Thursday, May 7, 2009
Community | Obits | Editorial & Columnists | Society | Sports | Education | Classified Ads | Calendar of Events | Features | Newsbriefs | Legals | Archives | Subscriptions | Photo Gallery
|
|
||
|
Thursday, May 7, 2009 |
||
|
Community | Obits | Editorial & Columnists | Society | Sports | Education | Classified Ads | Calendar of Events | Features | Newsbriefs | Legals | Archives | Subscriptions | Photo Gallery |
| Most city races undecided By BARRY BURLESON
Three of six city races are headed to a May 19 runoff, including the one for mayor. Two other races were too close to call at press-time and hinge on affidavit ballots to be looked at Wednesday. Those races are for aldermen in wards 1 and 2. Incumbent Garrie Colhoun of Ward 3 was the only clear winner Tuesday night after unofficial election results were tallied. He received 371 votes to Christopher Stephenson’s 215. Incumbent mayor Andre’ DeBerry and challenger Barry Thomas are headed to a May 19 runoff. Drug court works By SUE WATSON It has been a year since the Third District Circuit Court enrolled its first participant in drug court - a rehab program for adult addicts and alcoholics who are non-violent offenders. The court, to date, has 74 participants with 19, or about 25 percent of them, from Marshall County, according to Judge Andrew Howorth, who worked hard to get the program in the Third Judicial District. Twenty adult drug court programs are in operation statewide, he said. City pursues cleanup of lots By SUE WATSON The City of Holly Springs held a public hearing at the April 21 board meeting to deal with three residential lots and one commercial property that it wants cleaned up. Zoning administrator Felicia Autry said Richard Delbridge, over the old compress building that is falling down, requested a four-month extension to get the lot cleaned up. The board approved the extension provided Delbridge is able to show progress every two weeks on the clean-up to Autry.
Supervisors support upgrading Hwy. 4 West By SUE WATSON It will take about $150 million to upgrade Highway 4 West from I-55 in Senatobia to Highway 7 south of Holly Springs, according to county administrator Larry Hall. He attended a meeting several weeks ago with Tate County and state officials to look at what can be done to take the dangerous curves out of the narrow highway. But the plan to upgrade will likely cover only a portion of the highway - the curvy portion that starts near Galena School in Marshall County and goes to Highway 305 in Tate County, Hall said. That portion is estimated to cost $60 million and would involve creating a new, two-lane section and building bridges to cross creeks. A love for writing By SUE WATSON Three second grade students from the Holly Springs Primary School have written and published a book about James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi in Oxford. Their instructor, Cindy Finch, was with the authors Justin Davis, Ja’Kiah Hoyle and Myles Stone, when they read excerpts from their five-chaptered book at the Marshall County Library before donating a copy to librarian Diane Schule. The idea for the book developed as the three were studying about important cities in Mississippi, Finch said. Summer jobs available More than 1,300 summer jobs will be provided for young men and women ages 14-24 this summer as part of the “Summer Coin Crew” youth employment opportunity program. It is being administered by the Mississippi Partnership Local Workforce Area through Three Rivers Planning and Development District in Pontotoc and in cooperation with Northeast Planning and Development District in Booneville, North Central Planning and Development District in Winona, and the Golden Triangle Planning and Development District in Starkville. Swine flu case possible in county; MA likely to reopen Thursday By BARRY BURLESON Marshall Academy cancelled classes Wednesday awaiting word on whether or not an elementary student tests positive for swine flu. Headmaster Jane Hubbard said she received word at about 9:30 a.m. Tuesday of a possible positive Type A flu case. The swine flu falls within Type A. She said the student had another test, and those results were sent to the Mississippi State Health Department in Jackson.
Theft, vandalism top crime report The Holly Springs Police Department investigated a theft of a 1989 Chevy Caprice in late April and the vehicle was recovered the next day, according to chief Robert Pearson. The owner of the Caprice last saw his vehicle around 11:20 p.m. Thursday, April 23. He discovered his vehicle was missing from the 500 block of Stewart Street Friday, April 24, around 1:15 a.m., he said. The car was recovered Friday around 11:25 a.m. with the steering wheel, a stereo and speakers, a battery and stereo equipment missing. |
     
|
Report
News: (662) 252-4261 or south@dixie-net.com
Questions, comments, corrections: south@dixie-net.com
©2004,
The South Reporter, All Rights Reserved.
No part of this site may be reproduced in any way without permission.
The South Reporter is a member of the Mississippi Press Association.
Web
Site managed and maintained by
South Reporter webmasters Linda Jones, Kristian Jones
Web Site Design - The South Reporter
