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Robert Pearson, who retired as Holly Springs chief of police June 30, was killed in a motorcycle accident Sunday. For more details, see the July 21 edition of The South Reporter.

Absentee voting begins – Saturdays, too

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Marshall County Circuit Clerk’s office will be open three Saturdays in a row from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. to give absentee voters an extra opportunity to vote, according to circuit clerk Lucy Carpenter.

People may come in during regular office hours during the week or on Saturdays – July 16, 23, and 30 – to file an absentee ballot, she said. People who are unable to come to the office to vote absentee may call the clerk’s office and request an absentee ballot be mailed out to them. All mailed out ballots must be returned by mail no later than 5 p.m. Monday, August 1, she said.

A really big deal

Photo by Sue Watson

Contract Fabricators Inc. in Holly Springs sent this huge steel vessel – 453,000 pounds, 19-feet in diameter – to a Conoco/Phillips facility in Ponca City, Oklahoma, according to Boyce Delashmit, president. The maximum clearance for telephone cables is 18 feet and this load was 26.5 feet to the top including the rig, according to Mike Painter, supervisor with AT&T, who was in Holly Springs Thursday taking down overhead cable. The phone lines were placed in protective boxes so the tractors and trailer transporting this vessel could pass over them safely on the ground. Workers said it would take about a day to get from Holly Springs to Ashland and three days to get the load to Iuka where it can be shipped over waterways to its destination. Marshall County Sheriff’s Department deputies stood by to help escort the vessel to the Benton County line. A driver with Burkhalter Rigging of Columbus said it takes two tractors to move this load, one in front pulling and another in back pushing to move the load up steep hills. Line crews said it is a rare occasion when phone lines have to be taken out of the way for such an adventure as this. “It is a rare occasion; this does not happen often,” said one AT&T worker on site.

Burglary suspects arrested

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Marshall County investigators made four arrests in connection with residential or commercial burglaries this week, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

Three suspects were arrested in connection with a number of residential burglaries in Marshall, Tate and possibly DeSoto counties, he said.

Wicker supports reading project

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Sen. Roger Wicker joined ICS Head Start, Rust College and officials with Reading Is Fundamental last week to celebrate children’s literacy.

RIF is the nation’s largest children’s literacy organization. It teamed up with ICS to promote summer reading to local Head Start children and to give a set of four books to each child to take home and enjoy with the family as well a bag of school supplies.

Bikers Night kicks off Thursday downtown

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Holly Springs Main Street Association kicks off the second annual Bikers Night/Blues Alley summer music festival at North Center Street Thursday from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The event this week will be preceded by a Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours VIP cocktail party at Courtsquare Inn Bed and Breakfast on the veranda.

Ida B. Wells Festival this weekend

Ida B. Wells-Barnett was a formidable woman with a lengthy resume.

She was an anti-lynching crusader, woman’s rights activist, passionate crusader against racism, journalist and teacher who spoke out on racial issues. She was a civil rights pioneer and also one of the founders of the NAACP.

This weekend, July 15-17, the life and legacy of this remarkable woman will be celebrated.

Foundation commits $150,000 to expand Excel By 5

Excel By 5 Inc. announces its partnership with the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNM). CFNM will invest $150,000 to expand Excel By 5 into Northwest Mississippi.

Excel By 5 will use the funds to provide a coordinator to work over the next three years with eight counties to improve early learning opportunities.

Rotary honoree

The Holly Springs Rotary Club recently presented longtime member Jane Callicutt with the Paul Harris Fellow award. The award is named after Paul Harris, who founded the first Rotary Club in Chicago in 1905. It recognizes Rotarians who meet high professional and personal standards as set by Harris and who exemplify outstanding community service. Rotary members are dedicated to “Service Above Self.” The Paul Harris Fellow is Rotary’s highest award. Beth Stinnett (second from left), Rotary president in 2010-11, makes the presentation. Callicutt’s family members on hand included son Andy, husband Wayburn, grandsons Matthew and Zachary and son Warren.

Flag pole erected in memory of Coach Stone

By MARY R. MINOR
Contributing Writer

A 50-foot flagpole and flag has been donated to the Potts Camp Town Park by the former Potts Camp Booster Club.

Dedication services were held Saturday, June 25, with Rodney Whaley presiding.

Police go to 91 calls

Holly Springs police officers responded to 91 calls last week, according to interim chief John Norman.

Kahrs resigns post

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Marshall County liaison for the Red Cross, Oxford chapter, has tendered his resignation.

George Kahrs cited health issues and a reorganization of the nationwide organization that has affected how Red Cross operates at the state and local level.

Residents still await road

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Residents in Tara Oaks Subdivision, now populated with eight homes, are awaiting a final topping of a new road by one of the developers.

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