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MDOT discusses I-269 path change at Byhalia

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Highway concerns

Erma Walker (right) talks with Jessie Stewart and Richard Allen of MDOT during a recent meeting of the board of supervisors. Pictured in back are Eddie Dixon, Ronnie Joe Bennett and George Zinn.

Jessie Stewart and Richard Allen with the Mississippi Department of Transportation were invited guests of the board of supervisors recently. They were asked questions about a segment of I-269 north of Byhalia that was changed due to the location of a gravel pit.

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Suspect dies after rollover

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A suspect fleeing law enforcement units Monday evening after an attempted robbery of a country store on Highway 178 East died after losing control of his vehicle, according to Sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

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No banking crisis here

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

With much being said in Washington about the condition of the financial markets, local bankers last week said there is nothing to worry about in the short term.

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Back-to-back state titles

Photo by Ronnie Day

Marshall Academy fans form “a tunnel” for the players and coaches to run through as they celebrate a state fast-pitch softball championship Saturday afternoon at Freedom Ridge Park in Ridgeland. A happy head coach, Susan Rodgers, shows off the first-place trophy as the MA supporters cheer. For more on the Lady Patriots and their second straight state title, see the sports section.

Police investigate shooting

Holly Springs police are investigating the shooting of a man Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Officers responding to what was believed to be a careless driving call around 10:45 p.m. found James Campbell of Holly Springs had been shot in the back, according to chief Robert Pearson.

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Absentee voting available; voter registration deadline Friday

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Absentee voting for the November 4 general election has begun in the Marshall County circuit clerk’s office.

Regular office hours in the county courthouse in Holly Springs are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Absentee ballots can also be requested by mail.

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Photos by Ronnie Day
Festival fun (Left photo) Tammie Wilkerson applies some face paint to Savannah Henderson. (Right) Casey Pairmore shows off her unusual “turkey” hat. Potts Camp School and Mary Reid School sponsored the fall festival September 20.

Photo by Ronnie Day
Milking game Potts Camp School and Mary Reid School hosted a fall festival September 20 at the town park. One of the games featured a cardboard cow. Participants filled up a bottle with milk and won prizes. Dina Massengill, a teacher at Potts Camp School, assists London Cook with the milking game.

Chickasaw nation reunites

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Tuscumbia, Ala., is rapidly becoming a place where Indian Nations are reconnecting their roots after years of separation following “The Trail of Tears.” It saw five Indian nations leave the Southeast between 1832 and 1850 to move westward to their new homes in Indian Territory (now the State of Oklahoma).

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Byhalia police officers respond to 26 calls

The Byhalia Police Department responded to 26 calls during the past week.

Chief Gary Looney released the following report – six alarm calls, three disturbances, two escorts, two assists, three medical assistance calls and 10 miscellaneous calls.

Byhalia police made 10 arrests on the following charges:

Contempt of court, Byhalia Police Department.
Failure to appear (two), suspended driver’s license, seatbelt violation.
Contempt of court, Byhalia Police Department.
False reporting of a crime.
Warrant, petit larceny.
Molesting.
Marshall County Sheriff’s Office, indictment, grand larceny.
Warrant, Byhalia Police Department, contempt of court.
Warrant, Byhalia Police Department, grand larceny.
DUI.

County engineer clarifies recent story on mailboxes

A story about mailboxes that ran in the September 11 (Number 37) issue of The South Reporter is being clarified by county engineer Larry Britt.

“You can have a brick mailbox, but it has to meet regulations,” he said. “The construction of brick mailboxes (or of any type of mailbox construction that does not meet federal requirements) would have to be behind a clear zone, the width of which varies from road to road due to several factors, and this puts them too far off the road and therefore they would not meet the requirement of the U.S. Post Office for delivery of mail.

“In other words, the clear zone is too far away from the edge of the road to meet the U.S. Post Office requirements and beyond the clear zone is the only location that mailboxes made of brick or other material not approved by Federal requirements can be placed. Brick mailboxes located inside the clear zone must be removed and no new ones can be placed there.”

Photo by Ronnie Day

Love those Indians

New Indian mascots this year at Byhalia High School are Tia Neeley (left) and Ashley Powell. They are pictured at a recent football game supporting their favorite team. The Indians host Independence this Friday at 7 p.m. for homecoming.

Photo by Sue Watson

A welcome party for McCain

Students with Heritage Christian Academy hoped to get a glimpse of John McCain’s motorcade Friday afternoon. Their teachers said it would be an experience the children would not forget. From left are Dylan and Ben Bolden, Tyler Barrier, Reid Harmon, Alicia Culver, Kelsey Bragg, Michaela Harmon, Lora Pope, Zack Looney, Rooker Childers and Justin Spoon. Seated, from left, are Ty Bolden, Katie Culver, Chloe Barrier, Shelby Culver and Riley Barrier. The debate between presidential candidates McCain and Barack Obama was held Friday night on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford.

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