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Bid date set for bypass paving

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Phase II, paving and striping, of the North Holly Springs Bypass will get underway this summer.

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors authorized a bid opening for July 13 at 11:30 a.m.

Final construction of the bypass was delayed for over a year after fuel costs pushed construction bid prices for the original project several million dollars over the estimated cost. A U.S. Department of Transportation fund, established to stimulate the economy, brought forth the much-needed, several million dollars required to complete the project this summer.

Building, grounds supervisor aims high

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The City of Holly Springs, which was without a buildings and grounds supervisor since late last summer, has hired Larry Miller to take on the job of keeping the city beautiful.

All under one roof
• Partnership cuts costs, improves projects

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Moving in

From left are Cynthia Brewer, Holly Springs Main Street executive director; Amy Heaton, Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce executive director; Betty Farina, secretary; and Stephanie Movre, executive director of the Holly Springs Tourism Bureau. They are pictured moving supplies into the new offices at the corner of East College Avenue and North Market Street.

Three organizations have consolidated office space in order to provide better service to the community.

The Holly Springs Tourism and Recreation Bureau, Chamber of Commerce and Main Street all moved into one office at 148 East College last week. The tourism and chamber offices moved from the Yellow Fever House at the request of the building’s owner.

Lesure elected mayor in Potts Camp
• Towns pick aldermen

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Ricky Lesure emerged the winner Tuesday night in a two-man race for mayor of Potts Camp.

He received 135 votes to Casey Mayer’s 97, according to uncertified vote totals by machine. Lesure will replace Mayor Jimmie Collins, who did not seek re-election.

Dedicated firefighter remembered

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

County firefighters, emergency and ambulance service workers, law officers and employees with the Marshall County Correctional Facility joined a Potts Camp family in saying goodbye to one of their own Friday.

J.C. Pruitt Jr. was laid to rest at Temperance Hill Cemetery in Potts Camp after a homecoming celebration held at Calvary Baptist Church in Holly Springs.

Arrests made in feed theft case

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Local law enforcement has made three arrests and charged the suspects with grand larceny in the investigation into theft of animal feed from Cargill Animal Nutrition in Byhalia, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

Photo by Sue Watson

New police station

Holly Springs’ new police headquarters, to open soon, will provide a much needed morale boost for the entire force which has been in need of a clean, spacious and environmentally controlled space for years. Pictured are chief Robert Pearson and officer John Norman. Office space is ample. The building has showers and lockers for male and for female officers, a detective’s bureau that includes office space for four detectives, a receptionist and interview rooms, plus two kitchenettes, weapons and ammunition lockers, a spacious property room, a Saliport with 360-degree camera coverage, a holding cell, fingerprinting and intoxilizer stations, numerous work stations, a large conference room, a large training room that can be divided into two rooms, a new radio and multichannel bay station for dispatchers, and electronic security and authorized access. The public access areas are equipped with bullet-resistant glass. The front door is equipped with a buzzer that will direct an officer to the front door after hours.

City police respond to burglaries

The Holly Springs police station is scheduled to begin moving to its new headquarters at 538 J.M. Ash Drive in Holly Springs on June 5.

School district honors retirees
• ‘Teachers instill character’

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Holly Springs School District honored its own teachers for their dedication to the profession at a ceremony in the high school cafeteria Wednesday of last week.

Nine retiring teachers with a total of 272.75 years teaching service were presented plaques of appreciation and seven teachers/administrators were recognized for having missed no days of school the last year.

Norton returning to Ole Miss

Will Norton, dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism, will return to the University of Mississippi July 1 as founding dean of the new Meek School of Journalism and New Media.

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