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| Car, bus collide; one killed By BARRY BURLESON
A car/school bus crash Tuesday morning on Highway 7 North injured five and killed one, all of those being occupants in the automobile. The accident happened at 7:43 a.m. at the Holly Springs city limits near the entrance to the Tara Oaks Subdivision. Rescue personnel were on the scene at 7:45 a.m, according to fire chief Kenny Holbrook. He said apparently the car, which was traveling south, hit a patch of ice and went out of control and hit the Holly Springs School District bus, which was northbound. Suspects held in robbery/assault By SUE WATSON Marshall County Sheriff’s Department investigators arrested and charged two people with aggravated assault and armed robbery in connection with the December 30, 2009, robbery of a Cayce Road resident, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson. He said the incident took place around 11 p.m. on a dark, rainy night and shortly after the victim had returned home to his residence at 550 Cayce Road. County board talks hauling By SUE WATSON In an effort to recover costs of road damages caused by timber cutters and haulers, the board of supervisors discussed one location in District 3 where about 200 loads of timber could be harvested this winter. The problem is twofold for lots of tree farmers explained Eddie Pou, retired county forester and now consultant with the tree farmer/landowner. Smith new Main Street leader By BARRY BURLESON Judy Smith, retired superintendent of the Holly Springs School District, has been named interim executive director of the local Main Street organization. The Holly Springs Main Street Board of Directors made the appointment last week for a term of one year with an evaluation and review after six months. Smith, who retired in 2005, will work out of an office on the Rust College campus. Holly Springs Main Street, in its infant stages, is strapped financially and one of Smith’s main responsibilities will be to build the organization’s membership and financial base. Tax services available at Byhalia substation By SUE WATSON This is the time of year when folks are thinking about paying their 2009 property taxes. Property owners living in the northwestern portion of the county - Barton, Byhalia, Warsaw, Watson, Cayce Road and Highway 309 - can conveniently pay their property taxes at the Byhalia substation, where they can also come in and file homestead exemption applications starting this week. Nunnelee addresses Rotary Club By SUE WATSON State Senator Alan Nunnelee was guest speaker recently at the Holly Springs Rotary Club luncheon, a warm-up for his 2010 run for the seat of District 1 U.S. Representative, now held by Democrat Travis Childers. Nunnelee’s talk centered around his humble beginnings as a candidate for the state Legislature. The Republican state senator has held his current seat since 1994 when he replaced Roger Wicker, now a U.S. senator. Art winner By SUE WATSON The town of Byhalia and Byhalia Elementary School have been made proud with fifth grader Andrew Wilkerson tying for first place in the Public Broadcasting Corporation’s 2009 Holiday Card Contest. Wilkerson, 12, tied for first place and won a $100 gift basket, an iPod Nano, and a framed print of his card, “Singing Dog.” Police respond to burglaries The Holly Springs Police Department responded to 15 calls last week, closing out the year with break-ins, burglaries, and mischief reports, according to chief Robert Pearson. |
     
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