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State Champions!
• Lady Patriots beat Centreville for first-place gold

Photo by Ronnie Day

Celebration

The Marshall Academy Lady Patriots celebrate following the final out in a 3-1 win over Centreville Monday afternoon for the Class AA crown.

With the chants of “We are Marshall” ringing in the air around them, the Lady Patriots made school history for the second time this season.

The Marshall Academy fast-pitch softball team won its first Mississippi Private School Association Class AA state championship Monday at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland.

County moves projects ahead

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

With the road and bridge construction season winding down, the Marshall County Board of Supervisors is trying to finish up some projects this year and look forward to programming more roads for State Aid funds for next year.

Governor tours Rust College

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Rust College was host to Governor Haley Barbour last week as he made a campaign tour in northern counties including stops in Ripley, Holly Springs and Byhalia.

Photo by Sue Watson

Loving a parade

The Holly Springs High School homecoming parade rolled through the downtown area Thursday afternoon. T’mya Jones, a second grader at Holly Springs Primary School, enjoys a candied apple during the activities.

Local groups strengthen partnership

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The City of Holly Springs, several local industries and Northwest Community College met recently to discuss workforce development needs and partnerships.

Bee Safe Online introduced in county

A joint venture between the Mississippi State Extension Service, Marshall County Schools and the Sheriff’s Department is underway this fall. The first program of its kind in Marshall County was presented at Potts Camp School recently during Back-To-School Night.

Bee Safe Online targets parents and children with information to help children become aware of the need to be safe online, according to Lemon Phelps with Marshall County Extension Service.

Some of the topics covered in the Bee Safe Online include: Learning the Lingo; Social Networking Websites; Creating Safe Places; Tracking Online Movement; and Creating a Plan of Action.

Anyone interested in having this program presented at their school or church group is encouraged to contact Lemon Phelps, 4-H Agent, Marshall County Extension Service at 662-252-3541 or Marshall County Sheriff’s Office at 662-252-1311.

Police respond to long list of incidents

Holly Springs Police reported 26 arrests for the week ending September 29,

Charges included – driving while license suspended (2); expired/no driver’s license (3); DUI/DUI refusal (4); careless driving (2); domestic violence (2); domestic aggravated assault (1); shoplifting (1); no insurance (2); telephone profane language (1); no proof of insurance (5); disorderly conduct (1); stalking/stalking harassing (2); improper equipment (1); sexual battery, trespassing, burglary (1).

Police made two felony arrests for the week, according to chief Robert Pearson.

Thaddeus Johnson, 17, of Holly Springs was arrested September 28 and charged with sexual battery, trespassing and burglary.

Walter Jefferson, 37, of Holly Springs, was charged with domestic aggravated assault on September 29.

Kudzu Fest drawing near

The 19th annual Kudzu Festival will be held October 25-27 in downtown Holly Springs on the square.

The festival will be bigger and better than ever before with activities such as a carnival, entertainment, barbecue championship, 5K run, arts and crafts and much more.

A tentative schedule is included in this week’s newspaper on page 8. More details will follow in later editions.

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





Photos by Sue Watson
Homecoming parade The streets of downtown Holly Springs were lined with folks Thursday afternoon as floats, beauties, bands and more participated in the annual high school homecoming parade. (From top) The royalty from Holly Springs Primary rides in the parade. The fifth and sixth grade band entertains. Quinneshia Mays, Holly Springs Junior High homecoming queen of 2006 gets attention in a horse-drawn carriage. Shunna and Markevious Jones get a hug from Deoarchaiila Lesure as they all have fun at the parade. Sherrick Heard, a sophomore, plays the sax with the Rust College Band.

Driving class October 22-23

An AARP safe driving class has been scheduled at the Marshall County Library, 109 E. Gholson St., in Holly Springs on October 22-23. The class will meet from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. each day.

AARP safe driving classes are eight-hour driver education refresher courses for drivers 50 years of age and over. The law in Mississippi mandates that students 55 years of age and over who complete the class be entitled to receive an appropriate discount on their automobile insurance premium for the following three years.

To register for this class, call the Marshall County Library at 662-252-3823 by October 19. A $10 materials fee is payable prior to the start of the first day of class. Class size will be limited to 15 students.

VFW, inn help with expenses

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Collins-Hurdle VFW Post 5697 and Ladies Auxiliary teamed up with Courtsquare Inn Bed and Breakfast to help accommodate two people from the Shriner’s Hospital in Texas with expenses during their recent appearance at a criminal trial in circuit court.

Photo by Sue Watson

Big catch

Willie Hearn of Byhalia, a born fisherman, caught this 50-pound buffalo in a farm pond Wednesday of last week. He said the secret to bringing in the heavy ones is to let them run until they get worn out. The largest fish Hearn has caught was a 64-pound catfish. He caught that one on a reel at the spillway at Grenada Lake. It took him about 10 minutes to get the buffalo in. This large-boned buffalo was brought in on 10-pound test with a Super Sport “rattle-trap” lure. “I’m a born fisherman,” Hearn said. “It’s a sport that if you ever get into it, you’ll never quit.” Hearn now fishes about two days a week, down considerably from his younger days when fishing was almost an everyday affair.

“Katrina: Mississippi Women Remember” photography by Melody Golding

This exhibition is about the documentation of life on the Mississippi Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, the worst natural disaster to have ever been recorded in American history and the experiences and resiliency of the American people to survive and endure after this catastrophic storm.

Benefit for Taylor Goode very successful

By Danny Cooper

I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody involved in making the benefit for Taylor Goode such a success.

Photo by Sue Watson

Pilot Club plans community forum

Charles King with the Bank of Holly Springs helped kick off a fund-raising drive last week for the Pilot Club with a $500 check. The club is seeking sponsors and donations to support a community forum scheduled at the Eddie Lee Smith Multi-Purpose Building in Holly Springs October 23. Project Lifesaver, a Pilot Club project, will be the topic with video presentations and guest speakers, according to Carolyn Holbrook with the club. Pilot International Clubs have an interest in improving the quality of life in their communities and lowering the statistics on brain injury and brain disorders through prevention and education programs. Project Lifesaver raises funds to purchase equipment and training for law enforcement, particularly equipment used to locate lost or missing persons using transmitter equipment worn by the client such as an Alzheimer’s patient. Emergency response kits are also provided to local agencies at reduced costs. Any individual, business, corporate entity or organization interested in donating funds or other help to the Pilot Club for this Community Forum is asked to contact Holbrook at 662-252-1862.

Photo by Sue Watson

Money for police

Larry Bean, store manager with Wal-Mart, presents a check for $500 to the Byhalia Police Department. Receiving the check are chief Gary Looney (middle) and commander Clyde Gunter (right). Looney said the money would likely be used to purchase camera equipment for his department.

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