The South Reporter — Thursday, April 19, 2012


Thursday, April 19, 2012
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Student assault under investigation

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A house at 321 Hurdle Club Road in north Marshall County was destroyed by fire.

An 18-year-old H.W. Byers High School student remains in critical, but stable, condition at The Med in Memphis, Tenn., as Marshall County Sheriff Kenny Dickerson tries to piece together evidence from a crime scene at 321 Hurdle Club Road.

The investigation started with a pickup crash and continued at a house fire and at an adjacent lake.

A call to 911 for medical help, at a single vehicle accident at the intersection of Hogan Road and Hurdle Club Road, alerted sheriff’s investigators that a crime may have been committed.

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History and hospitality
• Pilgrimage excitement lingers

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photos by Sue Watson

Meg Boatwright pauses to admire a team of Frank Swords’ Percherons with Vernon Stroupe aboard the antique carriage.

It takes nearly a year for the Holly Springs Garden Club to think of new angles for the next year’s tour - what to emphasize, how to get the word out.

By all accounts, the committee did a superb job of planning and executing last week’s 74th Pilgrimage and God took care of the rest by bringing perfect weather, said club representative Kathy Elgin. Her daughter Emma was queen this year.

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Joseph McGill makes a point to guests attending a reception Thursday evening at Montrose.

• ‘Behind Big House’ successful

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A gathering of over 50 people enjoyed an elegant evening as the Holly Springs Garden Club and Preserve Marshall County/Holly Springs premiered a new venue – the Behind the Big House Tour.

The event showcased several extant structures in Holly Springs that served as cooking kitchens and slave quarters during the antebellum period. Joseph McGill, with the National Historic Trust, and Rhondalyn Peairs, with the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, were guest speakers.

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Rubbish site still in play

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A proposed Class I rubbish site made its way through a public hearing for comment before the Marshall County Board of Supervisors.

John Porter, who has about 58 acres in the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park area, was asked about green space or buffers he plans to place around the site. The rubbish site will accept construction waste and tree debris, but no household wastes or chemicals.

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Commission wants assessment on MI campus structure

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Holly Springs Historic Preservation Commission has asked for an assessment of Catherine Hall’s structural stability while it waits to give permission to demolish the structure on the Mississippi Industrial College campus.

The old campus is the property of Rust College.

Tim Liddy, with the Preservation Commission, told the mayor and board of aldermen the Mississippi Landmark should be saved if possible.

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Photos by Linda McKinney

Mackey B. Rodgers Memorial Road

On Tuesday, April 3, Marshall County officially dedicated a one-mile stretch of Deer Creek Road in memory of Mackey B. Rodgers, a long-time resident at the corner or Hwy. 309 N. and Deer Creek Road. Those on hand for the dedication included several elected officials including District 3 Supervisor Keith Taylor, Byhalia Mayor Phil Malone and Marshall County Chancery Clerk Chuck Thomas. Each of these men talked about how special “Mr. Mackey” had been to many of the young people who have grown up in and around Marshall County, and that “Mr. Mackey” always pushed everyone to do their best. Rodgers’ family, including his widow Bettye Rodgers, his daughter Susan and sons Steve and Gary, along with their families, are honored by the naming of the road Mackey B. Rodgers Memorial Road. Around 25 people, including “Mr. Mackey’s” family and close friends, attended the dedication.

Photo by Sue Watson

Guest speaker
Holly Springs resident Charlie Farris talks with Rhondalyn Peairs, with the William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation, during a reception Thursday to kick off the “Behind the Big House Tour.” For more, see the separate story in this week’s South Reporter.

Road to Tara Oaks needs name

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A private road to the Tara Oaks Subdivision off the North Holly Springs bypass road is in need of a name for Enhanced-911 purposes.

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City police go to 120 calls

Holly Springs police officers responded to 120 calls last week, according to interim chief Lt. John Norman.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Dump needs cleaning up

An illegal dump site for household goods, old tires, wire and shingles has made an eyesore on West Street north of Marshall County Correctional Facility. City alderman Harvey Payne takes a look at trash that is almost in the street. The dump site is very old and was initially a spot where roofers threw shingles. The shingles are in piles near the creek bank, on the creek bank and in the creek. A vacant brick house sits near the dump.

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