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City Personals
Mary Clay Brooks
Locals vacation in New Orleans for Thanksgiving; Frannie Farris presented at Bachelor’s Club Ball

Charlie, Jane, Frannie and Buddy Farris were in New Orleans, La., for Thanksgiving. Along with them were guests Thomas Carlisle, Leila Burkhalter from Batesville, Keely Nash from Greenwood, Kate Olivi from Clarksdale, John Roberson from Charleston and Jonathon Varney from Jackson. While in New Orleans, they attended the New Orleans Bachelors’ Club Ball, where Frannie was presented, with John Paul Legarde from New Orleans, who was her escort.

Mary Ann Hurdle just returned from New Orleans, as well, where she spent the holidays with her daughter, Rachel.

Alexis Waxman of Dallas, Tx., was the holiday guest of her aunt and uncle, Tammy and Billy Cupp. While here, she enjoyed a marvelous Thanksgiving feast with Becky Cupp, Walker and Heather Cupp and children, Cade and Lexi, of Collierville, Tenn., Jenny and Christopher Cupp and daughter, Emma Grace, of Olive Branch, and Beverly Fitch and daughter, Shelby, of Olive Branch, as well.

Ben and Robin Seale just returned from a fun-filled holiday spent at the beach with their children, Hamilton Seale of Memphis, Tenn., Andy Seale of Nashville, Tenn., and Dr. and Mrs. Ben Seale Jr., of Jackson.

Vicki and Walter Webb were Thanksgiving guests of Patrick and Mary Glen Carlton of Birmingham, Ala.

Once again, the Marshall Academy football team has shown what amazing talent they have in winning the North Half championship game last Friday night. This week, they will travel to Mississippi College in Clinton, to battle it out with the Fighting Tigers of Centreville for the State Championship title.

What is so amazing is three charter buses have been rented for fans, Patriots and parents to travel in style to Clinton. My bet is they will all be full with probably enough wanting to go to rent one more! If you have never ridden on a “pep bus” to a sporting event of this magnitude, you need to sign on and go. Anticipation and excitement will carry you there, exhaustion will bring you home. This has been a long three weeks of football and, come Friday night, it will all be over, win or lose. I rode the pep bus when I was a senior back in ’88 (yeah, I am old!) to MC to watch Marshall Academy play it out for the state championship. Just being in that stadium to watch a high school football game was awesome. It gave the saying, “Friday Night Lights,” a whole new meaning!!

This group of football players is so fun to watch. What they do on the field is truly magical. They work together like a fine, oiled machine to get the job done, as they have proven all season long. Good luck, guys - go show those folks what you are made of and bring home that championship! A special shout to the seniors - make this night your own. You are making memories that will last a lifetime - tales you will tell your children and they will tell theirs. Play as you have played all season long and you will have no regrets. Just be sure to remember - stick ’em!! Go Patriots!

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Elizabeth Fox and Donald Nichols to wed Dec. 14 at Calvary Baptist Church

Donald Dewayne Nichols and Elizabeth June Fox

Mr. and Mrs. Harlin Fox of Batesville announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth June, to Donald Dewayne Nichols, son of Don and Anita Nichols of Byhalia.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Willie and Elizabeth Dunlap of Olive Branch and June Fox of Batesville and the late Edgar Fox, both formerly of Charleston.

The prospective groom is the grandson of Bobby Cartwright and Jimmy and Juanita Owens of Byhalia, and Jack and Annie Jo Nichols of Byhalia.

The bride-elect graduated from South Panola High School in 2004. She attended Northwest Mississippi Community College. She attends Mississippi State University in Starkville, where she is pursuing a degree in biology education.

The prospective groom graduated from Byhalia High School in 2005. He attended Northwest Mississippi Community College. He attends Mississippi State University in Starkville, where he is pursuing a degree in physical education.

The wedding is to take place at 7 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 14, 2007 at Calvary Baptist Church, 305 Keating Rd., Batesville. Family and friends are invited to attend. A reception will follow ceremony in the fellowship hall.

Births

Lawrence

Rev. Johnny and Dr. Jaquator Hamer Lawrence (formerly of Ashland) of Baton Rouge, La. are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Johnny Ray Lawrence III (affectionately called Trey). He was born on September 11, 2007 at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge.

Trey weighed eight pounds, 13.1 ounces and was 21.5 inches long.

Trey’s maternal grandparents are Edith Hamer of Ashland and the late Joseph Hamer Sr.

His paternal grandparents are Donald and Dianne Judge of St. James, La. and the late Johnny Ray Lawrence Sr. of Belle Rose, La.

His grand godparents are Johnny and Dorothy Terry of Ashland.

He is also welcomed to the family by godsister, Paris Wilson, and godbrother, Jalen Perry.

Tomlinson

Mitch and Starlit Tomlinson of Holly Springs are proud to announce the birth of a baby girl. Lucinda (Luci) Graham Tomlinson was born Nov. 6, 2007. She was delivered by Dr. Crista Crisler at 9:38 p.m. at Baptist Women’s Hospital in Memphis. She weighed six pounds, 15 ounces and was 20 inches long.

Luci’s paternal grandparents are Mitchell Tomlinson Sr. of Holly Springs and the late Bunnie Tomlinson, and Daphne Hurdle of Shreveport, La.; and great-grandmother Odessa Allbritton, also of Shreveport. Her maternal grandparents are Scott and Debra Tomlinson of Waterford, and the late Charles C. (Bubba) Byrd Jr. and great-grandmothers Joyce Smith of Waterford, and Bernice Byrd of Holly Springs.

Big brother Mitchell (Trey) Tomlinson III came all the way from Pea Ridge, Ark. to welcome Luci home and spend Thanksgiving with the family.

Holly Springs Holiday Houses

The first weekend of the Holly Springs Holiday Houses runs Dec. 1-2. Saturday hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday hours will be 1-5 p.m.

Tickets for this delightful tour are $30 and are available at the Marshall County Historical Museum. You may call 662-252-3669 for more information.

There are six lovely homes on the tour. Also on the holiday tour will be Lynn Park, the exquisite gardens of Walter Place.


Finley Place - 1859	Livingston Place - 2003

Crump Place - 1836	Featherstone Place - 1837

Polk Place - 1849	Walter Place - 1859

Museuming
Lois Swanee
Museum Curator

Larry Tyler’s Band Thursday guests on Swanee’s Happy Hour

On the “Swanee’s Mississippi Goodnews Happy Hour” this week the guests will be Larry Tyler’s Band from Oxford. They will be playing Mississippi music and Larry will give the Mississippi history of each song he is playing. It will be a delight to hear.

At the museum our new books, “The History of Red Banks and North Marshall County and Her Indigenous Recipes” is now on sale at the museum at 111 Van Dorn Avenue here in Holly Springs across from the courthouse. The books are incredible and are pure Marshall County. The book is 194 pages long and consists of many old photos and 300 recipes from Marshall County in the back. They make wonderful gifts. The cost of the book is $42.

Also, we have made for you some kudzu jelly, sweet potato butter, pear preserves, blackberry jam, muscadine jelly, chow chow, red plum jelly and more.

We also are selling kudzu candles, made locally, for gifts and more. Melody Golding’s book, “Katrina,” is for sale also, as well as Alice Long’s “Hometown.”

Come see. We are open seven days this week.

“Hoochie Mamas” Red Hats

Members of the “Hoochie Mamas” Red Hat Society in Harmontown, celebrate with their friend Will Atkinson of Oxford. Atkinson won the Elvis impersonation competition in Tupelo on Thurs., Nov. 15.

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