The South Reporter — Thursday, September 24, 2009


Thursday, September 24, 2009
Community \| Obits \| Editorial & Columnists \| Society \| Sports \| Education \| Classified Ads \| Calendar of Events \| Features \| Newsbriefs \| Legals \| Archives \| Subscriptions \| Photo Gallery

Fuel farm ready

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Around-the-clock service

Bill Mobley (left) and Russell Johnson inspect the new fuel farm recently completed. Jet A and aviation fuel will be available around the clock via self-service. Pilots can swipe their card and pump their own fuel and are ready to go.

There is lots of construction activity at the Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport.

Just completed is a fuel farm that has Jet A and aviation fuel with 24-hour, self-service capability. Each storage tank holds 6,000 gallons of fuel, according to Bill Mobley with the Marshall County Industrial Development Authority. The fuel farm is being managed by John Jewell Aircraft, one of the top-flight aviation repair service companies in the world.

Full Story

Utility rates change Oct. 1

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Holly Springs Utility Department presented new utility rates last week to the board of aldermen.

Electric rates overall are down this year due to a rollback of the Tennessee Valley (TVA) Authority’s fuel cost adjustment surcharge, according to John Collins, HSUD general manager.

Gas and water rates will increase some, he said.

Compared to October 1, 2008, when electricity rates jumped 20 percent, electric rates will be lower beginning October 1, 2009, due to several factors.

Full Story

FFA competing nationally
• Byhalia students excited to represent Marshall County

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Visiting board of supervisors

Members of the Byhalia High School FFA meet with county elected officials for a photograph before going to national championship competitions in October.

Fred Holland and Sterling Brown, sponsors of the Byhalia High Future Farmers of America group, have plenty to be proud of this year.

Their students are the first in the high school’s history or from Marshall County to win state competition and go to the national level with their projects.

Full Story

Art contest entries hailed as best yet

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Audubon’s Hummingbird Art Contest drew lots of entries and some of the best art yet was submitted for judging, according to Katie Boyle and Bubba Hubbard with Strawberry Plains.

The contest for school children draws lots of local interest in the Hummingbird Celebration weekend, is used as an educational experience for youngsters, and brings students from all area schools together with their parents around one event.

Full Story

Dream ride

The Dream Riders of Water Valley recently presented Carla Elam of Potts Camp with a brand new power chair. The Dream Riders held a poker run and barbecue benefit for her on Sat., Sept. 19 at Lake Center and when they presented Carla with her new chair, she was completely surprised and overcome with emotion. Turn-out was down because of the weather; about 100 people participated. There is an on-going drive to help Carla get a new prosthetic leg, which will cost $50,000. To help, you may visit the web page limbsforcarla.org or mail a contribution to: Limbs for Carla, P.O. Box 398, Potts Camp, MS 38659. (If you'd like a written receipt, please include a SASE.)

Remodeling close to finished

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The county administrator’s office at the courthouse is being remodeled this summer and will soon be ready to move into.

Full Story

City police make four arrests

Chief Robert Pearson reported the arrest of four individuals for the week ending September 21.

Full Story

Utility department to seek savings

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Holly Springs Utility Department was given permission by the board of aldermen to advertise for a professional energy audit of the electric, gas and water systems to help identify possible savings of lost product over the metering systems.

General manager John Collins said he believes a lot of loss is through the metering system.

Full Story

Monday night football
Patriots defeat Raiders

The Marshall Academy junior high football team built a 14-0 halftime lead, then made it hold up for a 14-6 victory over Kirk Academy Monday night.

Full Story

Two die in county accidents

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Two people were killed in separate accidents on Marshall County roadways last weekend.

Full Story

Childers announces grant for Holly Springs water improvements

The city of Holly Springs has received an Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) grant of $300,000 for the Holly Springs Water Improvement, Part 2 project.

Results will include improved water service to all Holly Springs Utility Department customers – 9,500 households, 570 business customers, and nine industrial customers.

Full Story

Photo by Sue Watson

Uprighting the fallen

Terry Byers and Robert McKinney are first to get to work on putting fallen and out-of-place stones at Hill Crest Cemetery back where they are supposed to be. With dry weather and grass not growing as fast, the buildings and grounds crew sets to work on repair work at the cemetery. Normally Byers runs the lawn mower and McKinney runs the weed eater. Supervisor Larry Miller said he wants to make repairs at the cemetery in the off-season. This cornerstone of a family plot fence was one of many that have fallen out of place in the historic cemetery over time as soil erodes from around the settled structures.

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

Back | Top of Page