News Briefs
Christmas parades set in Marshall County
Christmas parades are on the schedule
for Potts Camp, Byhalia and Holly Springs.
The Town of Byhalia will sponsor its
first annual Christmas Parade on Friday, Dec. 3, at 6:30 p.m.
To enter, contact the Town of Byhalia
by November 12. Call 662-838-2135.
The Holly Springs Christmas Parade, sponsored
by the chamber of commerce, will be held Saturday, Dec. 4, at 5 p.m.
Grand marshal this year is longtime Holly
Springs alderman Garrie Colhoun.
To enter, call the chamber, 252-2515,
or coordinator Greg Campbell, 544-6600. No four-wheelers or all-terrain
vehicles will be allowed due to safety issues.
The Town of Potts Camp will host its
parade on Saturday, Dec. 11, starting at 12 noon. For more information,
call the Potts Camp Town Hall, 662-333-7285.
Beckley to be honored for vision, leadership
The Tri-State Defender will host its
second Men of Excellence Awards Reception Friday, Nov. 19, at 6 p.m.
at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, 3700 Central Avenue.
The annual event will generally celebrate
50 African-American men who motivate and inspire others through their
vision and leadership, exceptional achievements and participation in
community service.
Bernal Smith, president and publisher,
said, “We are extremely pleased to recognize and honor such a
distinguished and deserving group of men. We thought it might be difficult
to duplicate our inaugural group of honorees from the 2009 Men of Excellence,
but this year’s group is equally impressive and certainly deserving.”
The 2010 honorees include Dr. David Beckley,
president of Rust College in Holly Springs.
Notice: early deadlines for next week’s
paper
The South Reporter announces early deadlines
for its Thanksgiving edition.
The November 25 newspaper will be distributed
a day earlier than usual due to the Thursday holiday.
Deadline for all classified advertising
for next week’s newspaper is this Friday, Nov. 19, at 2 p.m. Deadline
for all other advertising (display ads, legal notices) and for all news
and photographs is Friday, Nov. 19, at 5 p.m.
To place an ad or for more information,
call 662-252-4261 or 662-838-4844.
The South Reporter office in Holly
Springs will be closed Thursday, Nov. 25, for Thanksgiving.
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