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Patrick Antonio Jones |
No suspects yet
in murder case
• Victim stuffed in garbage can
By SUE
WATSON
Staff Writer Law
enforcement officials in Marshall and Tate counties say they have no
clues as yet into the murder of Patrick Antonio Jones, 33, of the Tate
Marshall Road area.
The
body was found by family
members after a missing person’s report was filed with the Marshall
County Sheriff’s Department Wednesday, Dec. 5, according to sheriff
Kenny Dickerson. Full Story
City OKs bid for garbage By SUE WATSON Staff Writer The
Holly Springs Board of Alderman accepted the bid of Waste Connections
Inc. to pick up and dispose of household and light commercial solid
wastes. Waste Connections (ASCO Sanitation) was
low bidder at $8.81 per container a month. Other bidders were Red River
Waste Solutions, $10.25; Resourceful Environmental Solutions, $9.42;
and Waste Pro, $10.49. Full Story
‘An economic
tool’
• New T-hangar unveiled at airport
By SUE
WATSON
Staff Writer
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Photos by Sue Watson
Pictured in front of the
Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport addition are (from left) Mike
Tagert, Al Beck, Bill Dawson and Tony Roberts. |
The
Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport recently opened a new T-hangar
that has space for six airplanes.
The
facility is built to maintain environmental control and already has a
list of pilots who want to store their planes in the new hangar,
according to Justin Hall, airport manager. Full Story
District 3 supervisor named Leader of Year By SUE WATSON Staff Writer The Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce announced its high-profile awards for 2012 at its annual celebration November 29. The
event, for the first time, was held at the new facilities of
Northcentral Electric Power Association at Hacks Cross Road/Highway 178
near Olive Branch. Full Story
Holly Springs police officers respond to assaults, burglaries • Four suspects arrested on felony charges Holly Springs police officers responded to 118 calls last week, according to chief William Hollowell. The
calls included – disturbances, 17; alarms, 12; larcenies, 3; assaults,
3; accidents, 7; assists to agencies, 1; domestics, 3; funeral escorts,
6; burglaries, 3; shots fired, 3; malicious mischief, 3; 911 hang-ups,
2; missing persons, 1; and 54 miscellaneous calls. The dog catcher
responded to 13 calls. Full Story
Byhalia Arts Council grows By SUE WATSON Staff Writer Membership
in the Byhalia Area Arts Council sits at about 30 businesses and
individuals, according to Faye Woods, one of the organizers of the
non-profit. The renewals and new members are asked to pay dues in the January 2013, she said. Full Story
‘Thief,’ a
murder mystery
• Holly Springs is setting for Delashmit’s novel
By SUE
WATSON
Staff Writer An
adolescent murder mystery set in Holly Springs in 1959 is Margaret
Delashmit’s first novel, “Thief.” Full Story |