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Holly Springs has had another first.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
(Left) Charisse Harris, band parent and school district board member, waves to the crowd. (Right) Drummer Marvin Myrick entertains with the Rust College band.
The Holly Springs High School homecoming parade rolled through the downtown area on Thursday afternoon, Oct. 3. It’s always a big event as the streets are lined with people enjoying the parade.
Consultant Gary Anderson recently reported to the board of supervisors on the county’s housing study.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Sue WatsonNew owner Terry Cook, realtor Marty McClatchy with Crye-Leike and designer Timothy Garner are shown on the walkway at Walter Place.
“We hope to be open for pilgrimage,” said an excited Terry Cook, new owner of Walter Place.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
The Marshall County Housing Study group has assembled an economic data report presented recently to the Marshall County Board of Supervisors.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
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A flower on Chulahoma Avenue in Holly Springs attracts a beautiful butterfly.
Photos by Sue WatsonMississippi Commissioner of Agriculture Andy Gipson (left) takes questions and comments from Charles Woodard, a Master Gardener and interested in growing hemp, and Patty Griffin, interested in veterans in farming as an agenda item.
The fourth annual Lady Landowners Seminar was well attended with Marshall County Homemaker Volunteers, Master Gardeners, and farm men and women filling up the meeting room at the
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
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Robert Kimbrough Sr., Dan Torigoe of Japan and Duwayne Burnside bring some lively blues to the square outside The Bottomless Cup.
Photo by Sue WatsonPhil Walker and Ralph Moore led a community meeting to discuss strategic planning for the City of Holly Springs as it relates to general tourism and heritage tourism. Walker has been hired to help the city determine what it wants to emphasize and to offer tourists in order to attract them to the city. The event was held at The Bottomless Cup.
Downtown revitalization and heritage tourism were the topics of a community gathering to help build consensus on attracting visitors to the City of Holly Springs.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Sue WatsonAmanda Honeycutt, student pharmacist at Tyson Drugs, gives Drew Snyder, director of state Medicaid, his annual flu shot.
Mississippi Division of Medicaid leadership visited Tyson Drug Co.
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Pictured, from left, are George Zinn III, Christy Owens, Bob Bowen (back), Dorothy Stigall and Deb McCullough.
The Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi and its Maddox Foundation Volunteer Center came to Marshall County recently to share information on its services to nonprofits.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
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Holly Springs High School band members performing during halftime of the September 13 game are (from left) Brandi Davis, Jamonte Mitchell, Johnisha Scott, Alyssa Jones, Jar’quala
Sports
Photo by Abby Loden/The Itawamba County TimesJeremiah Scott (5) of Potts Camp carries a few Mustangs with him as he picks up additional yards Friday night.
A 98-yard, 15-play drive put Potts Camp in the state playoffs for the first time in school history.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Photo by Theresa Bolden DevorePhilip Parks (5) and Sam Greer (3) of Marshall Academy celebrate one of Parks’ four touchdowns.
Marshall Academy stepped up two classifications Thursday night and came oh, so close to pulling off the shocker.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Same jerseys, different team. If it seems as if you New Orleans Saints fans are watching a dissimilar football squad these last few weeks, well, you are.
By RICK CLEVELAND Sports Columnist
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MA quarterback Jeremiah Jones (2) tries to escape from the grasp of a Tunica player.
All last week in practice, Marshall Academy football players and coaches repeated two words, “championship week.”
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Photo by Dillon DayPotts Camp quarterback Josh Blake (13) is tugged from behind by a Mustang Friday night during the Cards’ homecoming game.
Potts Camp rallied Friday night in the second half for a win in its district opener.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Ole Miss football has had two more mascots than winning seasons since 2015.
By RICK CLEVELAND Sports Columnist
Photos by Angie Bain(Left) Kylie Gurley fields a grounder versus Tri-County.(Right) Zoey Rippee shows off her home run ball from the win over Winona Christian.
Marshall Academy’s softball season came to an end Monday morning at the Class 3A State Tournament in Magee.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Photo by Theresa Bolden DevoreMarshall’s Philip Parks (5) gains some of his 283 yards.
The touchdowns just kept on coming for Marshall Academy on the last Friday night of September.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
New Orleans Saints fans—and surely there are tens of thousands in Mississippi—always talk about “being in that number.”
By RICK CLEVELAND Sports Columnist
Saying the Marshall Academy softball team dominated in the first two rounds of the North 3A Tournament would be a huge understatement.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Photo by DeMill DixonLemon Phelps (14) carries for Holly High last Friday night. Blocking, at left, is teammate Antonio Evans.
The Holly Springs offense got on track Friday night to the tune of seven touchdowns.
“Our execution was much better,” said coach Sylvester Hemphill.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
We are a month into the college football season – one third of the way through. Time to grade Mississippi teams...
By RICK CLEVELAND Sports Columnist
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