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| | The Barton Branch of Citizens Bank was
robbed Thursday, June 10, about 10:06 a.m., according to Marshall
County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson. Two armed persons, a black male and a
black female, entered the bank wearing masks and demanding money, he
said. The robbers spent about two and a half minutes inside the bank
and fled in a silver late model car. The make was not determined as
yet, but a bank camera photographed the vehicle as it was driving
away. Investigators and law enforcement fanned out over the area
hoping to spot the vehicle Thursday. It was the second bank robbery
in Marshall County in just over three weeks. The Slayden Branch of
the Bank of Holly Springs was robbed on May 19. |
Officials
explain disaster program
By SUE
WATSON
Staff Writer
Experts
with the Federal and Mississippi Emergency Management Agencies (FEMA,
MEMA) recently visited Holly Springs and explained the rules and
procedures for obtaining disaster relief funds.
The funds can be
used to pay for infrastructure damages following a flood in May that
washed out culverts and damaged roads in Marshall County.
Full Story
‘Jailed’ for
good cause
• County’s Relay for Life this weekend
By SUE
WATSON
Staff Writer
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Photo
by Sue Watson
Begging
for ‘bail money’
Behind
bars and trying to raise their “bail money” as part of a fund-raiser
for the American Cancer Society are (from left) tax assessor Juanita
Dillard, Beverly “Nubbie” Hurdle with Jones & Schneller and
police
chief Robert Pearson.
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With
the Marshall County Relay For Life scheduled for this Friday and
Saturday in Holly Springs, the race picked up momentum last week to
raise funds before the big night.
Tropical
Thunder, the Marshall County Sheriff’s Office team, played “Jail and
Bail” and got lots of laughs Tuesday and Wednesday last week by setting
up a temporary “jail” on the south lawn of the courthouse. The brightly
painted “jail” was temporary quarters for lots of local celebrities who
were served “warrants” by their friends who wanted to see them get what
they deserved. Anyone who was taken to “jail” had to arrange for his or
her “bail” at $25 cash bond.
Full Story
City takes up
several messes
By SUE
WATSON
Staff Writer
The
Holly Springs mayor and board of aldermen recently held a public
hearing on the clean-up of lots and dilapidated houses. Four lots were
up for consideration for action – at 238 West Park, 215 West Valley,
one near 139 East Boundary and another at 461 Bonner, according to
zoning administrator Felicia Autry.
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Courtesy
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‘Straddling
the fence’
A
family of raccoons perch on the fence behind the home of John and Susan
Jones on Cedar Hills Road in Holly Springs.
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Two face
charges in drive-by shooting
By SUE
WATSON
Staff Writer
Two
people have been charged in connection with a drive-by shooting
Saturday at Hill Top Grocery (formerly Davis and Son’s Grocery) in
Chulahoma, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.
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NOTICE: The South
Reporter offices will be closed Friday, July 2, for
the Independence Day holiday. Deadlines will remain the same!
Holly Springs banker elected treasurer of Mississippi Bankers Association Greg Taylor of Holly Springs has been elected treasurer of the Mississippi Bankers Association. Full Story
Annual festival two weeks away in Potts Camp The North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic will be held June 25-26, off Highway 349 in Potts Camp. Full Story
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Skylark enthusiasts visit Holly Springs
Members
of the 1953 and 1954 Buick Skylark Club visited Holly Springs Friday,
May 21. The car club, which started in 1978, was formed for the
preservation and appreciation of these special cars. The 2010 Skylark
Meet, coordinated by members Marvin and Gail Pickens of Henderson,
Tenn., was held in Memphis, Tenn., May 19-22, with an outing to Holly
Springs. Members of the 1953 and 1954 Buick Skylark Club come from a
wide array of states – including Florida, Washington, Ohio, Arizona,
Illinois and New Jersey. |
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