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Tour of homes, parade set for early December

The annual Christmas in Holly Springs tour will be held Saturday, Dec. 5, and Sunday, Dec. 6.

On the tour this year are Finley Place, Montrose, Wall Doxey House, Fairview, Walthall-Freeman Clark House. To obtain tickets, contact the Marshall County Historical Museum at 662-252-3669.

Also open will be the historical museum, Ida B. Wells Museum and Church of the Yellow Fever Martyrs. Concerts will be held Dec. 5 and 6 at 2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church.

Christmas Dinner Theater will be held at the First Baptist Church Activity Center on Dec. 4-6. It will start at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 4, and at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 5-6. For reservations, call 662-252-2627.

The downtown Christmas parade is set for Saturday, Dec. 5, starting at 5 p.m. To enter the holiday parade, call the chamber of commerce at 662-252-2943.

Government offices closing for holidays

Marshall County offices, along with its municipalities (Potts Camp, Holly Springs and Byhalia) announce holiday closings.

County and city government offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 26-27, for Thanksgiving holidays; Thursday and Friday, Dec. 24-25, for Christmas holidays; and Thursday and Friday, Dec. 31, 2009-Jan. 1, 2010, for New Year’s holidays.

Organizers set date for seventh annual job fair

Area volunteers and civic group leaders are on the go again to sign up employers for the seventh annual Marshall-Benton Area Job Fair, to be held in the McMillan Gym at Rust College March 4, 2010.

“We expect this to be an excellent opportunity for you to meet the employment needs of your company,” said Joe Buckner, director of the Governor’s Job Fair Network. “This event is open to job seekers from the general public as well as university, college and community college graduates. In addition, we are continuing our efforts to attract military service members and their spouses from the United States military installations in Mississippi and throughout our nation.”

Employers who expect to have job openings are invited to register on-line at www.jobfairs.ms.gov by February 4, 2010.

The next planning meeting is at noon December 18 at Annie’s Restaurant.

Contact Joe Buckner at 1-601-321-6154 or jbuckner@mdes.ms.gov.

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