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Thursday, May 31, 2012
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Tommy and Faye Woods

Byhalia Chamber honors Woods
• He will retire from legislature soon

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Representative Tommy Woods of Byhalia was honored with a gift of a lifetime membership to the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce at the recent quarterly luncheon.

Woods’ wife, Faye, was also applauded for her efforts in establishing a Byhalia Arts Council.

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Remote meter reading coming

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Holly Springs Utility Department got the nod at the May 15 board of aldermen meeting to complete installation of automatic meter readers over the electricity side of the utility.

The board approved $1.325 million in bonds to finish purchasing and installing the meters over the system to residential and business customers.

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Local artist selected for airport montage

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Randy Hayes, a Mississippi artist, has been commissioned to produce an original photo montage for the 50th anniversary of the Jackson airport.

He resides in Holly Springs and also has a residence and gallery in Seattle, Washington.

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Community service

The Victoria Community Center was the site of a health fair put on by the Byhalia Family Health Center May 18. Katherine Culp is pictured giving blood for a blood sugar test. Sherona Howell is the technician. The event drew many residents from the area to obtain free health screenings and a light meal, according to Delia Reid, director of the Victoria Community Center’s congregated meal plan. District 4 county supervisor George Zinn III was instrumental in arranging the clinic to be held at the center.

Holly Springs police officers go to 106 calls

The Holly Springs Police Department responded to 106 calls for the week, according to interim chief Lt. John Norman.

The calls included the following – disturbances, 10; alarms, 17; larcenies, 1; accidents, 3; assists to agencies, 4; domestic, 3; assaults, 2; funeral escorts, 6; burglaries, 1; 911 hang-ups 3; auto thefts, 1; malicious mischief, 1; welfare checks, 3; and 51 miscellaneous calls. The dog catcher answered eight calls.

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More space needed

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Minnie Hoey, area social work supervisor of Family and Children’s Services, and Terry Phillips, director of Region 1 North, met with the Marshall County Board of Supervisors recently to ask for better office space.

They say their present facility is not in compliance with the courts and their staff is growing. They asked supervisors for more room to conduct their business with clients in a privacy setting in a building that also meets office space requirements.

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Portion of Mt. Carmel closed for I-269 work

Mt. Carmel Road (north of Goodman to Wingo) is closed due to construction of Interstate 269.

The closing will be for approximately five more weeks, according to Keith Taylor, District 3 supervisor in Marshall County.

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Fixing the break

Holly Springs water and sewer utility workers recently repaired a three-quarter-inch water line break at the corner of West Boundary Street and West College Avenue. Pictured in photo at right are Phillip Moore (standing left), Aaron Wilson (center) and Clayton Moore (right).

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Night of recognition

The Holly Springs Rotary Club and Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted a reception May 3 for Teach For America representatives working in Holly Springs and Marshall County schools. TFA is an American non-profit organization that aims to eliminate educational inequity by enlisting high-achieving college graduates and professionals to teach for two or more years in low-income communities throughout the U.S. (Top) Teachers go through the food line. (Middle) Gary Adams and Jody James entertain. (Bottom) Ira and Lois Shipp (right) chat with (from left) Zach DeBlaey, Christian Lundy, Ashleigh Winkelmann and Linnea Powell. The event was held at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center.

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