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Historic Montrose was the setting for the opening ceremonies of the 82nd Holly Springs Pilgrimage, April 12. The Pilgrimage, organized Pilgrimage returns after five-year lapseby the Holly Springs Garden Club, open for tours of historic homes and places, and additional events, is used to raise funds for the upkeep of Montrose.
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Three in a Row!
The Holly Springs High School track teams achieved a three-peat in track and field. The boys and girls claimed their third consecutive District 2-3A championships in the recent meet at Tishomingo County High School, Iuka. The Hawks and Lady Hawks are pictured before boarding the bus for the Regional Meet on Thursday, April 18, also at Tishomingo County High School. The track coaches are Clifford Brown (boys), Maxine Tucker, and Brandi Woodson (girls).
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The Marshall Academy Patriots are the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools 4-A District Champs. The Patriots coach Dustin Skelton's team members are Caden Freeman, Nick McCormick, Connor Todd, Gage Todd, Landon Schierholz, Ethan Sanders, Tucker Chumney, Hayden Lundine, JJ Wright, Phillip Sharpe, Zach Bogard, Kyler Todd, Cade Sanders, Eric Abbott, Cash Redding, Eli Hughes, Landon Loper, and Carlos Munoz. Assistant coaches are Wesley Harris and Brady Burse.

News

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Holly Springs Main Street has installed a new mural on the south side of the historic I.C. Levy building, that, now serves as headquarters for Retro Rooster.

A Holly Springs man died of fatal gunshot wounds Friday evening around 9:45 p.m., according to Marshall County Coroner James Richard Anderson.

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Ernest Campbell

The Holly Springs Board of Aldermen, by a vote of 3 to 1, hired Ernest Campbell to the position of assistant superintendent of the Electric Department and as Substation Supervisor at the April 2 me

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Historic Montrose was the setting for the opening ceremonies of the 82nd Holly Springs Pilgrimage, April 12. The Pilgrimage, organized Pilgrimage returns after five-year lapseby the Holly Springs Garden Club, open for tours of historic homes and places, and additional events, is used to raise funds for the upkeep of Montrose.

The spirit of the Holly Springs Pilgrimage returned after a five-year lapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Kasey Corey, Wes Newton, KallenMitchell and Heather Hollins, with the Ole Miss Department of Anthropology excavate a site on the grounds of the Hugh Craft House, in Holly Springs, during the Behind

Supervisors discussed the work needed to build a construction road into the Project Poppy (Battery Plant) site in the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park at the April 1 meeting of the board.

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AmeriCorps team members remove grass covered steps that lead to Wall Doxey State Park lake.

A lot of renovations and hard work is happening at Wall Doxey State Park on Highway 7 South, according to Park Manager Lordish Matheney.

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The 82nd annual Holly Springs Pilgrimage Tour of Homes opening ceremony at Montrose will be held at 9 a.m., 335 Salem Avenue

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From left, Tracey Talley, Michael Whitson and David Johnson.

A Farley Ridge Subdivision community group opposed a rezoning of 105 acres at Highway 302 and Barringer Road from Residential Estates to Industrial-1 at the March 18 meeting of the Marshall County

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Robin Pigot presents images of honeybees.

Robin Pigot, a beekeeper in the Hudsonville area, was guest speaker at the Town and Country Garden Club meeting March 12.

The Holly Springs Pilgrimage Tour of Homes will take place in historic Holly Springs, April 1214.

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Jeff Barry, the author of the novel “Go to Hell Ole Miss,” is seeking preorders for his first novel.

Opinion

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Pictured, back row, left to right, are Joseph Wheeler holding his grandson, Jesse, Brecken and Kendal Wheeler, Wendy Wheeler, Ryan Fuller, Hannah Wheeler, Taylor Collins, Meagan Moore, Mary Clay, Hank Wheeler, Grady Brooks; front row, Laura Wheeler, Livvie, JT, Katie and Hayden Collins and Anniston Wheeler.

Joseph Wheeler planned a perfect farewell for a phenomenal human, his Daddy and my Uncle Charles Sunday, April 21, in Newnan, Ga.

Every week is full of so many things to do at work and home. We all have a to-do list.

Physical Therapy three days a week takes a lot of your time, and I am pushing hard to make this knee bend correctly. I’m beginning to get impatient because I have so much to do.

Sports

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Three in a Row!
The Holly Springs High School track teams achieved a three-peat in track and field. The boys and girls claimed their third consecutive District 2-3A championships in the recent meet at Tishomingo County High School, Iuka. The Hawks and Lady Hawks are pictured before boarding the bus for the Regional Meet on Thursday, April 18, also at Tishomingo County High School. The track coaches are Clifford Brown (boys), Maxine Tucker, and Brandi Woodson (girls).

The Holly Springs High School track and field girls and boys achieved a three-peat in track and field, claiming their third consecutive District 2-3A championship at th

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Potts Camp High School Archery team placed second in the Archery In Mississippi School state championship.

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Danny Mills

The Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Foundation presented Potts Camp High School Archery coach Danny Mills the Waldo Cleland Highest Point Award.

Though we won’t see the basketball playoffs coming to Bluff City this season, we’re still in for a big-time treat from the upcoming 2024 NBA playoffs.

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Steve Sloan, who died April 14, spent five seasons as Ole Miss football coach, winning an average of four games a season.

Steve Sloan, who died April 14 at the age of 79, spent five autumns (1978-82), mostly unsuccessful, as the head football coach at Ole Miss.

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The Marshall Academy Patriots are the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools 4-A District Champs. The Patriots coach Dustin Skelton's team members are Caden Freeman, Nick McCormick, Connor Todd, Gage Todd, Landon Schierholz, Ethan Sanders, Tucker Chumney, Hayden Lundine, JJ Wright, Phillip Sharpe, Zach Bogard, Kyler Todd, Cade Sanders, Eric Abbott, Cash Redding, Eli Hughes, Landon Loper, and Carlos Munoz. Assistant coaches are Wesley Harris and Brady Burse.

Congratulations to Marshall Academy’s baseball program, the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools 4-A District Champs.

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Nikiya Burgess

Senior Nikiya Burgess dominated the 3A Mississippi High School Activities Association powerlifting championship for the third year in a row, becoming a champion once ag

Many sports fans turned their attention to Augusta, Georgia, where the 90th Masters tournament took place this weekend.

No telling how many times this sports writer has made the drive back from Oxford to Jackson following some sports event. Hundreds of times for sure.

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Shown from left, Michael Mendez and Dayvin Jones.

Four Byhalia high school Soccer team members have been selected to the Mississippi Coaches Association’s 4-A, Region 2, All-Division te

After another impressive week from the Marshall Academy baseball team, many around the state are optimistic about their postseason chances.

Four of the most dominant teams we’ve ever seen met in the women’s and men’s final four championships.

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