I will be working feverishly for the next several days trying to get a wrap on the Winter Sports Preview. It seems like it's only be a couple of weeks since we put the finishing touches on the fall one and here we are working on the next in the series of three.� I have to admit that the sports previews are my favorite of all the niche products that...
Winter sports preview means we are moving on with sports
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Conwill and Floyd lead Union County runners at Pontotoc
Karley Conwill of East Union and Thomas Floyd of Ingomar both had sixth place finishes in their respective girls and boys classes of 1A-3A at Saturday's Pontotoc Invitational Cross Country meet at Cherry Creek Orchards.� Conwill ran the course in 21:13.21 and Myrtle's Maggie Moody placed 11th with her time of...
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New Albany schools launch STOPit app
Students in the New Albany School District now have a new tool to help keep them safe with a new app. The school district announced its enrollment in the technology platform STOPit, an application designed to help students make school officials...
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Are Investors Anxious? Just Look at BlackRock’s Results
During the third quarter, retail and institutional investors yanked $24 billion from BlackRock’s index funds, an indication that investor anxiety has been building for several months now — not just over the past week. ......
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Cushman v the cleaner: the fight over non-competes
The lawsuit is a stark example of the use of non-competes by large corporations, even against low-level hourly wage workers. The practice has come under increasing scrutiny in the US as economists and policymakers question why wages have remained stagnant while unemployment falls. ......
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In Albany: Plans for a park lead to lawsuit
by Elizabeth Trail Late in September, a logger hired by the town of Albany began clear cuttinga section of a long-fallow piece of land the town owns at the top of Hartwell Pond Road.� According to a memo the select board handed out at its October 2 meeting, the logging was a first step toward creating a town recreation area with parking, picnic tables, camp sites, and lake access for canoes and kayaks. On October 4, neighboring landowner Cindy Sanville . ......
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Boat club buys Lake George marina
Warner Bay, Gilchrist and Dunham's Bay marinas all have been acquired over the past six months. ......
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Another hospital will affiliate with Albany Med
Glens Falls Hospital plans to affiliate with Albany Medical Center to improve operational efficiency at both hospitals and better coordinate care for patients. The hospitals announced Wednesday morning they have started the affiliation process. Saratoga Hospital and Columbia Memorial Health have partnered with Albany Med in recent years. Adding Glens Falls Hospital will bring the total number of beds to 1,507, with about 2.5 million outpatient visits annually. The largest hospital system in the… ......
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How monitoring local water supplies can build community
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) John M. Carroll, Pennsylvania State University (THE CONVERSATION) Water insecurity is a touchstone for 2018. Our planet isn’t running out of water, but various kinds of mismanagement have led to local water crises , directly threatening millions of people. Ensuring water quality requires regular testing, protecting source water, monitoring and repairing distribution systems, treatment plants and other infrastructure, and developing the ability to recycle water and desalinate salt water. These activities require many types of specialists. But they can also benefit from the direct...
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HBR: The tightrope Google has to walk in China
Google’s bind is a common one. Apple and Facebook, among others, have experienced it too. Companies are compelled to maximize shareholder value, so should a firm’s executives ignore human-rights concerns and seize economic opportunities, or should they take a more ethical course and forego the profits to be had? ......
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What NYers send to Washington is much less than they get back
New Yorkers send $24 billion more in tax payments to Washington than it got back in federal spending last fiscal year. ......
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Wednesday weather: More sunshine, with temperatures in the 70s
Forecasters say our current stretch of sunny early-autumn days is likely to continue at least through the weekend. Highs on Wednesday will be in the mid-70s. Lows tonight under clear skies will be in the mid-40s, although patches of fog could...
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Going to the head of the class: Scio man receives his diploma after 53 years
SCIO — Michael Parker started his senior year in the fall of 1964, looking forward to commencement the following spring and receiving his diploma from Scio High School. Two things got in the way: a misunderstanding with the principal over an unexcused absence — and the Vietnam War. The principal is long gone now, as are the details of the argument that led to Parker's removal from the school. And the war that kept him from returning to class now belongs to history. But after 53 years, his diploma is now a reality. Friends, family, classmates and several dozen Scio High School students applauded and cheered as Parker, in a cap and gown, received his diploma Tuesday morning from Principal Dani...
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What NYers send to Washington is much more than they get back
New Yorkers sent $24 billion more in tax payments to Washington than it got back in federal spending last fiscal year. ......
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Videos: Candidates for New York governor answer questions
The candidates for New York governor in 2018 conducted interviews with the USA Today Network's Albany Bureau. Only Gov. Andrew Cuomo has not come in; an offer has been extended to his campaign. ......
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Hard work pays off with winning season for Hawks
By Gene Phelps Special to the Gazette MYRTLE – Justin Hollis wasn’t ready for the season to end. Neither were his players. Who can blame the head coach and his Myrtle football team? The Hawks, playing their first season against a varsity schedule, finished with a 7-1 record as a Class 1A independent. “It was an absolute blast,” Hollis said. Myrtle is expected to compete as an MHSAA Class 1A division member next season. Hollis would like to see that team kick off 2019 with an on-campus stadium. They’ve played the past...
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Hospital now has 3-D mammography unit
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County now offers Genius™ 3D Mammography™, a type of mammography clinically proven to significantly increase the detection of breast cancers, and also decrease the number of women asked to return for...
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Health fair means no excuse to miss out on flu shot
A quick question: Which is better? To be treated for an illness or avoid it in the first place? Flu season is here again (not that it really ever left) and there is absolutely no good reason one should contract that illness. A flu vaccination does not cause the flu because it uses a dead form of virus. Vaccinations don’t cause autism. This myth was...
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'Sharing at Christmas' donations being accepted
The Gazette’s Sharing at Christmas program...
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Mississippi on Wheels car show is Saturday
Mississippi on Wheels and the Lions Club of New Albany will present the 33rd annual charity car show Saturday, Oct. 20, at the farmers’ market beside the...
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