The South Reporter — Jan. 18, 2007


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County works on backlog of cases

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Judge Andrew Howorth impanelled the 2007 grand jury Wednesday last week and so far 66 indictments have been returned, according to circuit clerk Lucy Carpenter.

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Photo by Lawrence White/Quality Photo

Togetherness
Byhalia Elementary first graders in Pecola Faulkner’s class join hands during the school’s Martin Luther King Jr. program Friday. The student-led program included poems and songs, plus performances by the Byhalia High School band and majorettes. It closed with a singing of “Happy Birthday” to Dr. King.

County library gets new computers

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation recently donated 11 new Dell computers to the Marshall County Library System.

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Bridge faces wetlands challenge

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

If Marshall County is to get funding for the bridge replacement on Old Highway 7 South below Waterford, the board of supervisors will have to find a way to mitigate wetlands that may be threatened on the east side of the highway, according to engineer Larry Britt.

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Residential development rockets at Kirkwood

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

One of Holly Springs’ little known secrets is that a new community is springing up at Kirkwood National Golf Club.

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Two businesses burglarized in Holly Springs

Businesses in the 1000 block of Crescent Meadows Drive were burglarized January 9, according to Holly Springs Police Chief Robert Pearson.

Officers responded to an alarm call around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday of last week finding a business burglarized. At about 8:30 a.m. the next day a second call to the location from another business was received regarding a burglary.

In addition to these two incidents, Pearson released the following list of incident calls for the past week ending January 12 - simple assault, one; suspended driver’s license, one; petit larceny, two; possession of contraband, one; identity theft, one.

Anyone having any knowledge or information regarding these incidents is encouraged to call the Holly Springs Police Department at 662-252-2122 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-729-2169.

Two hurt in accident

A three car wreck on Highway 178 Wednesday of last week injured two people, according to Holly Springs Police Chief Robert Pearson.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Construction at Commons
Captain D’s, located at the Holly Springs Commons, is about 90 percent complete on the brick work, and framing is finished inside, according to the site superintendent with Courtland Construction. Opening date is expected around the first of March. The adjacent shopping center is 50 percent leased, according to Lance Forsdick with Kenlan Development, and proposals are out for additional square footage that would take it to 75 or 80 percent leased. He said the Wendy’s site should close by February 1 with construction to start soon thereafter.

Deadline nears for county leadership program

The final call is out for enrollment in the 2007 LeadershipPlenty Class.

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Marshall/Benton Area Job Fair seeks employers

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Marshall/Benton Area Job Fair Committee is pushing to get as many employers as possible in the two counties with real job opportunities to register for the March 1 event.

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