The South Reporter — Thursday, August 13, 2009


Thursday, August 13, 2009
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City passes no smoking on job sites

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A suggestion by John Collins, general manager of the utility department, that the city pass a no smoking rule on the job site to save on insurance, was taken up by the board of aldermen last week and extended to include all city employees as well.

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Perfect 1946 set
• Film scenes shot in Holly Springs

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Almost ready for action
Willy Bearden (far right) and his crew prepare for shooting Sunday at Phillips Grocery on East Van Dorn Avenue.

Memphis filmmaker and book author Willy Bearden chose Holly Springs as a location for some scenes for a true story he is committing to a new film, “One Came Home.”

A documentary filmmaker well known for work he has done in Memphis, Tupelo and the Mississippi Delta, Bearden said this film will be released in early 2010 in theaters.

The true story happens to be drawn from his own family and is about Murphy Wright, his mother’s closest sibling, born in 1918 and raised in Leake County around Carthage.

An Army seargent who fought in World War II, Wright was wounded two days after D Day in France (June 8) and sent back to England to recuperate.

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Rail yard increases interest in county

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Just a week or so after the announcement by Norfolk Southern that it will build an intermodal yard in neighboring Rossville, Tenn., Marshall County is getting more looks.

Bill Mobley, executive director of the Industrial Development Authority, said the last week of July saw five consultants coming to tour the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park. Entry to the intermodal yard is expected to be from Highway 72 in the Chickasaw Industrial Park area in Marshall County.

Interest in several other projects are still active, he said, including interest in the GEM building in Byhalia.

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Stimulus funds help school district efforts

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The Marshall County School District will get a big boost from three shots of stimulus package funds.

Superintendent of education Don Randolph said the district is trying to rebound from cuts in state and federal money.

“By utilizing ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act) money, we will continue our endeavors to raise our students’ achievement levels,” he said.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Back to school

Clara Isom is the new principal at Holy Family Elementary School. She is a graduate of St. Mary’s Cadet (Holy Family). Isom taught 25 years at the school, ran the Early Childhood Program at Holy Family two years and spent five years as a public school teacher at the Holly Springs Primary School. Holy Family students returned to classes on Monday of this week.

HS Alderman Calvin James honored with ceremony upon official military retirement

By Charita Marie James
University of Memphis
Political Science Major

On July 30, Representative Kelvin Buck (District 5, Benton and Marshall Counties) visited the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Fort Campbell, Ky., to attend Holly Springs Alderman Calvin E. James’ official military retirement ceremony.

During his visit, he had the opportunity to meet and have lunch with three soldiers who are stationed there and from various locations in the state of Mississippi.

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Sounds of Summer Saturday

The Byhalia Area Chamber of Commerce plans lots of fun downtown this Saturday evening, Aug. 15.

Sounds of Summer will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Admission is free. Bring a lawn chair.

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Photo by Barry Burleson

Benefit for Humane Society

The Marshall County Humane Society held its annual fund-raiser and silent auction at the Eddie Lee Smith Multi-Purpose Center August 1. George Kahrs said attendance was off by about 25 percent from last year but the fund-raiser was a success due to money it made on the auctioned items and due to good sponsorship. (Top photo) Looking over some of the auction items are Lyn Coleman and Becky Jones. (Other photo) Attendees line up for some good food. Last year’s auction raised about $5,000 and this year’s proceeds may come to about $4,000, he said. The money is used to support the operating expenses at the Humane Society’s adoption center in Holly Springs.

Photo by Sue Watson

Trimming trees

Long-time workers with the Holly Springs Building and Grounds Department trim trees recently in Hill Crest Cemetery. From left are Terry Byers (17 years), Robert McKinney (nine years), Eric Hutchens (four years) and Derek Ash (11 years).

Marshall gears up for new school year

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

There is lots of energy and excitement in the halls and classrooms of Marshall Academy this week as teachers and students return to classes with freshly painted walls and new floors.

There are several exciting changes in curriculum as well, according to headmaster Jane Hubbard.

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Tourism director nears completion of certification

After three years of specialized summer classes, Stephanie Movre, executive director of the Holly Springs Tourism and Recreation Bureau, is nearing certification as a tourism marketing professional (TMP).

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