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Early deadlines set for next week’s edition

The South Reporter announces early deadlines for its next edition due to the Memorial Day holiday.

The deadline for classified advertising for the May 28 newspaper is this Friday, May 22, at 12 noon.

The deadline for all other advertising, including display ads and legal notices, is this Friday, May 22, at 5 p.m.

The South Reporter office in Holly Springs will be closed Monday, May 25, in observance of Memorial Day and reopen Tuesday, May 26, at 8 a.m.

To place advertising or report news, call 662-838-4844 or 662-252-4261.

The May 28 edition of The South Reporter will be distributed on the regular schedule next week.

Buck named chair of universities committee

Speaker of the House Billy McCoy has announced some appointments, including one for a Marshall County state representative.

Kelvin Buck of Holly Springs and District 5 has been named chairman of the University and Colleges Committee.

Other recent appointments include – Rep. Toby Barker of Hattiesburg and District 102 as vice chairman of the University and Colleges Committee, Rep. Tyrone Ellis of Starkville and District 38 as a member of the Legislative and Reapportionment and Congressional Redistricting Committee and Rep. Gary Staples of Laurel and District 88 as a member of the Ways and Means Committee.

Grand opening set for new police station

A grand opening ceremony and ribbon cutting to celebrate the new Holly Springs police headquarters on J.M. Ash Drive has been rescheduled for June 29.

Ribbon cutting is set for 10 a.m. and the facilities will be open for touring from then until 2 p.m., according to chief Robert Pearson.

The public is encouraged to attend the grand opening and to receive an informative tour of the new station.

County’s Relay for Life June 12-13 at city park

The annual Marshall County Relay for Life, which benefits the American Cancer Society, is set for June 12-13 at Sam Coopwood Park. It starts at 6 p.m. June 12 and ends at 6 a.m. June 13.

The goal this year is $65,000.

Everyone is urged to participate in this community-wide event.

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