The South Reporter — Thursday, December 23, 2010

The shooting and subsequent death of a 17-year-old girl in Hickory Flat is being investigated by Benton County authorities as a homicide, according to sheriff Arnie McMullen.

Officials were called to Burks Trailer Park on McKay Road in the Hickory Flat community around 3 a.m. Saturday where a girl had sustained a gunshot wound to the side, he said.

Icy bridges/overpasses led to several accidents in the Holly Springs area last week.

Holly Springs was the center of attention from the Small Business Administration last week. State SBA officials and the national ombudsman for the SBA met with over 60 small business persons to discuss the programs offered.

With half a large budget item depending on local funding, the Friends of the Marshall County Library System stepped up to offer to supplement this year’s allotment from the county to proactively protect a state grant in 2013.

Lacey Gentry, speaking to the Holly Springs Rotary Club, provided an overview of the nursing program at Northwest Community College. It includes a new facility which is equipped with the latest technology for training new nurses.

Attorney General Jim Hood and the attorneys general of 48 other states announce DIRECTV will pay $13.25 million to settle consumer protection allegations.

Shawn Vanzant, 22, who lives just outside Potts Camp on Highway 349, likes to cook and he likes food.

Holly Springs police officers reported the following incidents for the week ending December 18, according to chief Robert Pearson.

Rotary donation

Photo by Sue Watson

The Holly Springs Rotary Club recently presented a $1,500 check to the Marshall County School District for the purchase of Accelerated Reader (AR) books. Jerry Moore, deputy superintendent of education, accepted the check from club president Beth Stinnett. Moore said the district will buy an AR classroom set of books for four teachers at each of the four elementary schools. Teachers will be selected based on which have the fewest AR books available for their children to read. “So, we’re going to basically even things out for the students in that classroom, so to speak, so that they'll have an equal opportunity to read what the other students are reading,” Moore said. “Also, we’ll match the books to the other classrooms so that we’ll have the same titles in each room.” He thanked the Rotary Club for fulfilling an immediate need in the district’s elementary schools. “Our students have developed a true love for reading because of the Accelerated Reader program, and this donation will sustain our students’ appreciation for reading by ensuring that our AR libraries are stocked with plenty of new titles for them to read,” Moore said. “I just can’t tell you how much I appreciate the Rotary Club for their help.”

Chief Gary Looney released the following report – alarm calls, 7; miscellaneous, 6; escorts, 11; thefts, 1; disturbances, 1; assists, 4; motor vehicle accidents, 1; fires, 1; and medical, 5.

Northern District Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley said his office has begun random checks of wireless phone retailers to ensure compliance with the “Consumer Code of Wireless Service.”

Designated wireless companies are required, by PSC order, to comply with the code, which provides consumer rights at the point of purchase.

During the checks, Presley said employees of the PSC may request volunteer interviews with customers who have recently purchased wireless service.

With the new 2010-2011 fiscal year underway, departments in the city are opening bids that will provide some new equipment or repairs, and material and supply bids.


Thursday, December 23, 2010
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