May 20 Southern Indiana New Albany City Council Gives Control Of COVID Relief Funds To Redevelopment Commission The city’s redevelopment commission will administer $16.83 million in American Rescue Plan funding. By John Boyle May 20 Southern Indiana New Albany Council Gives Control Of COVID Relief To Redevelopment John Boyle
Jul 23 Education New Albany-Floyd County Schools Delay Start Date By 2 Weeks Members of the New Albany Floyd County School Board voted unanimously to push the in-class start date to Aug. 12 from July 29. By John Boyle Jul 23 Education New Albany-Floyd County Schools Delay Start Date By 2 Weeks John Boyle
Jul 16 Health New Albany Mask Measure Stops Short Of Mandate City council passed a resolution that “recommends and strongly encourages” people wear face masks, but there is no requirement. By John Boyle Jul 16 Health New Albany Mask Measure Stops Short Of Mandate John Boyle
Feb 14 Local News New Albany, Floyd County Superintendent Raise Approved The New Albany/Floyd County school board has approved a 20 percent raise for Superintendent Bruce Hibbard. The 5-2 vote came in front of a packed house at Monday’s school board meeting. Several who attended did not appreciate the board’s decision to grant the raise, which will bring Hibbard’s salary up to $170,000. “I think Dr. […] By Devin Katayama Feb 14 Local News New Albany, Floyd County Superintendent Raise Approved Devin Katayama
Nov 8 Local News Gahan, Moore Win Southern Indiana Mayorships Two mayoral races in southern Indiana were also decided Tuesday night. In New Albany, Democratic candidate Jeff Gahan bested three opponents, one Republican, one Libertarian and one independent. The mayor’s office had been vacated by Democrat Doug England, who sought a seat on the city council. In Jeffersonville, incumbent Democrat Tom Galligan lost his seat […] By Gabe Bullard Nov 8 Local News Gahan, Moore Win Southern Indiana Mayorships Gabe Bullard
Sep 9 Local News Sherman Minton Bridge Closed Indefinitely After Crews Find Potential Weakness The Sherman Minton Bridge is closed indefinitely. Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels ordered the closure today. Yesterday, crews found a crack in a load-carrying piece of the span. The bridge carries traffic on Interstate 64 between Kentucky and New Albany, Indiana. Traffic is being rerouted to I-265 and I-65. It will likely back up traffic on […] By Gabe Bullard Sep 9 Local News Sherman Minton Bridge Closed Indefinitely After Crews Find Potential Weakness Gabe Bullard
Mar 4 Politics Official Says Floyd County School Cut Proposal Won’t Mean End to Phys Ed, Music and Art Activities Officials have suggested cutting art, music and physical education programs in order to off-set a three million dollar budget deficit. Bill Briscoe oversees the district’s administration and operations. He says even though the programs will be cut, the subjects will remain open to students in some way. By Sheila Ash Mar 4 Politics Official Says Floyd County School Cut Proposal Won’t Mean End to Phys Ed, Music and Art Activities Sheila Ash
Feb 18 Local News Southern Indiana Papers Merge The Jeffersonville Evening News and the New Albany Tribune will become the News and Tribune. The two papers are owned by the same company. They've also shared a website and some staff members for years. Starting March 1st, the papers will have the same editorial and advertising staff, and only one paper will be published. By Gabe Bullard Feb 18 Local News Southern Indiana Papers Merge Gabe Bullard
Feb 18 Local News Two Southern Indiana Newspapers To Merge After years of sharing a website, the Jeffersonville Evening News and the New Albany Tribune are merging. Evening News publisher Bill Hanson said in a statement that the combined outlets will offer more regional coverage of southern Indiana. By Gabe Bullard Feb 18 Local News Two Southern Indiana Newspapers To Merge Gabe Bullard
Feb 15 Local News Baylor Planning To Run For New Albany Council, Will Face Mayor England, Incumbent Gonder, Others Baylor is co-owner of the New Albanian Brewing Company. He's also outspoken on southern Indiana issues, often speaking out against the current Ohio River Bridges Project. Among others, he'll face incumbent John Gonder and outgoing Mayor Doug England. By Gabe Bullard Feb 15 Local News Baylor Planning To Run For New Albany Council, Will Face Mayor England, Incumbent Gonder, Others Gabe Bullard
Jan 19 Local News New Albany Mayor England Announces Retirement, Endorses Stumler Stumler says he wants to run an issues-oriented campaign. One of the issues he's concerned with is the Ohio River Bridges Project. He says he supports current efforts to make the project smaller and less expensive, but thinks they should go further. By Gabe Bullard Jan 19 Local News New Albany Mayor England Announces Retirement, Endorses Stumler Gabe Bullard
Oct 8 State of Affairs What’s New in Southern Indiana It's sometimes called The Sunny Side of Louisville. It puts the "iana" in "Kentuckiana." Some of us live, work, shop, and socialize there, while others become immediately lost as soon as we cross the bridge. It's Southern Indiana, our neighbor to the North, and a part of the Greater Louisville Metro area. Monday we'll check in with the Mayors of Jeffersonville and New Albany, and the President of Clarksville's Town Council, to see what's new on their side of the river. Join us with your questions and comments about Southern Indiana. Listen to the Show By Laura Ellis Oct 8 State of Affairs What’s New in Southern Indiana Laura Ellis
Aug 26 State of Affairs State of the News It's a hodge-podge of news this week on State of thew New. We'll talk about everything from the algae in the water to a double hand transplant to New Albany's view on the tolling issue. Join us on Friday for another edition of State of the News. Listen to the Show By Robin Fisher Aug 26 State of Affairs State of the News Robin Fisher
Jul 2 Arts and Culture New Albany Plans to Apply For Cultural District Designation of It's Downtown Elizabeth Kramer New Albany has been featuring more arts and culture in its downtown in recent years, and now it’s looking to have that area become a state-designated cultural district. The city officially indicated this week that it will apply next month to the Indiana Arts Commission to receive the designation. City plan commission assistant […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jul 2 Arts and Culture New Albany Plans to Apply For Cultural District Designation of It's Downtown Elizabeth Kramer
Jun 7 Arts and Culture Glass Art Conference and Festival Get Underway Glassmaking helped shape regional industry in the 1800s, when New Albany, Indiana, was a hub of plate glass manufacturing, and today the region is becoming known for its growing numbers of glass artists and glass studios. The latter led the international Glass Art Society to bring its annual conference to Louisville, which starts Wednesday and […] By Elizabeth Kramer Jun 7 Arts and Culture Glass Art Conference and Festival Get Underway Elizabeth Kramer