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Thursday, April 8, 2010
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State OKs $8 million for overpass

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Monday was a day of thanksgiving at the Marshall County Board of Supervisors meeting.

Consultant Gary Anderson and Sen. Bill Stone provided an update on projects approved during the legislative session, which took a 30-day recess while the state learns if it will get $187 million in federal monies for Medicaid.

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Ms. Madalynne retires
• She has served Marshall County 46 years

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Congratulations

Charles Thomas gives Madalynne Ash a hug during the recent retirement reception in her honor at the courthouse.

At nearly 88 years of age and in good health, Madalynne Ash retired from the chancery clerk’s office last week. She has put in 46 years with the county, plus nine years with Fryling Electric before coming to the courthouse.

Madalynne began working with sheriff J.M. “Flick” Ash as a dispatcher and sold car tags, back in the day when the sheriff’s office and tag office were together in the courthouse. After Flick Ash was elected chancery clerk, Madalynne moved over with him to the clerk’s office, where she has spent her remaining professional years working with chancery court. She has served three chancery clerks - Flick Ash, Johnny Taylor Jr. and Chuck Thomas.

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Gilligan enjoys volunteer work

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The first woman to scuba dive to the 1914 wreck of the Empress of Ireland was a volunteer with Sacred Heart Southern Missions a few weeks ago.

Veronica “Ronni” Gilligan spent part of her three and a half week stay in Mississippi in Holly Springs tutoring school children at Holy Family School, traveling with a home health nurse and serving dinner to those in need at the Garden Cafe at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church.

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Airport receives $38,000 grant

U.S. Senators Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker recently reported that more than 30 Mississippi airport facilities will benefit from $8.6 million in federal Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Unusual tree climber

Bobby Yielding, a worker with Tree Pro out of the Fulton area, loves climbing trees just like kids do. He loves doing it so much he keeps climbing trees at age 73. Yielding was pruning some pecan trees on the lot at the corner of South Market and East Elder in Holly Springs.

Police go to grand larceny calls

Holly Springs Police Chief Robert Pearson released the following report for the week ending April 3.

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Two die in crashes

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Two people were killed in separate automobile accidents in Marshall County, according to coroner James Richard Anderson.

DeAndre’ Johnson, 14, a student at Byhalia High School, died in a crash on Highway 78 Friday just before 1 p.m., he said.

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Rash of grass fires hits county

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Rural fire departments have been on the run a lot lately putting out grass fires and some structure fires, according to county fire coordinator Hugh Hollowell.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Easter Bunny visits

The Easter Bunny (Anthony Woods, Rust College) and Ken McMullen, director of the Holly Springs Parks and Recreation Department, get ready for the city’s annual egg hunt, which was held last Saturday. Thanks to Merchants and Farmers Bank and Jimmy Young for making two children happy by donating $50 each for the surprise Easter egg. The Parks and Recreation Department also thanks Wal-Mart, Piggly Wiggly and Save-A-Lot for contributing candy for the eggs.

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