The South Reporter — Thursday, June 9, 2011


Thursday, June 9, 2011
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Breaking News

Holly Springs police chief Robert Pearson has resigned, effective June 30, 2011.

For the full story, see the June 16 edition of The South Reporter.

Man faces charges in hit and run

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Officers with the Holly Springs Police Department made three felony arrests last week.

Andrew Tudor, 25, of the 300 block of Byhalia Creek Farms Road, was charged with felony leaving the scene of an accident with a fatality and manslaughter, police chief Robert Pearson said.

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Blues Harmonica Clinic
• Event draws from many states, Germany, France

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Bill Perry Jr. shows his talents on the keyboard. Part of a large crowd is shown in the background.

The Second Annual Blues Harmonica Clinic drew good attendance May 20-22. The clinic opened in Oxford Friday and continued at Foxfire Ranch south of Waterford Saturday and Sunday.

About 400 people attended the event, according to Willie Wilkerson, Hill Country blues documentarian in Holly Springs and director of the Hill Country Blues Foundation, Inc.

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Register to vote by July 2

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The August 2 primary elections are around the corner and the last day to register to vote in the primaries is Saturday, July 2, by noon, according to circuit clerk Lucy Carpenter.

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Waste Connections to pick up county garbage

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors is in negotiations with Waste Connections of Walnut to firm up a contract for residential and small commercial household solid waste disposal, according to chancery clerk Chuck Thomas.

The contract price under consideration is $12 a month for residential garbage removal, he said. Service will be available at the door for disabled individuals under the provisions under discussion.

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Preliminary work begins for bridge replacement

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Engineers with the local office of the Mississippi Department of Transportation have been busy several weeks surveying in advance of the replacement of the Salem Avenue railroad overpass.

Brian Childs, project engineer with the Holly Springs office of MDOT, said the bridge is getting to the end of its lifespan. The bridge will be replaced with a new one and brought up to contemporary MDOT and USDOT standards, he said.

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York remembered for extra mile

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The life of William “Bill” York was celebrated Tuesday, May 31, at services at First United Methodist Church in Holly Springs.

His pastor, Milton Whatley, covered all the bases to make sure that York’s last request was granted – a cool sanctuary, the volume up and the service short.

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Wicker visits local Republicans

During a recent meeting of the Marshall County Republican Club, Lion President Terry Rodgers met with United States Senator Rodger Wicker and State Representative Tommy Woods.

Kentucky man sentenced; county shop burglarized

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A Kentucky resident was sentenced recently by circuit court judge Robert Elliott after pleading guilty to three counts of sexual abuse of a minor, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

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Thomas new member of Angus Association

Charles W. Thomas, is a new member of the American Angus Association®, reports Bryce Schumann, CEO of the national breed organization headquartered in Saint Joseph, Mo.

The American Angus Association, with nearly 30,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Its computerized records include detailed information on nearly 19 million registered Angus.

The association records ancestral information, keeps production records on individual animals, and develops industry-leading selection tools for its members.

These programs and services help members select and mate the best animals in their herds to produce quality genetics for the beef cattle industry and quality beef for consumers.

Walmart completes renovations

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The grand reopening of Walmart in Holly Springs was celebrated Friday by employees, officials from the city and special guests.

Larry Bean, store manager, said the first remodeling since the new Walmart Supercenter opened six years ago was to keep up with customers’ demands and to provide better shopping convenience.

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Clydesdale Festival June 16-18; fund-raiser helps needy families

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The annual Byhalia Clydesdale Festival, to raise money for the Clydesdale Christmas Store, will be held in Byhalia on June 16-18.

The carnival begins at 5 p.m. daily. Thursday night is wrist-band night when a person can purchase a wrist band and ride all night with no further charge.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Traveling robots

Byhalia Middle and High School students taking physical science and chemistry got an hour each to play with robots. The traveling road show for engineering at the University of Memphis was provided by Thomas E. Banning, assistant professor of engineering technology. The STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) program is geared toward recruiting outstanding students to the area universities and junior colleges including the University of Memphis, Banning said. He was joined by engineering student Derwin Cobb. Physical science instructor Sean McClish assists Antonio Johnson, a ninth grader, in his first lesson. Banning said the simple robots used in this road show are a small-scale model of the larger robots used in industries like the automotive industries in the state - Nissan and Toyota.

Fund-raiser June 17 for Erica Yeager

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Department is sponsoring a fish fry benefit fund-raiser June 17 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Holly Springs.

The benefit is for Erica Yeager, daughter of Eric and Cheryl Yeager of the Waterford community.

Erica has been diagnosed with Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH), a rare blood disease. She will be hospitalized for 45 days and will have to remain in the Memphis, Tenn., area for up to one year during her treatment and recovery.

Erica’s younger sister, Leslie Shaye Yeager, will be her bone marrow donor. Leslie will be hospitalized for four to seven days barring complications.

The benefit is to provide financial assistance to the family during Erica’s lengthy treatment and recovery period. The family will be required to remain in the Memphis area during this time as well.

Sheriff Kenny Dickerson and the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department will prepare the food and sell fish plates at $10 each. The plate will consist of a generous portion of fish, cole slaw, hushpuppies, French fries and dessert.

No tickets will be sold for this fund-raiser. However, all churches, businesses and the entire community are urged to come out and help support this worthy cause.

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