The South Reporter — Thursday, March 22, 2012


Thursday, March 22, 2012
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Breaking News!

The Marshall County Sheriff's Department today (Friday) arrested two kidnapping suspects after an Amber Alert from Dodge County, Georgia. The possible sighting of the vehicle on Highway 78 was telephoned to Marshall County 911, and within 10 minutes the vehicle was spotted by a deputy sheriff and stopped near the Red Banks exit. The deputy received assistance from a trooper with the Mississippi Highway Patrol. Two people were taken into custody and the infant child was secured unharmed. For more, see next week's South Reporter.

Police investigate weekend murder

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Investigators with the Holly Springs Police Department are seeking a suspect in the murder of a local man Sunday in a parking lot on Martin Luther King Drive, according to chief James Dean.

Demarcus Nevels, 34, of Holly Springs, was found slumped over on the driver’s side of a vehicle at about 1:58 a.m. Sunday, the chief said. Evidence collected from the scene during the investigation shows that Nevels was shot at approximately 12:02 a.m., Dean said.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Progress at intersection

Workers with DeSoto Electric in Hernando install traffic lamps and poles last week on Highway 7 South (Craft Street) in Holly Springs. The lights will go up at each direction of the new intersection under construction. Ken Smith is in the bucket truck. Paul Jackson is foreman.

Land for rail spur approved

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A public hearing on the use of about 58 acres, south of the intermodal yard in Tennessee for use for a rail spur to the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park, was held last week at Marshall County Zoning.

Three residents of Linderman Road appeared to ask for clarifications.

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Cayce community goes for new fire truck

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Cayce Fire Department left no room for error as it sought the board of supervisors’ approval to accept a fire grant that will add a new pumper to the fleet.

The grant is made possible through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and grants are not easy to come by for fire trucks these days, said Hugh Hollowell, emergency management coordinator for the county.

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Ralph Waller remembered
• Musician helped launch Bikers and Blues

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

It was year 2010 and the Holly Springs Main Street promotions committee dreamed of a weekly bikers rally downtown to draw attention to the city.

An occasional blues player with guitar was envisioned on the street corner where bikers were to gather – to include bikers in town and from away.

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Election turnout low in Marshall County
• Hotel tax passes in Byhalia

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Just a few thousand register voters went to the polls in the primary elections last week.

Marshall County had a 19.27 percent turnout. Just over 4,000 voted in a county with slightly more than 21,000 registered voters.

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It’s spring

Photos by Sue Watson

Spring cleaning was underway at the courthouse recently as Marshall County employees cleaned out the flower beds, laid mulch and trimmed hedges. (Top) Curt Huey and Simpson Stroupe spread mulch. (Above) Carlos Ramsey and John Taylor clean up trimmings.

Sheriff’s deputies investigate theft of school computers

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Marshall County deputies have detained a student at H.W. Byers regarding two break-ins and the theft of 14 computers from the school library, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

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Holly Spring police respond to 79 calls

Officers with the Holly Springs Police Department responded to 79 calls last week and made two felony arrests, according to chief James Dean.

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Byhalia officers go to 26 calls

The Byhalia Police Department responded to 26 calls during the past week.

Chief Gary Looney released the following report – alarm calls, 5; miscellaneous, 9; escorts, 4; disturbances, 4; fires, 2; and medical, 2.

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

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