New Albany Magazine 2017

New Albany magazine

Fall/Winter 2017

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A salute to New Albany and Union County high school seniors

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31 PLACES A neighborly place

48 HOBBIES Disc Golf

52 DAY TRIP Oxford, Mississippi

Local seniors talk about life in high school and their futures.

By David Johnson

A little-known sport that is rapidly gaining popularity.

By Callie Daniels Bryant

A look at one of the few remaining true country stores.

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At Home

How a former hardware store transforms into luxury living and retail space.

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60 SCENE Who’s who at area events

We look at life beyond college in a familiar town.

By David Johnson

58 CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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59 LOCAL GROUPS

We have 13 pages of photographs highlighting New Albany social events.

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General Manager LISA BRYANT Editor J. LYNN WEST

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Another story takes a look at the Hurricane Bullard’s Grocery, one of the few remaining true country stores.

Also a Q & A with some local high school seniors will give their perspectives about their lives and how they are planning for the future..

There are pages filled with folks attending multiple events throughout the year and we offer suggestions for both day- and three-day trips 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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COVER STORY

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e celebrate 10 senior students from our five area high schools who show dedication not only to school work, but their community.

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SHUMPERT Demetria Shumpert, a senior at New Albany High School, looks forward to her role as Adda Pearl in the school’s production of “The Wiz” this spring.

“I’ve been involved in the muscial since I was a freshman,” Shumpert said. “I started as a member of the stage crew.”

Shumpert also films the football team during games and practices, is a member of the chorus and has been a Diamond Girl for two years.

She is a member of Health Occupation Students of America and has a scholarship to Northeast Mississippi Community College.

“My mom, Edith Shumpert, supports me in all my activities,” she said.

Outside of school, Shumpert also works at Wendy’s and is active at her church, the United House of Prayer, where she serves as pastor’s aid, youth leader and sings solos.

Shumpert’s advice for her fellow students: “Always put God first,” she said. “With God, there’s nothing you can’t do.”

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. THE LIFE-LONG FRIENDS YOU GAIN. ALSO, THE LIFE LESSONS LEARNED BEYOND THE LESSON PLAN. Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY: A. I WOULD BUILD A CENTER FOR TEENAGERS TO HAVE SOMETHING TO DO IN

NEW ALBANY. THERE IS NOTHING FOR

TEENAGERS TO DO.

Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME PROUD IS: A. WHEN A YOUNG LADY AT MY CHURCH

A. MY CAR WOULD PROBABLY SAY “SLOW LOL!

DOWN, PLEASE.”

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

SAID SHE LOOKED UP TO ME AS A ROLE MODEL.

THAT MADE ME VERY PROUD.

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:

A. I PLAN TO ATTEND NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI COMMUNITY COLLEGE TO STUDY RADIOLOGY AND THEN GO BACK TO SCHOOL LATER ON AT

DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY.

A. GREY’S ANATOMY, QUEEN SUGAR, RAVEN’S HOME AND THE LOUD HOUSE

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY?

Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES, I WOULD:

BE LEAVING SCHOOL AT

A. THE BEST PART OF MY DAY WOULD BE TO 2 P.M. EVERYDAY.

A. I WOULD REDO THE OUTSIDE OF MY HOUSE.

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

A. THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT I ONE WOULD BE PASTOR BISHOP HENRY FINLEY.

ADMIRE.

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

A. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO MEET MICHELLE OBAMA. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT I AM:

ME, BUT

A. A VERY GIVING PERSON, WISE TO BE AS I AM AND VERY CARING.

YOUNG AS

Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? A. 22, BECAUSE YOU ARE OLD ENOUGH TO BE LEGAL AND YOU ARE YOUNG ENOUGH TO STILL MESS UP.

Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

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ADAMS New Albany High School senior Ruston Adams plays catcher for the baseball team.

“I’ve been on the team all four years of high school,” he said. “This year, there are very few seniors on the team, but we’ve been challenged by the new coach to step up and be leaders.”

Adams is also involved in the Spanish Club, Mu Alpha Theta, the Civitan Club and Students Against Destructive Decisions.

During his free time, he is involved with the youth group of the New Albany Church of Christ.

“We enourage younger kids to be involved and we also focus on helping old members with needs that they have,” Adams said.

He offered this advice to his fellow students: “It’s easy to get caught up in being like everybody else,” Adams said.

“The more you try to do that, the more problems you’ll have. What you do reflects on you.”

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. GETTING AN EDUCATION

Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY:

HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITIES.

A. CREATING A BETTER ENVIRONMENT FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN.

IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD A. THAT I NEED TO SLOW DOWN. Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME PROUD IS:

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

A. PLAY BASEBALL A. GOING FOR MISSISSIPPI STATE. Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE: Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? A. BREAKING BAD A. GOING TO BASEBALL PRACTICE. Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES, I WOULD: A. GO ON VACATION WITH MY FAMILY. Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I MOST ADMIRE IS:

A. MY FATHER. Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS:

A. DONALD TRUMP. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT I AM:

ME, BUT

A. AN AVID FISHERMAN. Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

A. 17, BECAUSE IT’S EASY AND I DON’T

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MEINZ East Union senior Maggie Meinz has played slow-pitch softball and basketball for six years. She is also a member of the Beta Club, the student council, Future Business Leaders of America and Anchor Club.

Meinz is also involved in church activities at Belden Baptist Church.

She is the daughter of Mike and Kelly Meinz.

Meinz offered the following advice to her fellow students at East Union Attendance Center: “Try your hardest academically,” she said. “Strive to be the best.”

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. THE RELATIONSHIPS FORMED AND MEMORIES MADE WITH CLASSMATES AND TEACHERS.

Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY:

A. PROVIDING MEALS FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE WHEN NEEDED. Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME PROUD IS:

A. MISSION WORK IN NEW YORK AND BELIZE.

IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE: A. I GUESS MY CAR WOULD CONSIDER ME TO A. NCIS, NCIS: NEW ORLEANS, NCIS: LOS ANGELES, FIXER UPPER, THE VOICE Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES, I WOULD:

BE A SAFE DRIVER AND IT WOULD PROBABLY SAY

I’M ALWAYS ON THE GO.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

A. EITHER RETURN TO BELIZE TO DO MORE

A. I PLAN ON ATTENDING COLLEGE AND

MISSIONS OR SET UP A DONATION CENTER IN

PURSUING A DEGREE IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.

ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR FAMILIES WHO DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING.

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY?

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

SPENDING TIME WITH MY FAMILY.

A. COMING HOME IN THE AFTERNOON AND

A. MY PREACHER BRO. JIM HOLCOMB. HE STANDS FIRM IN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH CHRIST AND SHARES JESUS’ LOVE WITH EVERYONE HE MEETS. Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS: A. SADIE ROBERTSON BECAUSE SHE IS CHRISTIAN INFLUENCE FOR OUR GENERATION. SUCH A GREAT

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I AM: A. A DRUMMER. Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? A. 17, BECAUSE I WOULD GET TO ENJOY SENIOR YEAR OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD

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FULGHAM Clayton Fulgham, senior at East Union Attendance Center, is one of the top runners for the school’s cross country and track team, of which he has been a member since the 7th grade.

Fulgham is also a member of the student council and Beta Club.

In his free time, Fulgham said he plays guitar and also is involved in activities at Belden Baptist Church.

He is the son of David and Candice Fulgham.

Fulgham offered the following advice to his fellow students: “Cherish your time because it flies by,” he said.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. I WOULD SAY THAT THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS BEING ABLE TO REPRESENT A STUDENT BODY AND PROVE WE ARE THE BEST.

Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY: A. MOST DEFINITELY, I WOULD DONATE THE EAST UNION.

MONEY TO HAVE A TRACK BUILT AT

Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:

A. I DON’T THINK I WOULD PICK ONE AGE, BECAUSE THEN I’D MISS ALL THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER.

A. FRIENDS. HANDS DOWN THE BEST. I ALSO ENJOY ANY COOKING SHOW WITH

ALTON BROWN.

Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES, I WOULD:

A. IT’S PROBABLY BEST MY CAR CAN’T TALK.

A. DRIVE AROUND THE COUNTRY, ENOING (HANGING OUT, SLEEPING) ON THE SIDE

HIGH SCHOOL?

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER

OF THE ROAD AND GOING TO AS MANY

A. I PLAN TO GO TO SCHOOL FOR FOUR

CONCERTS AS POSSIBLE.

YEARS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, THEN THREE YEARS IN LAW SCHOOL.

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

THE GOAL IS

TO BECOME A PATENT ATTORNEY.

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? A. STEVE PREFONTAINE, THE AMERICAN DISTANCE RUNNER IN THE 1960S AND 1970S. I ADMIRE HIM FOR HIS UNBELIEVABLE GRIT AND UNWILLINGNESS TO

A. THE BEST PART OF MY DAY IS THE TIME I SPEND RUNNING. IT IS WHEN I THINK AND PRAY AND RELAX.

GIVE UP, NO MATTER WHAT WAS IN FRONT OF HIM.

Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS: A. CRAIG ENGELS. HE SEEMS LIKE A VERY I WOULD ENJOY BEING AROUND. (IN CASE YOU DON’T KNOW, ENGELS IS A FORMER OLE MISS TRACK STAR AND CURRENT NIKE RUNNER.) DOWN-TO-EARTH GUY THAT

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT I AM:

ME, BUT

PROUD IS:

A. A PRETTY GOOD COOK. HIT ME UP AND I’LL SHOW YOU SOMETIME.

A. I’M PROUD OF THE HARD WORK THAT I’VE PUT IN REPRESENTING EAST UNION, WHETHER IT BE ATHLETICS, ACADEMICS OR SIMPLY BEING A STUDENT AS BEST I CAN.

WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER,

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NANCE Ingomar senior Morgan Nance is active in a variety of ways with her school.

Nance is in her 6th year as manager for the Lady Falcons’ basketball team and has also been heavily involved in her school district’s theatre program during that time. In addition, she’s in her fourth year with Ingomar’s archery team.

She is also a member of the Beta Club, Math Club, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Science Club, Anchor Club, Hospitality Club, Future Business Leaders of America.

She also serves as senior class representative on the student council.

In her spare time outside of school, Nance volunteers with the First Choice Center and likes helping with vacation bible school at Fredonia Baptist Church, where she is a member.

Nance’s advice to her fellow students: “Work hard all of the time,” she said.

“There are rewards you don’t always see immediately.”

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. TO FOCUS ON GROWING NOT JUST IN MY

ACADEMICS, BUT IN LIFE AS WELL.

TEACHERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE MENTORS TO ME AND THEY HAVE HELPED ME GROW AS A PERSON.

Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY: A. CREATE AN ANIMAL SHELTER, BECAUSE THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY STRAYS IN OUR

Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME PROUD IS: A. I’VE SPENT THE PAST FIVE YEARS VOLUNTEERING WITH MY CHURCH IN

Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU? A. I AM RESPONSIBLE WITH THE THINGS I CARE ABOUT AND I SOMETIMES PLAY MY MUSIC A LITTLE TOO LOUD.

VARIOUS MINISTRIES, SUCH AS FEEDING THE HOMELESS AND HELPING WITH VACATION

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER

BIBLE SCHOOL.

HIGH SCHOOL?

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:

A. I PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE AT OLE MISS AND PURSUE A DEGREE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE.

A. THE GOOD DOCTOR AND BBC’S SHERLOCK.

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES, I WOULD: A. TRAVEL THE WORLD. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTERESTED IN OTHER COUNTRIES AND CULTURES AND

I WOULD LOVE TO

A. THE BEST PART OF MY DAY IS WHEN I PARTICIPATE IN MY EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES, WHICH, DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF THE YEAR, COULD BE THEATRE, BASKETBALL OR ARCHERY.

EXPERIENCE THOSE CULTURES FIRSTHAND.

Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I MOST ADMIRE IS: A. MY MOTHER. SHE IS AN INTELLIGENT, I ASPIRE TO BE. SUCCESSFUL WOMAN AND EVERYTHING

Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS: A. KATE MIDDLETON, BECAUSE SHE IS THE SHE HAS

EPITOME OF CLASS AND STYLE.

BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO ME THROUGH HER CHARITY WORK.

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I AM: A. A BIG FAN OF SUPERHERO MOVIES. Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? A. 21, BECAUSE I WOULD LEGALLY BE AN ADULT, BUT ALSO STILL BE YOUNG.

AREA.

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MEANS Cole Means, senior first baseman for the Ingomar Falcons, is originally from Belmont.

“I started going here in the 5th grade and have been on the baseball team all of that time,” Means said.

Means also joined Ingomar Attendance Center’s swim team for the 2017 season and not only swam individually and with the boys relay team at North Half, but qualified for State with the relay team.

He is also a member of the Math Club and Science Club.

Means is a member of Ingomar Baptist Church’s yough group and traveled with them to Ecuador for nine days last summer.

His advice to fellow students: “We’re known for being a classy school,” Means said. “My advice is to keep up the reputation. It’s great because we’re one big family and the school is the pride of our community.”

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. THE RELATIONSHIPS GAINED DURING HIGH SCHOOL.

Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY:

A. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD AN INDOOR AQUATIC CENTER.

Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME PROUD IS:

A. SIX YEARS OLD, WHEN MY MOM DID EVERYTHING FOR ME. Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD

A. THE PAST THREE YEARS, THE BASEBALL TEAM HAS MADE IT TO THE NORTH HALF CHAMPIONSHIP, WHICH IS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT. THIS YEAR I HOPE WE GO ALL THE WAY TO STATE.

IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

A. CLEAN ME!!

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE: A. I DON’T WATCH MUCH TV. BUT I LOVE WATCHING A GOOD GAME.

A. I PLAN ON ATTENDING COLLEGE AT MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY TO PURSUE A DEGREE IN ENGINEERING.

Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF I WOULD:

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY?

A. I WOULD TRAVEL THE WORLD.

SCHOOL.

RESOURCES,

A. 11:17 A.M., WHEN I GET TO LEAVE Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I MOST ADMIRE IS: A. COACH JEREMY DOROUGH BECAUSE HE’S HARD ON US, ENCOURAGING AND HE ALWAYS GIVES GOOD ADVICE.

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

A. DONALD TRUMP, BECAUSE OF HIS PRESIDENT AGAINST ALL ODDS. ABILITY TO BECOME

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT I AM:

ME, BUT

A. I AM AN OPEN BOOK. IF YOU WANT TO I HAVE NO SECRETS. KNOW SOMETHING, JUST ASK.

Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

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GREER Myrtle Attendance Center senior Caroline Greer has been a member of the school’s cross country and track team since she was in the 7th grade.

She is also a member of the Beta Club, Anchor Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and is student council president.

Outside of school, Greer stays busy as the Director of Children’s Church at Glenfield Baptist Church and tutors 2nd graders through 8th graders who need help in math, reading and English.

She also likes to write and has her own blog.

Greer is the daughter of Chris Greer and Amy Greer. Her father is the Mississippi studies teacher and cross country and track coach. She also has siblings, Morgan and Will Greer.

She had the following advice for her fellow students: “Work hard and enjoy every moment,” Greer said.

Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME PROUD IS:

TAYLOR SWIFT SONG AND LIKE TO DANCE IN THE CAR WAY TOO MUCH. Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER

A. TAKING ON THE JOB AS CHILDREN’S CHURCH DIRECTOR AT MY CHURCH.

HIGH SCHOOL?

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:

CONTINUE MY RUNNING CAREER.

A. I PLAN TO ATTEND COLLEGE AND I HOPE

TO PURSUE A CAREER IN THE SPEECH

A. ONE TREE HILL, DAWSON’S CREEK, GREY’S ANATOMY AND THE LITTLE COUPLE.

PATHOLOGY FIELD AND WORK WITH CHILDREN.

I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO PERFORM

MISSION WORK IN THIS COUNTRY AND

Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES, I WOULD:

ABROAD.

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? A. TRAVEL, TRAVEL, TRAVEL. A. RUNNING, WHETHER IT BE IN SEASON, Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I MOST ADMIRE IS:

EACH AFTERNOON WITH MY TEAM OR OUT OF SEASON EACH MORNING BY MYSELF.

IT IS

ALWAYS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY.

A. MY CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK COACH WHO CHRIS GREER. HE

DOUBLES AS MY FATHER,

CONTINUOUSLY PUSHES ME TO MY BEST AND KEEPS ME LAUGHING.

Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS: A. TAYLOR SWIFT.

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. THE CONSTANT SUPPORT FROM YOUR FRIENDS, TEACHERS AND COACHES TO HELP

Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I AM: A. WELL-VERSED IN SPORTS TRIVIA. Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

YOU WITH THE CHALLENGES YOU FACE ACADEMICALLY AND ATHLETICALLY.

Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY: A. SETTING UP AN AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM

A. I WOULD BE 15 BECAUSE WHILE I WAS STILL YOUNG, I WAS GETTING INTO TRAINING HARDER AND GETTING MORE FREEDOM. Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

FOR CHILDREN THAT INCLUDES LEARNING AND FUN ACTIVITIES.

A. THAT I KNOW EVERY WORD TO EVERY

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BISHOP Lane Bishop, senior at Myrtle Attendance Center, is involved with the Beta Club and has been a member of the varsity baseball team since he was in the 7th grade. He plays pitcher and short stop.

In his free time, Bishop says he likes to fish.

He is the son of Jennifer and Wesley Bishop and has two sisters, Allie and Jayden.

Bishop had a few words of advice for his fellow Myrtle students: “Always put school first,” he said. “Don’t let outside things overrule school.”

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. THE BONDS WITH FRIENDS THAT LAST A LIFETIME.

Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE THE COMMUNITY BY: A. BUY AND BUILD NEW HOMES AND

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:

A. “WHOA BIG FELLA, SLOW YOUR ROLL!”

A. ARROW, THE RANCH AND THE WALKING DEAD.

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

RESOURCES,

Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF I WOULD:

WOMAN AND START A FAMILY.

A. GO TO STURGEON BAY ON A FISHING

Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY?

TRIP.

A. BEING SURROUNDED BY THE WARMQ. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I MOST ADMIRE IS:

WELCOMING AND FAMILIAR FACES OF THE

MYRTLE COMMUNITY THAT IS HOME TO ME.

A. ROBERT GORDON, MY COACH. Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS:

A. LUKE COMBS. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I AM: A. MUSICALLY TALENTED WITH THE KEYBOARD.

Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY?

REPLACE THE RUN-DOWN ONES.

A. 14. I HAD NO WORRIES, BUT I WAS STILL

Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME PROUD IS:

WITH FRIENDS.

A. TAKING CARE OF MY FAMILY AND TAKING

Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

RESPONSIBILILTY AS A MAN.

A. GO TO COLLEGE, FIND A KIND-HEARTED

OLD ENOUGH TO GO OUT AND HAVE FUN BEFORE

ACTUALLY, IT WAS THE YEAR I HAD TO GROW UP.

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FETTER Annemarie Fetter, senior at West Union Attendance Center, is heavily involved in school activities.

Fetter, a member of the Eagles’ cheerleading squad for four years and member of the Union County band for six years, has represented the school and district in several state and national events.

She also serves as vice president of the senior class, vice president of the student council treasurer of the Beta Club and Future Business Leaders of America.

Outside of school, she is also a member of the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in New Albany, where she is involved in the youth group.

Fetter is the daughter of Tom and Jamie Fetter. Her older sister, Kateri, is a student at Ole Miss and her younger sister, Madison, is in the 9th grade.

She offers the following advice to her West Union classmates and fellow students: “There is never something you’re not capable of doing,” Fetter said.

“You must realize your potential and you can accomplish anything.”

SCHOOL AND STILL MANY KIDS GO WITHOUT

A. “I’M A V-6, NOT A MONSTER TRUCK!”

BECAUSE THEY CAN’T BE PROVIDED.

Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME PROUD IS:

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL? A. I WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE (I’M NOT

A. BEING ELECTED TO VARIOUS “OFFICER”

SURE WHERE YET) AND EVENTUALLY BECOME

POSITIONS IN SCHOOL CLUBS AND

AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON.

ORGANIZATIONS.

MY CAREER IN ORDER,

ONCE I HAVE I ALSO WANT TO GET MARRIED AND START A FAMILY.

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE: Q. WHAT IS THE BEST PART OF YOUR DAY? A. BONES AND BOB’S BURGERS. A. GETTING TO COME HOME AND SET MY Q. GIVEN A MONTH OFF AND LOTS OF RESOURCES, I WOULD:

BACKPACK DOWN.

A. TRAVEL AROUND THE NATION AND AROUND THE WORLD.

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

A. MRS. WINDY FAULKNER. SHE DEVOTES SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY TO STUDENTS AND

I ADMIRE THAT ABOUT HER.

Q. THE PERSON ALIVE TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO MEET IS: A. PRESIDENT TRUMP. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I AM:

THE QUIZ

A. I USED TO BE EXTREMELY SHY WHEN I NOW I AM MUCH MORE OUTGOING. MET NEW PEOPLE.

Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND CONNECTIONS. THE MEMORIES YOU MAKE WILL LAST YOUR WHOLE LIFE.

Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE AND WHY? A. 30. YOU’RE STILL YOUNG, SPRY AND HEALTHY, BUT YOU’RE ALSO OLD ENOUGH

Q. IF I HAD THE MONEY, I WOULD IMPROVE

TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND KEEP A GOOD

THE COMMUNITY BY:

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A. PROVIDING NEWER, MORE ACCURATE THOSE ARE SOME

IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

BOOKS TO THE SCHOOLS.

Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD

OF THE MOST USEFUL TOOLS YOU HAVE IN A

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PEYTON

chool spirit

TAYLOR Peyton Taylor, senior at West Union Attendance Center and son of educators at the school, is also something of a leader himself.

Taylor serves as treasurer for the student council, is vice president for the Beta Club and is also involved with the Future Business Leaders of America, The Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Students Against Destructive Decisions.

He has also been a member of the high school’s basketball team since the 9th grade.

Taylor’s parents are West Union Principal Russell Taylor and Karen Taylor, ICT & STEM teacher. He also has a brother, John Austin Taylor, at Mississippi State University and his sister, Ella Kate Taylor, is in the 7th grade.

He is a member of Amaziah Baptist Church in Hickory Flat, where he is involved with the youth group, handing out tracts and other activities.

“We plan on going on a trip to New Orleans,” Taylor said about the youth group. “We’re going to be involved with community service.”

Taylor offers this advice to his fellow students: Make the most of your time in high school,” he said. “It is gone in the blink of an eye.”

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A. 18, BECAUSE I AM STILL INDEPENDENT, BUT ALSO ABLE TO LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST

A. I WOULD DEFINITELY BUILD A COMMUNITY

WITH LOVED ONES.

GYM FOR YOUNG KIDS TO HAVE TO BE ACTIVE

Q. IF YOUR CAR COULD TALK, WHAT WOULD IT SAY ABOUT YOU?

AND WORK HARD.

Q. SOMETHING I’VE DONE THAT MADE ME A. IT WOULD PROBABLY SAY I NEED TO WASH IT SOON.

PROUD IS:

A. I AM PROUD OF BEING IN THE CHURCH I SERVING THE LORD IS WHAT MAKES ME HAVE THE MOST PRIDE IN MYSELF. AM IN.

Q. MY FAVORITE TV SHOWS ARE:

Q. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOR LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL?

A. I WILL ATTEND COLLEGE, GAIN A DEGREE IN JOURNALISM AND HOPEFULLY WORK IN

A. I BELIEVE, WITHOUT A DOUBT, “THE OFFICE,” “ARROW” AND THE OLD CRAIG T. NELSON SHOW “COACH” ARE THE GREATEST SHOWS EVER MADE. EASILY, “THE OFFICE” IS THE GREATEST THOUGH.

SPORTS BROADCASTING.

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A. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE GAMES AT DEATH VALLEY, KYLE FIELD, BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUM AND OTHERS. ALSO, WHILE THERE, I WOULD LOVE TO HELP IN HURRICANE RELIEF. Q. THE PERSON IN THE AREA I MOST ADMIRE IS: A. I ADMIRE MY MOTHER AND FATHER FOR ALL THEY DO FOR ME, THE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY.

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

THE QUIZ Q. THE MOST REWARDING THING ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL IS: A. I WOULD SAY IT IS KNOWING THAT I’M ON THE PATH TO MAKING A BETTER LIFE FOR MYSELF AND MY FUTURE FAMILY.

A. KOBE BRYANT. Q. MOST PEOPLE DON’T KNOW THIS ABOUT ME, BUT I AM: A. I LIKE TO THINK I AM VERY GOOD AT JUMPING ROPE.

Q. IF YOU COULD BE ONE AGE FOREVER,

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Deb Williams, left, and Brenda Bullard behind the counter at Bullard’s.

Bullard’s Grocery Where communicating is face-to-face and no one seems to be in a hurry Story and photos by J. Lynn West For New Albany Magazine

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oday, when text messaging, email and the like are the predominant form of communication, it’s rare for people to have face-to-face conversations.

But when one enters Bullard’s Store at Hurricane, time seems to stop and even reverse itself.

Around the table in front of Riggen’s Hole in the Wall Grill, you will find people talking about the weather, common relatives, farming, maybe politics, or 32 New Albany Magazine/ New Albany Gazette

just quietly sitting there, pondering.

One, Dewitt T. Stepp, is a relative newcomer, only living in Hurricane since the ‘60s. “I married into here,” he said. Across the table, Kevin Hudson has lived there all his life.

Although Hurricane may seem to be a far piece from New Albany, it turns out that almost everyone who shows up in the store is related to New Albany people or

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has some connection.

One learns that Hudson is the nephew of Union County Heritage Museum Director Jill Smith. The man who ambles in next, Dewayne Graham, turns out to be the brother of well-known businessman and senator, the late Pud Graham.

A little while later, his son, Jeremy, comes in. He is one of the few remaining dairy farmers in the area and it seems that Bullard’s is the spot where farmers, nearby construction workers and others either get breakfast on the way to work or take their mid-morning or mid-afternoon break. Then there’s the five o’clock crowd.

There aren’t many smaller farms left – most now are 400-500 acres – and workers for the local construction companies are often away during the day, but traffic still remains pretty steady at Bullard’s.

It still serves as news central and possibly the site of tall tales and gossip occasionally.

Bullard’s is one of the few remaining Dewayne Graham reminisces about the community’s history. locally-owned country stores in several counties. The nearest competition is in Ecru and, to a lesser degree, perhaps Thaxton. It’s where people stop for breakfast, gas, last-minute needed items and sometimes oddities.

“We’re sort of in no-man’s land,” Graham said. Although seemingly isolated, the community has ties to Pontotoc, Union and Lafayette counties. Head north and you quickly find yourself in the Pinedale area, someone said.

In fact, there used to be three country stores, near the same intersection where Bullard’s is. Store regulars are not sure what happened to two of them; one maybe owned

by Jim Burchfield or Pud Graham closed and one may have changed ownership and ended up housing the water association. The old store where Bullard’s is today was blown away in a tornado more than half a century ago.

Legend has it that the name Hurricane came, inexplicably, from the tornado.

The proprietor of the 40-year-old business is Brenda Bullard.

She was a seamstress at a furniture plant and when her husband suffered a disabling injury 29 years ago and was looking for a new career, he took over the store. She decided to keep and run the store after his death in 1997.

Bullard’s is popular for its breakfast, but she said she also sells a lot of deli sandwiches and pizza. Popular This warning is next to the area where regulars come in items are hand-sliced bologna and hoop cheese. to eat or just talk. Elvis is still popular in the store.

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“A lot of people stop by on the way to work,” she said, but added that traffic is surprisingly heavy for a small community.

“There’ a horse arena just up the road and a lot of people stop by who are going to that arena,” she said. “Some just need something they have run out of.”

You can indeed find a little bit of everything in Bullard’s. She has staple items, some automotive supplies, of course, but one may come across the occasional surprise.

When asked what the most unusual item in the store is, Bullard produces something that looks like a keychain, made of brass and shaped like a slice of pie with a toothed flange.

The purpose of the mysterious object? “It’s a Skoal opener,” she said. “A salesman came through with a bunch of them so I got some.”

The device allows a snuff user to pry the lid off easily, something that can be challenging to those with short fingernails (and, true to its country store heritage, Bullard’s has a generous inventory of smokeless tobacco).

Deb Williams cooks and works the register when needed as well.

She has only been at Bullard’s about a year

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and a half, but it doesn’t take long to belong.

“I’ve been here long enough that everybody knows who I am,” she said. And in support of that, when she took a break to sit on the bench out front, almost every vehicle that passed had its occupants wave or stop by.

“There’s not much time off,” she said, so breaks are rare.

Bullard says the store is virtually unchanged from when it opened, and she has no plans to do anything different.

She also has no plans to close the store or leave. “I enjoy talking with the people,” she said. “You get to see a lot of people, some you haven’t seen in a long time.”

And people may be what makes Bullard’s as successful as it is. New technology may be wonderful but old-fashioned conversation and neighborliness still has value and is hard to beat.

If you want to drop in at Bul-

Children’s faces replace numbers on this wall clock.

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The Bennetts

132-year-old building gets new life as county’s first condo Story and Photos by J. Lynn West For New Albany Magazine

Most people go to Las Vegas to gamble.

Joel Bennett went to Las Vegas to play golf…

He came back to North Mississippi to gamble.

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ennett’s gamble was that he could turn ancient commercial buildings into modern retail spaces and luxury apartments.

Fortunately for him, and for this community, that’s a roll of the dice that paid off.

The result was, first, Inn on the Square in Ripley and then Hamilton Place in New Albany. The latter not only houses businesses, apartments, and condos but serves as something of a showplace for New Albany at large. It is not rare for Joel to be asked to provide tours of the building.

But were it not for a craving for pulled pork, Hamilton Place might never have existed.

The Bennetts were involved in renovating the old building on the Ripley Square that became Inn on the Square when they decided to come to West Side Barbecue in New Albany to eat. It was just coincidental that they saw about the closing sale of the historic Hamilton Hardware store and contents that same day.

After brief negotiation with owner Bill Robertson, the sale of the 1885 building was made and three days later it was theirs to begin renovation plans.

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said they had wanted to have a place to stay there.

A year later, in 2008, they began renovation.

The initial plan was to turn the old Ripley Feed and Seed Store What would become Hamilton Place – named for the former building constructed in 1903 into a nice five-bedroom home, hardware store that had occupied the building more than a but Ripley officials said no. The area was zoned commercial. century - definitely benefitted from the Ripley project.

They were open to residential construction on the upper floor, While Joel and Donna Bennett may be thought of as being however, and made zoning changes accordingly. “transplants,” that’s not the case.

The Bennetts quickly found that running a Ripley business “I was born in New Albany,” Bennett said. “Right here in from Las Vegas, where they then lived, was difficult.

Shands Hospital.”

So the result was what became a large home for Bennett’s His wife is almost as local; her grandparents hail from Dumas. mother upstairs and a three-room boutique hotel on the ground Shortly after his birth, Bennett’s parents moved to Blue floor with Bennett’s mother as manager.

Mountain where he grew up. Later, his dad moved to a job with Quaker Oats in Memphis. He met Donna when she was living in Memphis.

He was a heavy equipment salesman for Caterpillar before deciding to retire. Donna was a chemist for Plough, Inc. in Memphis and vice-president of marketing in Chicago for a chemical sales company..

The decision to move to Las Vegas was apparently motivated mostly

by Joel’s love of golf, which he still plays often and on many courses all around the country. Later, he sold heavy construction equipment.

Still the Bennetts came back to the The ground floor of the hardware section of the store as renovation begins.

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The Bennetts had hoped to stay in their hotel when they returned to Ripley, “but it was always booked,” he said. So they had to usually stay in a motel instead.

“Most of the people are business people,” he said of the hotel customers. “Some are coming back over and over.”

When the Bennetts bought the Hamilton building, they started with only one tenant. “The Methodist Church had an office there,” he said. “That was great for us, to have a tenant while we worked.”

The church staff was concerned they would have to leave but the Bennetts assured them it would take a long time for the renovation. On the other hand, the Bennetts were a bit concerned to learn the church had been working only on a month-to-month lease.

All turned out well, however, when they found out the “month-to-month” arrangement had been going on 14 years with no sign of ending.

“We had always planned on building condominiums on the upper floor and one day living in what we call the penthouse,”

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he said. “It was about a year before we started and built six condos and four businesses.”

Once the renovation was really progressing, their first condo occupant was Christy Littlejohn Adair, who wanted to live there even before it was finished.

“We couldn’t have gotten a better first tenant,” Bennett said. “She knows everybody.”

In fact, the Bennetts have had a waiting list ever since the apartments were ready. “After 10 years, six businesses and six condos, the longest we have gone without 100 percent occupancy has been three days,” he said.

“We only did one apartment at a time,” Bennett said. This was partly for convenience and partly to save money. “But someone would always sign a lease before we were halfway through the next one.”

Bennett takes some pride in being the first out-of-towners to undertake such a development. “And, another cool thing, this is the only condo project in the county,” he said.

Bringing that first condominium sale to fruition took perhaps more work than anyone imagined – just because it hadn’t been done here before.

“Matt Harris (the Bennetts’ attorney) got into his computer and worked with me and Tommy Morgan,” Bennett said.

Morgan was representing Journal Inc., which owns the New Albany Gazette, and it turned out to be the Gazette that was the first true condo purchaser in this area.

The sale necessitated creating a legal description for just a part of a multi-story building as well as the rights and responsibilities that go with the common areas shared among all the tenants.

In both the Ripley and New Albany projects, Bennett said he has served as “faux architect” while his wife, Donna, has been decorator and Jerry Bramlett, builder.

“I have the formula for renovating historic buildings,” Bennett said. “Get all the subcontractors in one room, make them give you a price…then double it and add 38 percent.”

In other words, redoing an old building costs - a lot.

It can be educational, as well.

Although the Hamilton building is large, they were able to level the floor. Some joists were added under the ground floor and some timber added upstairs as well. Part of the original hardwood floor had to be pulled up and was refinished by Donnie Provence, Bennett said. The contractor removed the boards necessary, but kept them in order for replacing. “You can see a scratch that may have started on a board 50 years ago and it continues on the next board,” Bennett said.

When Bennett stripped the interior of the building for renovation, the old brick walls had a plaster covering. They removed the plaster and were going to sandblast the brick (which was manufactured only about a half mile away near the Tallahatchie River) but found that it destroyed the mortar. The safe alternative proved to be “blasting” with crushed walnut shells, followed by an acid wash.

Something else they learned concerned the strength of the building. Bennett said two of the walls on the first floor was not one or two, but five bricks thick. “Mr. Bramlett calculated that there were enough bricks in that one wall to construct 15 1,700square-foot homes,” he said.

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These two businesses, plus a medical office are in the part of the building which housed furniture.

For instance, the 1915 elevator doors came from a bank in the Brox and the interior brass gate was from the personal elevator of Vanderbilt’s Biltmore. Some cabinet doors came from the old Lansky Brothers clothing store in Memphis. The door to the condos came from Erst Long and Tippah Wholesale.

Despite the wealth of antiques and collectables throughout the building, the Bennetts say they are not collectors.

Rather than spending a lot of time gathering their antique decorative items over a long time, it turns out that they went with a simpler, more contemporary method: eBay. “Yes, we just found most of it on eBay,” he confirmed.

One personal item has some special significance for Bennett. It is a restored 1949 Coca-Cola dispenser machine. “The same age as I am,” he said. The Coke box was restored by Rick Dale, known for his TV program “American Restoration.” In fact, Bennett was in a couple of episodes of the show. “I had known him before the TV show,” he said. The show no longer airs because, Bennett said, it was so successful in promoting Dale’s work that he no longer has time for the program.

In some ways, the success of Hamilton Place has been greater than anticipated as well.

One of the goals for Hamilton Place was “to have something nice enough to draw Toyota people from Tupelo,” he said.

Ironically, although Hamilton Place is arguably more than “nice enough,” it has stayed occupied continuously so there has been no opportunity to show it to any Toyota executives.

Bennett says he thinks he has one more renovation left in him, but that’s about it. He has no plans for another condominium sale, preferring the present apartment arrangement. “I never would have sold if it had not been an insitution like the Gazette,” he said. “We have good tenants, who have becom friends, and se stay full.”

He still plays golf - a lot, and all around the country, recently spending several days at Myrtle Beach and on his was to Old Waverly. He was a member of the prestigious TPC Summerlin club in Las Vegas but says the Tupelo course is just as nice. “I played a lot when I worked,” he said. “I sold more equipment on the golf course than I ever did in the boardroom.”

But he still enjoys puttering around Hamilton Place and enjoying life.

“Donna and I are so glad we picked New Albany,” he said. “We love to sit out on the balcony and watch the town grow.”

It appears New Albany is more than glad to have them, as well.

In addition to the upstairs apartments, Hamilton Place houses the New Albany Gazette, Itty Bitty Birdie children’s shop, Ally Cat Spa and Salon and the Medlin Chiropractic Clinic. NA

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New Albany’s disc golf course is hidden gem Story by Callie Daniels Bryant Photos by David Johnson For New Albany Magazine

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t’s no secret the Park Along the River is a perfect spot to wander, be it walking, biking or golfing – disc golfing, that is.

Disc golfing is an inexpensive game that will challenge how well you can throw – be it through trees, into groves or across the river in the Park Along the River.

Intertwined among trees and across the white bridge are 18 baskets where one attempts to throw discs from a distance of over 200 to nearly 600 feet. The 5,952 foot course is breezy but some of the baskets can be a challenge. For example, one

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New Albany’s 18-hole disc golf course offers challenges for participants with its mixture of wooded area and long, open fairways.

must try to aim a disc between two trees to reach the eighth basket which is around 200 feet away from the tee.

This is called the Tallahatchie Trails Disc Golf Course which was established in 2006 after the Union County Heritage Museum asked the city’s Board of Alderman to help fund the first disc golf course. The city of New Albany provided partial funding along with locals, businesses and organizations like the BNA Bank, Stokes Supermarket and the Union County Library to name a few that sponsored the baskets and concrete platforms where disc golfers can throw from.

“We worked on it for a few months. After getting the support of the city, it took a few Saturdays of work from volunteers, and the course was ready. The city footed the bill for the baskets and concrete. I think the 18 hole course was built for about $10,000,” said Jill Smith, director of Union County Heritage Museum.

She said the project had “a two-fold purpose, perhaps three-fold.”

“At that time disc golf courses were going in throughout the region and it

seemed that New Albany needed one, too,” Smith said, “It provided a good opportunity to get out from in front of the TV and get outside and move, which we all need to do, and it gave young and old a destination in our town, and it gave the museum gift shop a product to sell. When we became a part of the tournaments, it gave us more visibility within the community.

It is a place where the whole family can play. We still stock all kinds of discs.”

The museum began hosting tournaments in 2006 after the course was completed.

In September, it hosted the Rock Bottom Classic and the Ice Bowl tournament the following December. “…No matter what the weather – it was a challenge for the strong at heart,” Smith said, “We always had good participation at both tournaments.”

The museum was involved with these tournaments because it provided the prizes which were stocks of discs from its gift shop to the tournament winners.

At the time it was the only place in New Albany where disc golf merchandise could be bought from nine dollars to $18.

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“These tournaments were annual events for several years,” Smith said. “Road construction on now I-22 changed the layout of the course, which had in the beginning gone under the four-lane. After that happened, a leadership group of young people reworked the course and the tournaments stopped or at least we did not know about any tournaments.”

Despite the changes, the course is a fun time for all.

A disc golfer who grew up in New Albany, Corey Graham, said, “Tallahatchie Trails Disc Golf Course is a mixture of tight and open woods as well as long, open fairways exceeding 500 feet. This makes for a challenge in all aspects of disc control. As for special features, it’s really just a nice, well-kept course. There is a pond in the park which would make a challenging water hazard if it were incorporated into the course … maybe in the future.”

Graham said he played a round of disc golf around 2003 and was hooked since.

“Myself and two friends would travel in Mississippi playing the courses on our

days off,” Graham said. “Unfortunately due to an injury I did not play for about a year. During that year the disc golf course was renovated and some of the tee pads and baskets were moved.

This was a very good thing, improving the looks as well as playability of the course.”

He added that the growing sport is easy to get into for anyone as long as they can throw a disc.

“It can be a very inexpensive sport requiring only one disc to play,” Graham said. “Although, as in golf, there are putters, drivers, mid-range and specialty discs that add to the challenge. It’s a great opportunity for friends and family to spend time in the outdoors competing together.”

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Participants of the Riverwalk Classic, the disc golf tournament hosted by the Union County Heritage Museum before the course was altered due to interstate construction.

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hile Oxford attracts thousands of visitors each year for its two most famous features – the University of Mississippi and Rowan Oak, the home of the Nobel Laureate William Faulkner, further exploration of the bustling town in the hills of North Mississippi will reveal a richer history.

Oxford was incorporated in May 1837, built on land that once belonged to the Chickasaw Indian Nation. Three men, John Photo courtesy the Oxford Visitor’s New Albanyof Magazine/ New Albany Center Gazette 53

J. Craig, John Chisolm and John D. Martins, purchased the 50 acres of land on which Oxford was established from two Chickasaw Indians, HoKa and E Ah Nah Yea. It was then conveyed to Lafayette County, one of the 13 counties created in February 1836 by the state legislature.

In 1841, the legislature voted to make Oxford the home of the state’s first university, the University of Mississippi.

The university opened its doors in 1848 to 80 students.

When visiting Oxford, the day wouldn’t start out right without breakfast at one of Oxford’s renowned restaurants or bakeries.

The Beacon, located on North Lamar Boulevard when entering the eastern side of town, offers a traditional breakfast for locals and university students alike.

Opened by Flem Mize in 1959, it remains of Oxford’s oldest and most popular establishments.

A relatively newer spot for breakfast, brunch or lunch is Big Bad Breakfast, also on North Lamar. John Currence, owner of several of Oxford’s wellknown eateries, opened the restaurant in the mid-2000’s. Since then, Big Bad

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Big Bad Breakfast and the Beacon are both popular spots for getting a good breakfast in Oxford.

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After breakfast, visitors will want to take a stroll through the Square, the hub of the city. It is full of a variety of local shops, boutiques and the South’s oldest department store, Neilson’s. William Smith Neilson, a Tennessee native who migrated to Oxford in the 1840’s, founded the store. Visitors will also want to stop at Square Books, one of the nation’s

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most well known independent bookstores.

If you’re tired of walking, find one of the two double-decker buses, imported from England, for further exploration of the downtown area.

The Square also offers a variety of options for lunch, from southern down home cooking at Ajax Diner to more upscale choices at City Grocery.

Next, visitors will want to make a stop at Rowan Oak, Faulkner’s former home.

Faulkner purchased this house in 1930 for $6,000. He named the home “Rowan Oak” for the Celtic legend of the rowan tree, which is said to harbor magic powers of protection. Faulkner wrote the bulk of his fiction here, including “Absalom, Absalom!” Ten years after Faulkner died in 1962, the University of Mississippi acquired the home and has kept it much as it was during his life, including the outline of his novel, “A Fable” handwritten on the wall of his study.

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While visiting Rowan Oak, be sure to check out Bailey’s Woods Recreational Trail, which connects the house to the University Museum on the campus.

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trail in 2012, Bailey’s Woods was once part of Faulkner’s property. The trail is approximately 3/5 mile in length, and takes an average of 20 minutes one-way on foot. The trail is open from dawn to dusk.

After your walk through the woods, be sure to visit the University Museum, which houses permanent collections including folk art, 19th century scientific instruments and Greek and Roman antiques, among others.

While deciding how to end your Oxford trip, other points of interest will include the St. Peter’s Cemetery, Faulkner’s final resting place, the L.Q.C. Lamar House, a Greek Revival home constructed by statesman Lucius Q. C. Lamar and Burns Belfry, a church organized by freed slaves in 1869. These attractions, and the University of Mississippi itself, offer a history that serves as a microcosm of the state’s past. NA

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

November 12 - New Albany’s Holiday Open House. Kick off the holiday season in what’s been called one of the state’s prettiest downtowns.

This Sunday afternoon event features specials in downtown stores, door prizes and more.

For more information, call 662-534-3438. For more information, visit www. newalbanymainstreet.com Nov. 20-24 - Thanksgiving holidays for local schools.

Nov. 21 – Luncheon with Books by Friends of the Library, Union County Library.

Noon. Details: 662-534-1991.

Nov. 16 – Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

Nov. 27 - New Albany Christmas Parade. It’s a hometown Christmas parade with floats, horse brigades, marching bands, antique cars and more in downtown New Albany.

Nov. 30 - New Albany Christmas Tree Lighting in Cooper Park in downtown New Albany with carol singing, hot cider and chocolate and stores open late.

Nov. 25 - Small Business Saturday. New Albany Main Street invites you to celebrate and shop local in New Albany.

Every day is a day to shop small. Shop small all year long supports the businesses that are there for you.

Shop Small is a movement encouraging people to shop at small businesses; millions of individuals, businesses, and communities have embraced it nationwide.

Feb. 9-11 – New Albany High School Musical ‘The Wiz’ Feb. 15 – Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

Feb. 20 – Luncheon with Books by Friends of the Library, Union County Library.

Noon. Details: 662-534-1991.

March 10-18 – Spring Break for local schools

Dec. 4 – BMH-Union County Auxiliary ‘Tree of Love’ Celebration

March 11 – Daylight Saving Time begins

Dec. 19 – Luncheon with Books by Friends of the Library, Union County Library.

Noon. Details: 662-534-1991.

March 15 – Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-538-0014.

Dec. 20-Jan. 5 - Christmas holidays for local schools.

March 20 – Luncheon with Books by Friends of the Library, Union County Library.

Noon. Details: 662-534-1991.

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

Jan. 16 – Luncheon with Books by Friends of the Library, Union County Library.

Noon. Details: 662-534-1991.

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

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April 17 – Luncheon with Books by Friends of the Library, Union County Library.

Noon. Details: 662-534-1991.

April 19 – Museum Moments, Union County Heritage Museum. Details: 662-5380014.

May 25 – New Albany High School Graduation

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4-H Club of New Albany : Gina Wills- 662-534-1916. gina@ext.msstate.edu American Legion PatterHenry-Lowrey Post 72: Mike Bennett – 662-3170216. michaelcbennett@ bellsouth.net American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72: Connie Kelly – 662-3161135 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 – 662-5345515. jfsmith00@hotmail. com Dogwood Hills Garden Club: Linda Pannell – 662-534-7500 Friends of the Library: Anita Buster – 662-5345124. arbuster@gmail. com Gideon: Paul Anderson – 662-316-3513 Historic North Side District Garden Club:

Marci Lindsey – 662-5874758 hndgardenclub@gmail. com Junior Auxiliary of New Albany: Emily Tucker – 662-507-2241. www. najanet.org etucker2@ wm.com Junta Club: Jill Shaw – 662538-2065 Kappa Kappa Iota Sigma Chapter: Anita Buster – 662-534-5124. arbuster@ gmail.com Kiwanis Club of New Albany: Morgan Akins – 662-266-3775. www. newalbanykiwanis.org MS Wildlife and Fishery: 601-432-2400 New Albany Civitan Club: Lyndsi Davis – 662-3166531.

New Albany Garden Club: Samantha Morris – 662-538-4505. samanthasmorris69@ gmail.com New Albany Lions Club: M. Lance Presley – 662534-4217 presleyeyecare@ bellsouth.net New Albany Main Street Association: Carly Cooper – 662534-3438. carly@ newalbanymainstreet.com

New Albany Mother’s Club: Belinda Russell – 662-534-2689. belindarussell59@gmail. com New Albany Rotary Club: Bob Cornelius – 662-534-7473. bob@ corneliuslawfirm.com New Century Club: Lynn Madden – 662-534-8122. frankorlynn@maxxsouth. net Pilot Club of New Albany: Melissa Manning – 662-266-9559 jaymanning32@yahoo. com South Side Neighborhood Association: Larry Dykes – 662-231-3421. larryd3275@yahoo.com Tallahatchie Arts Council: Karen Tuck – 601-7410967. tallahatchiearts@ gmail.com Tallahatchie River Players: Evelyn Mason – 662-317-9275. www. tallahatchieriverplayers. com tallahatchieriverplayers@ gmail.com Trail Life: Scott Kirkland – 662-317-0213 Union County Development Association: Phil Nanney – 662-534-4354.

www.ucda-newalbany. com Union County Good Samaritan Center: Peggy Hitt – 662-5340931. unioncogoodsc@ yahoo.com Union County Historical Society: Jill Smith – 662-538-0014. www. ucheritagemuseum.com Union County Homemaker Volunteers: Mariette Collins - 662-316-3354.

Union County Literacy Council: Nancy Meacham – 662-5341930. uclc@yahoo.com Union County Master Gardeners: Joyce Morrison – 662-538-5333. www. newalbanygardening.com Union County Museum Guild: Lynn Madden – 662-538-0014. www.ucheritagemuseum. com Union County Retired Teachers Association: Anna Quinn – 662-534-3238. kennethanna@bellsouth. net UNITE: Collett Cross – 662316-0808. cbcross@bellsouth.net

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SNOWFLAKE BALL Sponsored by the Pilot Club of New Albany Held Feb. 25, 2017 at First United Methodist Church

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Jason and Rachel Weeden

Ansley Coleman, Ava Algee, Leigha Jarvis, Robin Algee, Lylli Algee and Eric Jarvis

Kelly and Maggie Nance

Reese and Derek Clemmer

John Portis and Regena Portis

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Allen Hopkins, Laken Hopkins, Riley Blackard, Brian and Chloe Hudson John and Gabbie Moffitt

John and Holly Swain

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Kwadis, Kamille and Kai Beard

BG, Marley and Daisey Floyd Andy and McKinley Dillard

Leland and Addlynn White

Curtis, Chelsie and Natalia Conrad

Caleb and Emma Kate Willard

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Eric, Callyn and Haley Richardson

Terry and Collins Young

Michael and Morgan Young

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Nathan and Anna Page and Anna Cobb

Ben and Gracie Garrett

Bobby and Shelby Thompson and 1st Lieutenant Stephen Nolen and Stephanie Nolen

Jose and Josie Osorio

Brooklyn and Abel Garcia Brandon and Layla Hood

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Gracey and Korey Parrish Polly Beth and Clint Reid

Carlos and Elizabeth Perez

Rossell and Rossiana Robbins

Ronald Sarlie and Breannah Lawal

Elizabeth and Lance Moore

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JUNIOR AUXILIARY CHARITY BALL Sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary of New Albany Held April 22, 2017 at Oaks Country Club

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Caroline Greer and Audrey Anna Young

Mike, Sonya and Madison Nobles

Lani and Anthony Goolsby

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LITERARY LUNCHEON AND FAULKNER AWARDS PRESENTATION Sponsored by Faulkner Literary Festival Committee Held Sept. 22, 2017 at First United Methodist Church

Linda Everett, Jean Dillard and Anita Buster

Anne Stephens and Carol Riddell

Clara Morrissey, Nadine Marshall and Shelia Robbins

Linda Womack and Joan Gaines

Myra Diehl and Mark Diehl

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Steven Eaker, Nisey Eaker, Courtney Eaker, Joyce Eaker and Jimmy Eaker

Sandra Ford and Veronica Wiseman

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Betty King and granddaughters

Zach Stewart and Dr. Kate Stewart

From left are Balfour Lipscomb, Jim Browning, Phil Morris and Robert Fuller.

From left are Dr. Bob Barnett, Bobby Camburn, Jack Dalton, Frank Madden, Dr. Bruce Bullwinkel and wife Linda.

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MASTER GARDENER’S LUNCH Sponsored by Union County Master Gardeners Held Nov. 1, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church

Diane Tate and Lou Ann Staggs

Charlene Sipes (Center Left), Rebecca Owen (Center Right), Rebecca Mills, Cindy Robbins, Linda Garrison, Martha Sappington, Becky Neiman and Martha Ladner.

Nan and Jerry Shiverdecker

Patsy Henkins and Helen Brown

Sarah Hudson, Shirley Cousar and Barbara Teague.

Karen Young and Sherry Elmore.

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LOOKING BACK

The interior of Hamilton Hardware, probably in the 1920s. This is the area where the New Albany Gazette office is today.

Picking cotton, about 1942, on the Porter farm at Enterprise. From left are James Henry Cox, Arthur Porter and Elmo Porter. Today, many people have never seen cotton fields or the old, slow way of hand-picking it.

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When the 20 millionth Ford came off the assembly line, it toured the country. One of the stops was in New Albany at Hamilton Hardware, which at the time was a Ford dealership.

The old Simmons clothing store. Fifth from left is a young Roy Harold Sappington who later made the business Sappington’s, which his son, Tommy, operates today.

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Captain John Newton Sloan was born Feb. 8, 1929. During the Battle of Chickamauga, a cannon ball tore away the lower part of his face. He was left for dead on the field for most of the day but was found, recovered and an artificial chin was made for him. He lived on a liquid diet and could not speak very loudly. He became a chancery clerk and held the office for 18 years.

The name of this young man is not known but the time is the 1950s when Davy Crockett coonskin hats were wildly popular.

How ffashions change.

This photo, the 1970 1970s, shows some off th the workers att th the S Sunfl H hi h Thi h t probably b bl made d iin th h k flower supermarket. Note the polyester plaids and wide belts.

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The City Cafe was where AJ’s Shrimp and Oyster Bar has been. See how restaurant prices have increased in the intervening nearly hundred years.

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Russell’s Drive-In was a popular eatery in the 1960s and later became the Rivermont. It was situated near where Fastenal is on West Bankhead today.

This undated photo was made by well-known photographer J. H. Thornton and furnished by James Adair of Blue Springs. It appears to be the family operating their mulepowered sorghum mill and molasses cooker.

D. T. And Rethie Whiteside stand in their Texaco service station at Myrtle in the late 1950s. They owned the station and lived in the back of it.

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An unidentified class performs on the stage of the now-gone auditoriam of Central Elementary and High School, now an area next to the middle school. The piano was pushed from Miss Mattie Pennebaker’s room by boys for each assembly - somthing then considered an honor.

The New Albany Hospital in the 1950s. Today, the Wages law office is on the corner and the office of the Union County Board of Supervisors is about where the hospital building sat.

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An unidentified group at one of the area’s many sawmills of the past.

Standing in front of the Tastee Freez, which was later remodeled and became Jimbo’s are, from left, Gloria Scott, Brenda Basil, Robert Wilson, Wanda Adair and Edith Gafford. The Bath Shop is there today.

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New Albany seventh grade class in 1950.

C. C. Thornton and Carl Hines with their hunting dogs. The photo is undated but Hines is the father of former Keownville store operator Olen Hines.

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Marines - John Franklin Spencer of Myrtle is pictured on the second row. He is the fourth Marine from the left. The picture was taken in 1939 at Paris Island, S. C.

This huge oak log is headed for the Hall and Neely sawmill, apparently in 1909.

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