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| Child’s death believed accidental By SUE WATSON A tragedy occurred on Humphrey Road mid-morning Tuesday. Nine-year-old A-Darrious Deonta Finley was found shot dead, face down in a bedroom in the house about 10 a.m., according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson. Dickerson said the child’s body, a 12-gauge shotgun and a spent casing will be sent to Jackson for forensics at the state crime lab. Sewer, car tags concern senator By SUE WATSON Sen. Bill Stone of Ashland met with the Marshall County Board of Supervisors Monday to provide a legislative update. At the end of the regular session Wednesday of last week, a local and private bill that provided mechanisms for collecting sewer bills on a proposed sewer development in the area of Cayce Road and Highway 72 fell into the dust. Stone said the bill was ready to go to the floor after leaving committee in the Senate when the deadline for action passed. One arrested for leaving scene By SUE WATSON
A New Albany man was arrested and charged with leaving the scene of an accident in which injuries occurred, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson. The accident occurred on Wilson Golden Road around 6:30 p.m. on April 25 when a motorcycle rider lost control of his vehicle, fell off, and was run over by a pickup, he said. The victim, Brian Dumont, of Peachtree City, Georgia, was riding the backroads on a tour from Atlanta to Oklahoma City when he lost control of his vehicle on Wilson Golden Road. Clydesdale Festival June 18-20 By SUE WATSON The festival that draws the largest crowds in Marshall County, according to organizer Ronnie Luther, is set to run June 18-20 in Byhalia. The Clydesdale-Byhalia Lions Club Festival provides three afternoons and evenings of wholesome family entertainment at reasonable prices and benefits four organizations - the Clydesdale Christmas Store, which provides toys and clothes for needy families; the Byhalia Lions Club; the Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce; and the Byhalia and Watson Volunteer Fire departments. Minor retiring from Extension Service By SUE WATSON
The person who accepts the position as office associate with the Marshall County Extension Service will have some mighty big shoes to fill. Mary Minor, who has served as secretary with the Extension Office since 1996, is retiring June 30. Retired county agent Ronnie Jones, who now serves as president of the Mississippi Farm Bureau, said the office associate’s duties are far-reaching in the impact they have had on the county and its image since Minor has been in the office. “Mary was very instrumental in helping the Marshall County Forestry Association in putting together materials (documentation) to win awards,” he said. City focuses on property cleanup By SUE WATSON The city of Holly Springs continues to push lot owners to clean up condemned structures and sites deemed a danger to the public health and welfare. Zoning administrator Felicia Autry recommended and the board approved taking quotes for a lot cleanup on Rising Star Road - a situation of a burned-out house. She asked the board to continue watching the cleanup of the old compress building which is falling in. Autry said no action is required on that cleanup because the owner is making efforts to clear the property. The owner is salvaging wood from the inside of the compress, she said. A third site on North Memphis Street - two lots owned by Donald Street - is under a circuit court order to remove old vehicles and parts. The board entertained a quote from G.S. Contracting and pondered how to handle the matter so the city gets repaid and that Street is treated fairly. Potts Camp releases election totals The certified election results for the mayor and board of aldermen at Potts Camp have been released. Rickey Lesure won the mayor’s race, receiving 144 votes to candidate Casey Mayer’s 102 votes. Current mayor Jimmie Collins chose not to run in this election. In the aldermen’s race, Mary Houston, Wanda N. Love, Herbert Luther, Dollean Porter and Robert Swinford were elected as the top five vote getters. The official vote tally for the race for aldermen at large follows – Joan Cox, 90; Carol Jean Davis, 76; Mary Houston, 123; Wanda N. Love, 112, Herbert Luther, 119; Deborah L. McCullough, 99, Dollean Porter, 102; Sabrina Porter, 93; Lela Reed Stevens, 72; Robert Swinford, 105; James (Johnny) C. Westmoreland, 79; and Craig Work, 100.
Leadership graduation June 18 The organizing team for the Leadership Marshall Class of 2009 will hold graduation on Thursday, June 18, at Annie’s Restaurant in Holly Springs. The participants, speakers and guests will gather at 8:30 a.m. for coffee and donuts. Speakers invited are Chris Berryman (TVA) Dr. Michael Waldrop (Mississippi School Board) George Gwin (Alliance Charitable Foundation), mayors of Holly Springs, Byhalia and Potts Camp, along with president of the county board of supervisors, Eddie Dixon.
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