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Walking horse show set for Saturday at Thomas Arena

The Dudley R. Moore Jr. Memorial 15th Annual White Oak Classic Walking and Racking Horse Show takes center stage Saturday.

The big event, which includes $7,000 in prize money, will be held at Thomas Indoor Arena, Highway 7 at 78, in Holly Springs. Opening ceremony begins at 6 p.m.

There will be 28 classes of competition, plus a kids’ area with face painting and balloons, a stick horse class (for ages 9 and under), bake sale, displays, concessions and much more. Bring your lawn chairs. There is lots of fun for the entire family.

Gates open at 2 p.m. Admission is $6 for adults, $3 for ages 6-12, $4 for seniors and military, and children 5 and under are admitted free.

For more information, advertising, vendor space or box seats, call the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce, 662-838-8127, or visit the Chamber’s web site at www.gobyhalia.com.

The fund raiser benefits the Byhalia Chamber, Marshall County Habitat for Humanity, Byhalia Sports Association, church youth groups and the Byhalia Lions Club.

Holly Springs School b oard schedules May 18 meeting

A called meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Holly Springs School District has been scheduled for Thursday, May 18.

The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and will be held in the Central Office Boardroom, 840 Highway 178 East, Holly Springs. The purpose of the meeting is discuss hiring a superintendent.

Graduation ceremonies are scheduled soon at high schools in Marshall County.

The slate includes:

Holly Springs High School, Friday, May 19, 7 p.m., Rust College.
Potts Camp High School, Saturday, May 20, 10 a.m., gym.
Byhalia High School, Saturday, May 20, 2 p.m., gym.
Bethlehem Christian School, Saturday, May 20, 6 p.m.
H.W. Byers High School, Sunday, May 21, 2 p.m., Rust College.
Marshall Academy, Monday, May 22, 7:30 p.m., gym.
Friendship Christian Academy, Friday, May 26, 6 p.m.

For more on the Class of 2006 at area schools, see Section 2 of this week’s newspaper.

Kudzu Festival scheduled June 1-3 in Holly Springs

The 18th annual Kudzu Festival will be held June 1-3 at Thomas Arena in Holly Springs.

There will be free parking, a new and better carnival, two nights of rodeo and a gospel concert.

For more information, call the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce, 252-2943.

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