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Thursday, January 6, 2011
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Caldwell-Tagert appear headed to runoff for transportation commissioner
• Ray Minor carries Marshall County

John Caldwell and Mike Tagert are advancing to a Tuesday, Feb. 1, runoff for Northern District transportation commissioner.

Unofficial totals from Tuesday’s special election, with 627 of 628 precincts reporting, showed Caldwell leading the seven-man field with 10,660 votes (21 percent). Tagert had 10,373 votes (21 percent).

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Board votes to rebid janitorial services
• Mayor vetoes

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A topic of much discussion by city leaders has taken a new turn.

The Holly Springs Board of Aldermen approved a motion to rebid all janitorial services for the city and for the utility department during the December 21 meeting.

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Fitch Farm Field Trial
• Event dedicated to Tom Honecker

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Steven Clayton of Ingomar shoes horses.

With the untimely death last year of Tom Honecker, developer of Cedar Oaks Plantation, Fitch Farms-Galena Plantation dedicated its national field trial to the sportsman.

A prominent Ohio field trainer, Honecker was an avid outdoorsman with a love of bird dog field trials. He held many offices for a number of clubs, and held a yearly field trial at Cedar Oaks several weeks before the Fitch Farms trials.

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Juvenile charged with assault

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

An altercation between a number of individuals at a location on Deer Creek Road January 2 around 1 a.m. led to the arrest of one juvenile and a second person being taken into custody, according to Sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

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Roads in line for work

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

With the economy constricted, there is not a lot of money laying around for road improvements in the county.

Larry Britt, county engineer, has found some State Aid and Surface Transportation Program dollars to stripe about 60 miles of roads in Marshall County. The state and federal dollars will ease the burden on the county budget to pay to stripe roads and improve roadway safety.

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Byhalia artists hit jackpot in state contest

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Byhalia Middle School’s gifted art program has taken three of the four 2010 Mississippi Public Broadcasting holiday card state awards.

Instructor Cynthia Chitwood is elated that Marshall County students are excelling in the arts as well as academics.

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Holly Springs police go to variety of calls, make drug arrest

Officers with the Holly Springs Police Department responded to 52 calls for the week ending January 2, according to chief Robert Pearson.

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Byhalia police go to 27 calls

The Byhalia Police Department responded to 27 calls last week.

Chief Gary Looney released the following report – alarm calls, 2; miscellaneous, 6; escorts, 8; disturbances, 1; assists, 4; motor vehicle accidents, 1; fires, 2; medical, 3.

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

Gas prices rising

Average retail gasoline prices in Mississippi have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.92/g. This compares with the national average that has increased 1.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.05/g, according to gasoline price website MississippiGas Prices.com.

Including the change in gas prices in Mississippi during the past week, prices this week were 39.2 cents per gallon higher than the same day one year ago and are 12.9 cents per gallon higher than a month ago.

The national average has increased 12.8 cents per gallon in the last month and stands 39.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago.

Photos by Sue Watson

Christmas lunch

Marshall County employees recently enjoyed their annual holiday luncheon at the National Guard Armory in Holly Springs. (Top photo) Charles Skelton helps with the cooking. (Bottom) Employees fill their plates with fish and the fixings, prepared by Sheriff Kenny Dickerson and his crew.

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