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About 1,200 attend picnic

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Ronnie Day

Sam Speed enjoys some cold watermelon on a hot day at the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic.

The sixth annual North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic was a blast again this year according to Facebook accounts.

There was lots of energy put into hula hoop dances, doing the boogie and just plain shaking a leg.

Heavy rain Friday, June 24, probably slowed up attendance Friday night and checking in was muddy at Foxfire Ranch on Old Oxford Road south of Waterford. A heavy two-hour rain blew tents around a bit but the rain moved on by 4 p.m., in time for Shannon McNally to take the stage.

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Byhalia receives grant

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Town of Byhalia has been notified it will receive a $100,000 grant to begin renovation of the auditorium at the old high school, now owned by the town, according to mayor Phil Malone.

The money is not expected to be available for the initial work until December 1 from the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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Utility considers pipe plan

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A required cast-iron line replacement plan for natural gas is under consideration by the Holly Springs Utility Department and the board of aldermen.

A plan to increase the monthly cost of 100 cubic feet (ccf) of natural gas to customers is being considered – a 10-year assessment. Construction would take place in three phases.

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McDonald named new library director

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Amanda McDonald, recently of Columbus, has taken the lead position in the Marshall County Library System. She joined the staff June 6 and replaces librarian Diane Schule, who retired.

McDonald is a graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, where she received a bachelor’s in interior design. She earned a master’s in library science at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Mt. Carmel Road opens

An official ribbon cutting was held recently for Mt. Carmel Road. The road connects Highway 302 at the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park with Wingo Road where the new ASICS and Exel distribution centers are located. Present for the big occasion were (from left) Al Beck, Terry Cook, Larry Britt, Dot Childress, Bill Stone, Justin Hall, Kelvin Buck, Lucy Carpenter, Mike Hamblin, George Zinn III, Phil Malone, Eddie Dixon, Andre’ DeBerry, Victor Mendez, Keith Taylor, Larry Hall, Ronnie Joe Bennett, Willie Flemon, Chuck Thomas and Bill Dawson. Before the development in the industrial park on Wingo Road, Mt. Carmel Road was a field road through agricultural land. The road was built mostly with Congress’ American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

Police go to 99 calls

The Holly Springs Police Department responded to 99 calls last week.

Those included – disturbances, 8; alarm calls, 13; domestics, 1; larcenies, 4; accidents, 3; burglaries, 6; funeral assistance, 2; 911 hang-up calls, 2; welfare check, 1; stolen auto, 1; assaults, 4; medical and assists, 4; shots fired, 1; and miscellaneous, 49.

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Four arrested on drug-related charges

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A Marshall County resident, two DeSoto County residents and one person from Tunica County were arrested and charged with drug-related offenses following an investigation spanning several months, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

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Photos by Sue Watson

Museum activities

A glass collection owned by Harvey Payne is on display at the Marshall County Historical Museum. Payne began collecting glass, he said, because his wife “was kind of dragging her feet” in the hobby she took up first, he said. “I kind of picked it up,” he said.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Tree removal

Bill Kivelle, county buildings and grounds supervisor, takes a long look at a dead oak before it was taken down last week on the courthouse square in Holly Springs. Below is a shelter to cover the Osborne Bell memorial monument when the limbs tumbled.

In memory
• Candlelight vigil held for Scruggs

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

More than 100 law officers, friends and family members of the late Marshall County deputy Carol Scruggs met on the anniversary of her death Saturday, June 25, to remember her contributions to law enforcement and to the community.

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Lesueur joins IDA board

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Jerome Lesueur has been appointed as member of the board of directors of the Marshall County Industrial Development Authority by supervisor Willie Flemon. His appointment is for three years.

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Town of Byhalia police officers respond to alarms, theft, accident

The Byhalia Police Department responded to 39 calls during the past week.

Chief Gary Looney released the following report – alarm calls, 4; miscellaneous, 14; escorts, 6; thefts, 1; disturbances, 1; animal-related calls, 1; assists, 1; motor vehicle accidents, 1; fires, 3; and medical calls, 7.

Byhalia police officers made eight arrests during the past week.

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