blacksmith shop and the town had the reputation as being “tough” with a lot of drunkenness and fist fights.

It is recorded that Z. M. Stephens once counted 20 fist fights

going on at one time in the main business district. Ladies were afraid to walk the streets. Justice Court was busy with cases of boisterous conduct. Lawyers soon organized the Union County Bar Association with barrister Z. M. Stephens as secretary.

There was also good community life with school, church and fraternal organizations meeting in the Grange Hall, which was built in the early 1870s.

In 1874 the present Baptist and Methodist churches were organized There were 10 Baptist members and seven Methodist and these with a few Presbyterians built a union church in 1876. This was the same year a schoolhouse was built. Social life revolved around the church, school and Grange. Women gathered for quilting and sewing. Merchants sold women’s shoes for $1.50 and men’s for $2. Gunpowder and three bars of lead were 75 cents and tobacco was 25 cents a plug.

By 1880 the population of New Albany was 250, land was $4.33 an acre, and citizens were working together to secure a railroad through the town. As a result, two railroads crossed in the middle of the business district. The east-west was the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham, while the north-south was the Ripley Railroad, also known as the Gulf and Ship Island – it was narrow gauge railroad (which has become the Tanglefoot Rails to Trails Bike Path).

There was a race to the crossing in New Albany in the laying of the rail track. The first track to make it to the town would not have to maintain the crossing - forever. (This is the crossing that has been recently erected as a piece of sculpture in the Crossing on the Green on Highland Street.). The east-west line won and the maintenance of the much-used crossing fell to the

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north-south line, which eventually became the GM&O. By 1890, the population had grown to 548 and New Albany had one bank – a short-lived Union County Bank, the Gazette newspaper, four doctors, five lawyers, two railroads, a wagon yard, one appliance store, two churches, seven supply stores, one school house, one furniture store, an insurance company –

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the Delta Trust Company, two building and loan associations, several saloons, a steam saw and grist mill and a gin. That year a stock law was passed by the State Legislature which required a fence to be built around every town and this was done by using three 1 x 4 s topped with two rows of barbed wire.

In 1893 New Albany was declared a separate school district and Attorney Z. M. Stephens built the first sidewalk in front of his residence on what is now Bankhead Street (Near where the BNA Bank is in 2018). Other sidewalks were laid and individual power plants were providing electricity and artesian wells were being bored. In 1896 Sam Owen and J. A. Smallwood organized the Bank of New Albany and there were 27 brick store buildings, all occupied. A place was needed to keep wagons and horses for those who came to town, so the Jockey Yard (now West Main Street) became the wagon yard and sleeping area.

Soon an opera house was built, a culture club was organized and a seven-piece brass band was the pride of New Albany.

William Faulkner, one of the 11 Nobel Prize winners for literature from the United States, was born in New Albany on the corner of Jefferson and Cleveland Streets in 1897. The churches were growing and in 1898 the Baptist congregation sold their church building to the Church of Christ and built the brick church on Cotton Street (now Bankhead) the current location.

Between 1890 and 1900 there were approximately 75 schools in Union County, with some serving as line schools serving families in adjoining counties. Black students, in many cases, attended school in the black churches, while white students had small community schools, one, two and three rooms.

The sporting life was a pastime in New Albany. In 1897 a town

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gathering was held to witness trapshooting, baseball and oratory.

Trapshooting was the most popular, but everyone enjoyed the baseball games, as New Albany beat Sherman 17 to 8.

At Christmas, a large tree was placed in the courthouse with gifts for everyone. Another great celebration was July 4, 1899, where it was declared that 10,000 people were in town to enjoy the brass bands, speeches, Old Glory and a ball.

With the coming of the new century New Albany had 1,032 people in 1900 and Union County had a population of 16,501. There were 82,641 acres of improved farmlands valued at $1,051,830 in Union County with 45 manufacturing establishments. In 1901 the Methodist church was remodeled and a tall steeple added. The building was enlarged again in 1907 to accommodate increased membership. The Associate Reformed Presbyterian congregation built a beautiful church on Cleveland Street in 1905.

A new high school was constructed in1901 and in 1904 the town issued bonds for an electric light and water works plant.

The first picture show in New Albany was presented in the old courthouse when the slides were shown of the Russian-Japanese War. In 1906 the First National Bank was organized with W. P. Wiseman as president. In 1908 there were three banks in New Albany – the Merchants and Farmers bank, First National Bank and Bank of New Albany.

The Rainey Hotel had been built by Paul Rainey who also had built a hunting lodge at Cotton Plant, and he was also one of the largest stockholders in all three banks and had invested in a furniture factory (located in the area where the City yard is today on Central Avenue). He built the garment plant on

Highland (that today in 2018 is Riverside Antiques) and he built the Ice Plant.

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There was a cotton compress, oil mill and some of the businesses of the day were R. B. Henderson Co, King and Son Hardware, Butler Brick Company, A. L. McAllister Jeweler, City Meat Market, J. J. Houston Co., Union Mercantile Co., McGill Ice Plant, three drug stores – Bratton’s, Henderson’s, and J. L Rogers, Hall Lumber Company, Stephens’ Union Lumber Company, L. F. Larkin’s New Albany Spoke Mills, which employed 24 men and boasted that its daily output was 5,000 wagon wheel spokes.

Automobiles were beginning to be seen in town and D. H. Hall had the first car in New Albany. Therefore, an ordinance was passed prohibiting cars from parking around the hotel between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m. because starting their motors disturbed the sleeping guests. A story told is of a Mr. Street who lived off old Highway 15 who grew so tired of all the dust stirred up by the motorcars that he built a ramp in front of his house so that speeders would have to slow down. However, some driver, unaware of this hazard preceded at a daring speed and when he hit the ramp his head went through the top of the car. The driver of the car sued Mr. Street – and was possibly the first lawsuit in Union County involving a motor vehicle.

It’s 1910 and the population is 2,030. Improved roads, concrete walks, sewage systems were installed in 1912. Cleveland Street Elementary School was built and the Home Demonstration work began in 1916. Mrs. H. B. Wiseman was the first Home Demonstration Agent in Union County.

Scott Parks Cash Store advertised in the Gazette for all ladies to visit the millinery department of the store and make the store’s restroom their “headquarters” while shopping in town.

Men’s suits cost $11.75 and a runabout Ford car sold for $390, and a sedan cost $740. A Gazette subscription was a dollar for 15 months. The Dreamland Theater was in business and the feature for March 1917 was The Iron Claw.

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World War I came to New Albany in a very real way when five young men volunteered on April 12, 1817. The Red Cross was organized here and by Christmas of 1917 the Red Cross had 900 members who worked tirelessly, helping war families, knitting socks and rolling bandages. Two New Albany boys, Guy Potter and Curtis Henry, lost their lives in this conflict. Their names are memorialized on the Potter-Henry American Legion Post.

In 1917 the local government effort began to be a part of the transcontinental highway - the Bankhead Highway. Local government let $300,000 in bonds to fund the construction of a road from Sherman to the western county’s edge west of Myrtle.

This was the first leg of what has become Interstate 22. Through the years the Bankhead Highway was the main artery through New Albany and through North Mississippi carrying travelers from Birmingham to Memphis and beyond. Highway 78, as it was numbered, was a main travel artery for tourism and industry. Eventually a four-lane bypass was begun in the 1960s and slowly the project progressed both east and west to the state lines of Mississippi.

Four-lane 78 was completed in 1994 as New Albany ‘s Zack Stewart, the Northern Mississippi Department of Transportation Commissioner, cut the ribbon of the last portion of the fourlane to open and it was near Potts Camp. As progress kept rolling, the designation of Interstate 22 became a possibility in mid-2000, and this was pursued through the Federal Highway Administration. With the largest industry in Union County – Toyota – on the horizon, the need for better transportation was a must. And in 2015 the official designation of I-22 was given and a celebration was held at the SportsPlex in New Albany.

Toyota Mississippi opened in 2011 and is now employing 2,000 workers and its subsidiary plants also have a large employee base. More than 800 Corollas are made every 24 hours in Union County at the Blue Springs plant. Corolla is the world’s most popular car, and it’s built in Union County.

1920 shows 2,581 citizens in New Albany. The Rainey Hotel was rebuilt and Bankhead Highway was officially routed through New Albany and Cotton and Mill Street became Bankhead Street. The new Baptist church was dedicated in 1925 and the Methodist Church in 1927 -28. The City of New Albany built Central Primary School, a separate building beside the high school.

Business was booming. Some of the stores were Craig Brothers, Union General Mercantile, Phyfer Furniture and Undertakers Goods, Kitchens Singer Sewing Machine Agency, KingsHamilton Hardware and Lumber Co. Guy Houston Insurance Agency, Owen Bros. Dry Goods, Tom Grace Co. Mercantile; Will Speck Gro., Bratton Drug Store, W. N. Parks Mercantile, Miss Mattie Hill Millinery Shop, J. J. Houston Dry Goods, Dreamland Theater, Donaldson’s Theater, Bank of New Albany, First National Bank, Merchants and Farmers Bank, TateFurr Livery Stable, Jim Armour Blacksmith, Ben Goodman Blacksmith, Dickinson’s Hotel, L. S. Rogers Drug Store, James Bakery, Coca-Cola Bottling Works, Wing Lee Laundry and Pitner Bros. and Shannon Ford Agency.

By 1922 there were 780 licensed automobiles in New Albany.

In the middle 1920s beauty shops opened and about 1929 Mary Lou Crompton appeared in New Albany with tight curly hair, one of the first machine permanents. Even men went to Costello’s Beauty Shop to receive scalp treatments. (And were much teased

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When the stock market crashed in 1929, the Bank of Commerce and the Bank of New Albany remained open.

Throughout the Depression years the two New Albany Banks could be depended upon to help farmers and businessmen through the trying times.

Despite the Depression, a big road paving program in 1930 made New Albany a different and improved town. The 1930 census recorded the population as 3,128. Two hospitals were built during this time and a concrete bridge spanned the Tallahatchie.

The Ki-Ro Gym was built at a cost of $1,400. In 1936 a new high school and the post office (now the welcome center) were built and paid for in large part by government funds. In 1938 a new jail was built, new city hall and a remodeled courthouse – making every municipal building new. The board of aldermen also approved a $60,000 additional street paving program.

Carroll Patterson was mayor at this time.

The Fair and Friendly City (a name coined by Guy Houston) proved its name when the terrible tornado ripped through Tupelo April 6, 1936, by New Albany folks going to help the neighboring beleaguered city with the cleaning, clearing and helping the wounded.

New Albany’s Basketball team, coached by Chalmers Moore and E. C. Tutor, won the Little 10 Championships in 1937. And by 1938 the City Recreation Dept. had a variety of sports events scheduled for the young and old. A bicycle tournament was held in 1938 and Hall-Neely Lake and Springdale Lakes were used for recreation.

Nineteen forty was a big year for New Albany with

the celebration of the centennial of the town. Horseshoe tournaments, tennis tournaments, stock show, coronation of the Centennial Queen and the presentation of the pageant. It was a DeMille spectacular, telling the story of New Albany from the Indians until 1940. The Centennial Ball was held in the Ki-Ro Gym with a blues orchestra from Memphis playing.

A fiddler contest was presented on Saturday along with a new car presentation and a community sing at the courthouse.

A community mass church meeting ended the festivities on Sunday.

By 1940s the business community continued to expand. There were 18 groceries, two lumber yards, one horse dealer, 11 auto parts dealers, seven lawyers, eight doctors, three dentists, one eye doctor, two hospitals, four drug stores, six beauty shops, five barber shops, four meat markets, one baker, one ice cream plant, a cheese factory, three gins, three cotton buyers, one compress, one sawmill, four pressing shops, three shoe shops, one tin shop, five coal dealers, one marble dealer, two hotels, six taxis, two theaters, three pool halls, three undertaking establishments, one jeweler, The Gazette and 40 unclassified stores.

World War II struck in December 1941. Men were drafted and the Selective Service office opened. Women also served.

Rationing began. Eight war bond campaigns were held and when the peace treaties were signed, there were more than 44 men who did not return to Union County.

About 1946 the Union County Development Association began to function and a bus station was built in 1947. The American Legion hut was built in 1949. Parking meters were installed on downtown Bankhead Street and the Farm to Market Road New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 47

Clyde Mortain training bear dogs at the Rainey Estate

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The biggest news that happened in 1949 was when Stratford Furniture was dedicated. This furniture manufacturing plant was to grow through the years to be the initiator of North Mississippi’s large furniture industry. At one time there were 26 acres under one roof in the massive furniture complex that started at Futorian – Stratford.

In sports, New Albany teams were all in the news, playing in the state final with a number of players making the Little Ten All-Star Teams. The Touchdown Club was formed in March 1949. The municipal swimming pool was opened and the tennis courts were built.

By 1950, New Albany population had grown to 3,671. The Tippah-Union Girls Basketball team won the state Class BB championship. The Census Bureau shows Union County with 155 retail stores with sales of $10,045,000, and increase of 34.4 percent over 1948 figures. Rogers Drug store celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1953. WNAU started broadcasting in 1955. The National Guard Armory was ready in 1956. The first public library building was opened in 1958. And the Community House was built near the swimming pool. A $790,000 bond issue was passed to build a new high school on Highway 15 and the new B. F. Ford School on Washington Avenue. New Albany now had a municipal airport, 296 businesses and a well-organized volunteer fire department.

The tragedy of the ‘50s was the Korean War. During this conflict, three New Albany men were killed: Dewey Rossell, Andrew William Jones and W. T. Lowrey.

The 1960 Census listed a population of 5,151 for New Albany and 18,904 for the county. The area had a seven-inch snowfall that year, the largest since 1940. During this decade the Mississippi Highway Patrol Building was finished and occupied. The Union County General Hospital was opened. The Oaks Country Club was organized and the golf course opened in January 1967. New Albany had its first Miss Mississippi – Annice Ray Jernigan. A little theater group was organized. A $395,000 school bond issue was passed for the improvement of school facilities. The New Haven School opened and the Bank of New Albany, now BNA Bank, enlarged its facilities to a new 48 New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette

building in 1969.

The Vietnam War saw Union County men leave and some did not return.

By 1970 the population of New Albany was 6,426 and Union County had a total of 19,096. At this time there were four elementary schools, one secondary school and 10 Protestant churches and one Roman Catholic Church in New Albany.

By 1971 there were 21 new industries that had entered since 1964 and 22 industry expansions. These provided 3,873 new jobs.

The year 1972 saw the Union County Hospital expand and also the water treatment plant with the support of a grant. The first city sanitary landfill was created to improve living conditions.

John David Pennebaker was mayor at this time. Renovations of the Union County Library were done and libraries opened in Myrtle and Blue Springs.

One of the most significant things happening in the 1980s was the rapid growth of the New Albany business scene in the western area of town. Much of the development was west of the river. There was a flurry of building around Glenfield.

A $5 million expansion was approved for the hospital. And management was transferred to Baptist Medical Group in Memphis in 1987. A flurry of fast-food restaurants joined Shoney’s and Pizza Hut, including McDonalds, Hardees, Huddle House, New Orleans Fried Chicken, Western Sizzlin’, and in 1981 the Rainey Hotel burned (again). The property was sold to the city and it is now a parking lot behind the current city hall.

The library was moved to a new building on 219 King Street.

In 1985 the Union County Literacy Council was formed. A step to eliminate traffic congestion was taken with the opening of Sam Tom Barkley Drive. The ICC (old GM&O) depot burned in 1987. And in 1988 discussions began about replacing the river bridge and this was accomplished with an opening in 2004. The five-lane bridge was an approximately $5 million addition to the town, replacing the concrete bridge built in the early 1930s, following the destruction of the Flood of 1927.

As of 1989 New Albany boasted 30 industries that employed 4,350 persons. Sales tax receipts for February in 1990 amounted to $111,074.38 – the highest in 14 months.

By 1990 the population was 6,651. This was the decade when the New Albany Sportsplex was begun. Using land near the river, the Tallahatchie Trails were developed as well as the ball fields. The much-used Sportsplex has grown through the years

The ceremony laying the courthouse cornerstone

and a disc golf course as well ad tennis courts have been added.

Eventually a Splash Park has taken the place of the swimming pool, which was closed in the ‘90s.

By 2000 the population was 7696.

The old north-south railroad – the Ripley Line, the old GM&O, was abandoned and meetings began in 2002 to see if a Rail-to-Trails bike path was an option. Eventually it became a reality, opening in 2013 – a 44-mile paved bike path from New Albany to Houston, which has brought tourists from around the world to New Albany. When this trail opened in 2013, Tim Kent was mayor. In 2017 the arch across the trail was erected.

The Union County Historical Society was formed in 1991, after the sesquicentennial celebration of the city. The building of the former Catholic church was purchased by the group as the church had built a new church on Highway 15 South, and programming began to be held by the Society. It was in the early 1990s that the Historical Society initiated the effort of a tourism tax in New Albany, also called a “hamburger tax.” And through many meetings and much discussion the tax was passed by the Board of Aldermen as well as the state legislature. Today the 2-percent tourism tax on prepared food and lodging brings in more than $800,000. Walter Johnson was mayor at this time of the passing of this tax, which has helped fund many sporting, theatrical and historic preservation opportunities..

By 2000 a new museum was built at 114 Cleveland Street near the birth site of William Faulkner, born on the corner of Cleveland and Jefferson, and plans were made to install exhibits about the industry and the history of New Albany and Union County. By 2004, the museum expanded to include another

gallery and in 2005 the William Faulkner Literary Garden was built with sponsorship of the New Albany Garden Club. A village, known as Frenchman’s Bend, was created to exhibit the rural culture of the area as well as to expand the awareness of the works of William Faulkner. Included in this area Varner’s Store, a barn, the office of Dr. Thomas Jefferson Pennebaker, an old jail cell, a blacksmith shop, a cookhouse, a caboose and Murphy’s Body Shop.

The Society purchased adjoining property, which included Tackett’s BBQ building and two houses. One has become the Tallahatchie Arts Council Headquarters and the other is a duplex used for storage.

The old railroad bridge, which once spanned Main Street ,has been moved to this area and restyled as a Railroad Observation Deck. The old railroad crossing, which was salvaged at the abandonment of the north-south line, has been erected as an art piece in the area of the deck and is known as the Crossing on the Green – a public space.

In 2017 a new addition to the museum opened, making 11,000 square feet under one roof and the William Faulkner Library to hold the Coffey Collection of Faulkner first editions, funded by a $500,000 grant from the Sate Legislature and private donations.

Today the museum offers the William Faulkner Literary Garden within Frenchman’s Bend, as well as much cultural and historic programming. NA

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Corinth is a city rich in history Story and photos by Doyle Caviness For New Albany Magazine

Tucked away in the Northeast corner of Mississippi lies Corinth, a city rich in history, full of friendly people and much to see and do. The city played a major role in the Civil War due to the crossing of two major railways, the Mobile and Ohio Railroad and the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. Now, the crossing of US Highways 72 and 45 brings people in from all directions to work, shop, play, dine and soak up the great southern atmosphere that just seems to hang in the air around here.

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Customers enjoy fountain treats at historic Borroum’s Drug Store. Below is one of the famous slugburgers.

If your plans bring you around this way, you should take advantage of one or both of the tourist information spots located here. The Alcorn County Welcome Center is south of town on South Tate Street and is one of the best of its kind. The other, Corinth Area Convention and Tourist’s Bureau is located in the downtown area on Fillmore Street. Either place will point you in the right direction depending upon your interests.

My first stop after the Alcorn County Welcome Center was the Corinth Civil War Interpretive Center. If you go, plan on spending some time here as there is a lot to take in. Original battle flags, clothing, swords, pistols, saddles and other artifacts, as well as informative exhibits line the walls throughout the complex. The folks that run this place have a wealth of knowledge to share and are happy to do so. Shiloh National Military Park, where one of the largest battles of the Civil War

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was fought, is just 22 miles from here.

Borroum’s Drug Store was next on my list. I wanted to try their famous Slug burger along with a Coca’ Cola from the original fountain drink machine. Borroum’s opened in 1865 and continues to be operated by the same family. It is the longest continually operated drug store in Mississippi. And, by the way, the burger and Coke was great!

Next, only a few blocks away, I entered the Corinth Art Gallery.

Local artists’ work is shown there along with crafts of varying types. Art exhibits are changed on a monthly basis and are, of course, for sale. While there I met two volunteers, Sonny Boatman, president of the Art Guild, and Ed Lucas. They both donate their time and energy to making Corinth a better place.

The Corinth Art Gallery is open each Tuesday through Friday from 11:00 until 3:00 and on Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

Around the corner and a couple of blocks down the street is the Coca-Cola Museum. Coke memorabilia fans will delight in the fun that is to be had here. Even if the museum is closed, you may still enter and embark on a self guided tour.

My plan from the Coca-Cola Museum was to enter the Corinth Depot and Crossroads Museum and check things out. However, I was too late and the museum was closed. But, I was able to look down the barrel of huge cannon, and check out the train caboose that they have on the property. As often happens, my time was running short. I did manage to check out the Corinth National Cemetery, the Coliseum Civic Center, to which I have long ago memories of, and was able to wrap up the day with a quick walk through the Goodwill thrift store.

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DATES, EVENTS AND HOURS MAY CHANGE. Compiled for New Albany Magazine

Dec. 1: Myrtle Christmas Parade, 6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 1 in the downtown area.

Lineup of parade floats will be at 5 p.m. at Myrtle Attendance Center.

Dec. 2: Myrtle Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, 6 p.m., Dec. 2 at CJ Meyers Park.

Dec. 2: The New Albany Holiday Tour of Homes will be from 1:30 until 4 p.m., Sunday Dec. 2, 2018. Details: 662538-0014 or email Historic Northside District Garden Club at hndgardenclub@gmail.com.

Dec. 21-Jan. 3: Christmas holidays for local schools.

March 21: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

Dec. 20: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

April 16: Luncheon with Books

by Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon.

Details: 662-534-1991.

Jan. 15: Luncheon with Books

by Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon.

Details: 662-534-1991.

April 18: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

Jan. 17: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

May 11 and 12: Copellia, New Albany Ballet Company.

Magnolia Civic Center.

Tickets: 662-539-6010.

Details: 662-534-1991.

Dec. 2: Christmas Open House, Union County Heritage Feb. 8-10: “Seussical the Musical,” New Albany High Museum. Details: 662-538School production. 662-5340014.

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Dec. 7 and 8: Nutcracker, Feb. 19: Luncheon with Books New Albany Ballet Company.

by Friends of the Library, Magnolia Civic Center.

Union County Library. Noon.

Tickets: 662-539-6010.

Details: 662-534-1991.

Dec. 8: Santa at the Museum, Feb. 21: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-538Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

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Dec. 15: Community-wide March 11-15: Spring Break Christmas meal, 11 a.m. to for local schools.

2 p.m., New Albany Middle School. Details: mking@nasd.

March 19: Luncheon with ms.

Books by Friends of the Library, Union County Library.

Dec. 18: Luncheon with Books Noon. Details: 662-534-1991.

by Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon.

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May 17: New Albany High School Graduation. Details: 662-534-1805.

May 21: Luncheon with Books

by Friends of the Library, Union County Library. Noon.

Details: 662-534-1991.

May 23: Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

May 23: Last day of school for New Albany students.

May 23 and 24: Union County Schools Graduation. Details: 662-534-1960.

Compiled by Callie Daniels Bryant For New Albany Magazine

4-H Club of New Albany Gina Wills 662-534-1916 gina@ext.msstate.edu American Legion PotterHenry-Lowrey Post 72 Mike Bennett 662-317-0216 michaelcbennett@bellsouth. net American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72 Connie Kelly 662-316-1135 conniedkelly@bellsouth.net Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County Auxiliary Reba Dunson 662-538-2101 reba.dunson@bmhcc.org Boys and Girls Club of New Albany Marquel Conner 662-534-2150 mconner@bgcnms.org Daughters of the American Revolution Ishtehotopah Chapter Sheri Smith 662-534-5515 jfsmith00@hotmail.com

Historic North Side District Garden Club Amy Livingston 662-523-4766 hndgardenclub@gmail.com Junior Auxiliary of New Albany Shelli Coleman-Dodd 662-316-5626 Coleman_shelli@hotmail. com Junta Club Myra Langley 662-539-1342 cmlangley@maxxsouth.net Kappa Kappa Iota Sigma Chapter Anita Buster 662-534-5124 arbuster1@gmail.com Kiwanis Club of New Albany Greg Lawrence 662-539-1510 (cell), 662534-7661 (work) newalbany@ republicfinance.com New Albany Civitan Club Michelle Hall 662-266-3388 michelledcobb@yahoo.com

Dogwood Hills Garden Club Linda Pannell 662-534-7500

New Albany Garden Club Tanya Coombs 662-539-1035 tanya.coombs@gmail.com

Friends of the Library Anita Buster 662-534-5124 arbuster1@gmail.com

New Albany Lions Club D’Ann Tanner 662-316-1761

Gideon Paul Anderson 662-316-3513

New Albany Main Street Association BillyeJean Stroud 662-534-3438

billyejeanstroud@ newalbanymainstreet.com New Albany Mother’s Club Belinda Russell 662-534-2689 belindarussell59@gmail. com New Albany Rotary Club Will Tucker 662-316-2726 ward4@visitnewalbany.com New Century Club Susan Feather 662-534-8679 featherr@bellsouth.net Pilot Club of New Albany Windy Faulkner 662-507-9564 wfaulkner@union.k12. ms.us South Side Neighborhood Association Larry Dykes 662-231-3421 larryd3275@yahoo.com Tallahatchie Arts Council Union County Heritage Museum 662-538-0014 www.ucheritagemuseum. com Tallahatchie River Players Evelyn Mason 662-317-9275 www. tallahatchieriverplayers.com Trail Life Clay Hardy 662-266-3675 r.clay.hardy@gmail.com

Union County Development Association Phil Nanney 662-534-4354. www.ucda-newalbany.com Union County Good Samaritan Center Peggy Hitt 662-534-0931 unioncogoodsc@yahoo.com Union County Historical Society Jill Smith 662-538-0014 www.ucheritagemuseum. com Union County Homemaker Volunteers Marietta Collins 662-316-3354 Union County Literacy Council Nancy Meacham 662-534-1930 Union County Master Gardeners Brenda Robertson 662-538-1388 Union County Museum Guild Lynn Madden 662-538-0014 www.ucheritagemuseum. com Union County Retired Teachers Association Anna Quinn 662-316-2630 UNITE Collett Cross 662-316-0808 cbcross@bellsouth.net

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SNOWFLAKE BALL Sponsored by the Pilot Club of New Albany Held Feb. 24, 2018 at First Baptist Church

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Anthony Reddick and Kayley Ellington

(LtR) Geoffrey King with Sara and Lucy, Jonathan Morrisson with Natalie and Ben Morrisson with Kara

Brad and Reagan Sloan John Portis and Regena Portis

Brent and Ava Gray

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Brian and Karmah McGinty

Caleb, Emma Kate and Addie Reece Willard

Danell HIll and Theora Rutledge

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Clay and Marianna Willard

David Udams with Charli and Stevie Redford

Daniel Dillard and Jayla Brown

Daniel and Finley Smith

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Danny Taua and Kate Hamlet

Derek with Emersyn and Saydee Hutcheson

Eric and Callyn Richardson

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Jim and Maggie Grace Muncie

Jason and Olivia Harrelson

Justin, Maggie and Miley Roberts

Jaysen and Emily Manning

Kevin and Naomi Bolen New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 63

Josh and Autumn Childers

Jonathan and Landry Kent

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Julianna and Curt Langley

Kalia and Brian Nugent

Kurt and Molly Clayton Lance and Kaitlyn Phillips

Kwadis and Kai Beard

Marcus and Mackenzie Fooshee New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 65

Madeline, Kirk and Kerrigan Nunnelee

Zac and Lexi Wiesing Matt and Karlee McGinty 66 New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette

Marcus and Meyma

Tommy and Lucie Ozbirn

Morgan and Chris Greer

Michael and Morgan Young Richard and Autumn Schlueter New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette 67

JUNIOR AUXILIARY CHARITY BALL Sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary of New Albany Held March 24, 2018 at Oaks Country Club

Heborah, Darlene and Debra Whitehead

Brittany and Trent Clark

Donna and Corey Graham

Heaven and Clayton Robbins

JJ and Matt Harris

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Leslie Swords, Molly Bryan and Darla Grisham

Read Robbins and Katelyn Watson

Lee Allen and Haley Holt

Leslie Ray and Cecily Faulkner

Megan and Cade Hooker

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Will and Jane Ford with Matt and JJ Harris

Shelia and Randy Bynum

Penny and Natalie Creekmore

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LITERARY LUNCHEON AND FAULKNER AWARDS PRESENTATION Sponsored by Faulkner Literary Festival Committee Held Sept. 28, 2018 at First United Methodist Church

Lorraine Ballard, Frances Dunlap, Joanne Gaines and Linda Treat

Glen Duckworth and Jim Allen Browning

Jay Herrington and Will Ford

Kara Morrisson, Sarah Jane King and Betty King

Sara Stephens and Sissy Bullock

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Robert Fuller, Witt Spencer and Frank Madden

Mary Libby Harrison and Ann Homes

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David and Dixie Simmons

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LOOKING BACK

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The Stephens family in front of their home about where BNA Bank is today

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The telephone office used to be staffed by operators who connected calls by plugging cables into a switchboard.

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The Pannell Singers

The Rev. Sam Watson and family

L Th Dukes, D k h made d it tto th t dM kA t H Locall group The who the stage off th the T Ted Mack Amateur Hour iin th the 1960 1960s.

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The Bank of New Albany, left, next to First National Bank in the early 1900s downtown

Paul Rainey’s New Albany Furniture Manufacturing Plant

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The 1946 New Albany baseball team in front of the old Central School auditorium

The earlier Methodist Church

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New Albany’s first high school

The 1927 New Albany girls basketball team

Dining at the Nick Davis Cafe

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Attendees at a singing school held by a Mr. Pannell

Zack Mayo making lye soap

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Ceremony to mark the laying of the cornerstone for the new Union County Courthouse

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Groundbreaking ceremony for the future Futorian Furniture Manufacturing Plant.

Union County farmers meet at the Rainey Hotel. This is the ‘new’hotel that replaced the original grand structure after it burned. This more modest version declined and burned in the 1980s and is now the City Hall parking lot.

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