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| Teenager sentenced to 50 years By SUE WATSON Two families were in Marshall County Circuit Court Friday to hear the plea of Remill Cortez Mason, a Byhalia teenager, in the killing of Terrell Richmond, a high school student who was shot at his computer in June 2008. Mason entered a guilty plea on one count manslaughter and one count kidnapping and was sentenced by Judge Robert Elliott to a total of 50 years - 20 years on the manslaughter charge and 30 years on the kidnapping charge. The sentences will run consecutively. Town elections Tuesday By BARRY BURLESON Municipal elections are next week in both Potts Camp and Byhalia. Those general elections are set for Tuesday, June 2. Twelve candidates are seeking five at-large alderman seats in Potts Camp. Running for aldermen are Joan Cox, Carol Jean Davis, Mary Houston, Wanda N. Love, Herbert Luther, Deborah L. McCullough, Dollean Porter, Sabrina Porter, Lela Reed Stevens, Robert Swinford, James (Johnny) C. Westmoreland and Craig Work.
County begins second meals program By SUE WATSON The Marshall County Board of Supervisors helped celebrate the first meal served at the new senior meals program at the Victoria Community Center. Delia Reid and Helen Young will run the program, which provides a hot meal for anyone 60 and over, plus games, education and fellowship Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. Northeast Mississippi Community Services is helping with the program and the transportation for seniors. As of the first day, there were 25 seniors enrolled at Victoria. City police arrest five By BARRY BURLESON Holly Springs police officers made recent arrests for robbery, assault and rape. Chief Robert Pearson said Robert Lee Smith, 34, of Holly Springs, was arrested May 18 and charged with aggravated assault. Zoning looks at unapproved event, mining By SUE WATSON The Marshall County Board of Supervisors discussed several zoning issues during the May 18 board meeting. First up was Cliff Hunt, with Standard Construction, who listened to supervisor Keith Taylor’s concerns that sand and gravel mining on the Bridges property at Bubba Taylor Road may be more extensive than the board thought it approved in 2006. Hunt said his company mines on an 85-acre site on the Nichols property and on about 280 acres of the Bridges property with permission from the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. Tyson Drug Company welcomes Chad Braddock to team As the only doctor of pharmacy in the area, Ripley native Chad Braddock is bringing his expert knowledge and leadership experience to our community by joining the Tyson family. Chad graduated from Ripley High School in 1994 and from Northeast Community College in 1996. He earned a BS degree in pharmaceutical sciences in 1998 and a doctor of pharmacy degree in 2000, both from the University of Mississippi. Keeping life simple, pure, real By SUE WATSON Memphis photographer and designer Jerry Plunk is making powerful statements nowadays in his work, his community and family life. The statements are simple, pure and deeply resonate with the audience he seeks to communicate with in his commercial and fine art. Plunk is employed with Oden in Memphis, Tenn. He is very involved in Byhalia United Methodist Church and the community. He is a member of Prayznmor, the church’s praise band. Meetings must focus on goals By SUE WATSON Members of the 2009 Leadership Marshall Class heard from Sheila Brooks with the Tennessee Valley Authority in May about how to make meetings work. The module was first up on a day packed with information that included business development, managing conflict and Main Street development. A specialist in economic development and strategic training and leadership education, Brooks is a graduate of 2004 Leadership Chattanooga. The module was launched by asking class members about meetings recently attended. The purposes for the meetings varied. Byhalia police officers respond to 21 calls The Byhalia Police Department responded to 21 calls during the week ending May 26. Chief Gary Looney released the following report – alarm calls, 5; motor vehicle accident, 1; disturbances, 2; domestic, 1; escorts, 1; assists, 1; medical assistance, 3; miscellaneous, 7. Byhalia police officers also made three arrests during the past week. Volunteers needed for 2010 Census By SUE WATSON If Marshall County and the state of Mississippi are to get their fair share of federal dollars for the next 10 years, then every head needs to be counted for the 2010 Census, said Robert Jamison, representating the Census Bureau.
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