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Thursday, January 5, 2012
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Murder suspect caught in St. Louis

Rico R. Fleming, aka Rico Pool, wanted by the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department for one count of murder and five counts of drive-by shooting, was captured Tuesday by law enforcement officers.

Fleming, 22, of Moscow, Tenn., was taken into custody in the St. Louis, Missouri, area by officers with the United States Marshals Service, according to Sheriff Kenny Dickerson. The shooting occurred early Christmas morning 2011 on Highway 72.

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New chief starts Monday

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

James Dean (left) visits with Barry Burleson at the newspaper office.

Holly Springs’ new police chief, James Dean, is set to take the helm of the department next Monday, Jan. 9.

In town recently to arrange housing, Dean said he has 13 years in law enforcement and security. He served as chief of police in New Florence, Missouri, three and a half years and as chief in Rosebud, Missouri, two years.

Dean also was employed as a road deputy and investigator for the Montgomery County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Department and was second in command at Gasconade County Sheriff’s Department in Missouri. He has over five years experience in investigations.

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Martin Street: changed neighborhood

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Sharon Allen poses with her mother, Lula Dukes, during the official dedication of the Martin Street housing rehabilitation.

A street adjacent to the Rust College campus that long needed attention has a new facelift.

Martin Street, named by the late mayor Sam Coopwood after the originator of the neighborhood, has been restored, complete with brick sidewalks and brick fencing. About 13 homes were rebuilt or renovated on the street through a grant obtained by Rust College to upgrade neighboring streets near the college.

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Two in custody; one still at large

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Two suspects have been apprehended in the Christmas Day drive-by shooting into an automobile on Highway 72 and a third is still on the lam, according to Sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

He said Rico R. Fleming, 22, of the Moscow, Tenn., area, is still at large.

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County officials take oath

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Judge James D. “Jimmy” Maxwell of Oxford chats with circuit clerk Lucy Carpenter after the ceremony. Carpenter is the longest serving circuit clerk in Marshall County and the State of Mississippi.

Newly elected county officials were sworn in before the Honorable James D. “Jimmy” Maxwell Tuesday with words of advice.

Maxwell, judge with the Mississippi Court of Appeals, presented lofty suggestions to those taking the oath of office.

After offering congratulations, Maxwell quoted Mark Twain, who said, “When you are in politics, you are in a wasp’s nest with a short shirt tail.”

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Colleagues honor retiring superintendent

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Don Randolph, retiring as superintendent of education for Marshall County School District after two terms, said goodbye and “thank you” to his supporters over the years.

His teachers, administrators and staff threw the former basketball player from Potts Camp High School a retirement party with all the goodies prepared by his own people who have served with him loyally for eight years.

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One killed in accident

A Mt. Pleasant man died in an automobile accident New Year’s morning just about a half a mile from his home, according to coroner James Richard Anderson.

He said Gary Love, 27, who lives on Taska Road, was traveling north on the county road when he apparently lost control of the 1999 Tahoe he was driving. It left the road about 2:20 a.m. January 1 and struck a tree, Anderson said.

Love was pronounced dead on the scene, he said.

Two passengers, Stephen Roberts and Amy Nicole Wells, were injured and transported to The Med in Memphis, Tenn., according to Anderson.

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Police department adopts family

Officers with the Holly Springs Police Department adopted a family at the Spring Gardens Apartments to give Christmas gifts to this year. The family was recommended by the Department of Human Services. Pictured are officers John Norman and Grant Glover, family receiving gifts Jennifer Judge and children Jayhem and Jayeisha Hoyle, Martavion and Jabari Echols and Markell Judge, and officers Bo Jones, Ray Shonda Johnson intern, Callie Spight (clerk), and officer John Wilburn.

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Sheriff’s department gives gifts

The investigative team of the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department adopted the Ellis family to receive its gifts this year. Shown (from left) are Dequerris and Jacarvious Ellis (standing), and mother Kiuantrice Ellis with baby Rodney. Also shown are (in back) Jason Mills, Cody Teel, Tammy Thompson, secretary Bea Green, (seated) Kelly McMillen of the sheriff’s department and (right) Hattie Rounds of Marshall County Department of Human Services. DHS matched the Ellis family with the sheriff’s investigative unit to receive their gifts.

Police make three felony arrests

Holly Springs police officers took 112 calls last week, according to interim chief John Norman.

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