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‘Jailed’ for good cause
• County’s Relay for Life this weekend By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer  | 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. |
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. The game started
Tuesday with youth court counselor Sarah Liddy Bisenius the first to go
to “jail,” followed by circuit clerk Lucy Carpenter, thrown in “jail”
with attorney Amanda Whaley Smith. Chuck Thomas, chancery clerk, was
happy to pay Carpenter’s “bail.” He later was thrown in “jail” and his
deputy chancery clerk Susie Hill appeared from an errand with money for
her boss’s “bail.” Afterward, Thomas spent good time trying to help
think of others who he could put in “jail” and enjoyed lots of snickers
on the sidelines as others were brought to the “jail,” many unawares. One
notable celebrity who did not know he was going to get “arrested” was
none other than Holly Springs Police Chief Robert Pearson, who stepped
into the trap on his way to the courthouse to handle municipal
business. While busily trying to think of
someone to bring $25 for his “bail,” two others, tax assessor Juanita
Dillard and Beverly “Nubbie” Hurdle with Jones & Schneller were
thrown in “jail” with the chief. It was miserably hot and they tried to
laugh it off while awaiting someone from their office to respond to
their emergency call.  | Photo by Sue Watson
Resisting ‘arrest’
Patricia Glass (left) resists “arrest” from Carol Scruggs during last week’s “Jail and Bail” fund-raiser on the courtsquare. |
Later lots of fun and
laughs were on sheriff’s receptionist Patricia Glass, who
unsuspectingly and innocently was “arrested” and cuffed by deputy Carol
Scruggs, who herself spent a few minutes in “jail” loudly protesting
but was released after a call to sheriff Kenny Dickerson guaranteed her
“bail.” Scruggs and deputy David Cook, who both
had been on the lookout for people to serve “warrants” to, surrounded
Glass and threw her in the clink as she was crying for someone to call
her daddy. County prosecutor Shirley Byers worked
the telephone hard to round up and serve more people with “warrants.”
Bisenius and co-workers Lynn Pullen and Dawn Holbrook helped keep
records of who had been served and who had paid their “bond” and who
had been released on their own recognizance by approval of an IOU.
Yolanda Jones and Bernita Fountain kept busy making calls for deserving
“jail birds,” some who agreed to not show up but have their check ready
when the “police” arrived at their office. These included some in-town
attorneys, notable businessmen and some elected officials whose names
were left out of the paper to protect their innocence. County
defender Kent Smith turned himself in and spent a few moments in jail
without losing his composure - his trademark smirk and smile. Some others tending “jail” for Tropical Thunder were Det. Jivaro Jones and jailer Ethyl Smith. Others
“arrested” Tuesday included Anthony Mickey with the tax assessor’s
office, businessman Jonathan Moore with Booker Hardware, banker Hunter
Hollingsworth with the Bank of Holly Springs, Donna Cothern with the
circuit clerk’s office, Byers and Pullen, The
Relay For Life kicks off at 6 p.m. Friday this week at Sam Coopwood
Park and continues until 6 a.m. Saturday. In case of rain, the event
will be held inside at the Multi-Purpose Building on North Memphis
Street. The event, which benefits the American
Cancer Society, is held in honor of cancer survivors and in memory of
those who lost their lives to the disease. The
public is encouraged to attend the 12-hour event that benefits the
American Cancer Society, and have fun, food, and fellowship while
walking the track, listening to a variety of local musical
entertainment, and enjoying some of the best fellowship Holly Springs
has to offer. About 20 teams will be participating and everyone is
invited to enjoy the all-night activities and to “walk for the cure.” Proceeds raised by the Relay For Life go to research for a cure and for support services for those who are undergoing treatment. |
