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Newspaper deadlines same for next week

The South Reporter will have regular deadlines for next week’s newspaper.

Deadline for classified advertising is Monday at 10 a.m. Deadline for all other advertising, plus news and photographs, is Monday at 5 p.m.

The South Reporter office will be closed Friday, Dec. 31, for New Year’s. It will reopen Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, at 8 a.m.

“We hope everyone has a fun and safe holiday weekend,” said Barry Burleson, publisher, “and we look forward to serving you in 2011, the newspaper’s 146th year.”

Yocona Area Council announces new leader

Randy Long, president of the Yocona Area Council of Boy Scouts of America, announces that Rick Chapman has joined the council as scout executive, effective December 1.

Chapman comes to North Mississippi after 20 years with the Gulf Coast Council in Pensacola, Fla., where he served as assistant scout executive in a council of approximately 8,000 Scouts. He succeeds Brian Stegar, who recently accepted a position in the Washington, D.C., area.

While attending the University of South Florida in Tampa, Chapman was introduced to scouting at a job fair during his last semester of school.

“I’m delighted to have the opportunity to advance and am looking forward to this new challenge,” he said. “I look forward to continuing the strong leadership and program success of the Yocona Area Council.”

The Yocona Area Council serves 12 counties – Alcorn, Benton, Itawamba, Lafayette, Lee, Marshall, Prentiss, Pontotoc, Tippah, Tishomingo, Union and Yalobusha. Council headquarters are in Tupelo.

The council is governed by an executive board of business and community leaders, representing all areas within its boundaries.

For more information on the Yocona Area Council, contact Chapman at 662-842-2871, via e-mail at rchapman@bsamail.org or visit the website at www.yocona.org.

Byhalia police officers respond to 20 calls

The Byhalia Police Department responded to 20 calls during the past week.

Chief Gary Looney released the following report – alarm calls, 2; miscellaneous, 6; escorts, 3; disturbances, 3; domestic, 1; motor vehicle accidents, 2; fires, 1; and medical, 2.

Byhalia police officers also made five arrests during the past week.

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