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Photo courtesy of Tracy JeffriesThe trailer was heavily damaged as the chase traveled into neighboring Tennessee, where an arrest was made in the case.
A food trailer operated at the corner of Van Dorn Avenue and Craft Street was stolen early Wednesday, May 13, between 3:30 and 4 a.m., according to owner Tracy Jeffries.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Sue Watson
Employees with the Holly Springs Utility Department disrupted a six-inch water main while attempting to install a tap that would be used for irrigation of the new landscaping are
Galena, Potts Camp and Mary Reid schools will see changes in leadership with the 2020-2021 school year.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Electric power distributors are working with customers on any late payment arrangements as the Public Service Commission has announced utility shutoff protection will end May 26
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Sue Watson
Green space beds are under construction near Holly Springs City Hall on South Memphis Street. A new sidewalk is to be poured as well.
The Holly Springs mayor and board of aldermen, in their May 5 meeting, discussed plans to bring back all employees to work sites, plus gradually opening the city back up for busi
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Courtesy photoIvy Ruth Taylor
Ivy Ruth Taylor, the former mayor of San Antonio, Texas, is the 12th president of Rust College. She will be the first woman to lead Rust as president.
Photo by Sue Watson
Marshall County Master Gardeners were busy as bees at the Marshall County Library on Monday of this week cleaning and pruning the shrubbery and flower beds and putting down mulch
Photo by Sue Watson(Left) Jerry Moore and his sister, Emily Brewer, roll hospital beds to a trailer for shipping. (Right) Ricky Clayton (left) and Darrell Brewer load mattresses onto a trailer for shipping.
A request from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for makeshift hospital beds for COVID-19 patients was honored Monday, April 27.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Circuit clerk Monet Autry visited the Marshall Clunty Board of Supervisors recently to talk about the next election and also discuss court issues.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
| The Holly Springs Garden Club has announced that the 82nd Annual Pilgrimage Tour of Historic Homes has been rescheduled for September 11-13. |
| It will be held in conjunction with Hummingbird Migration and Nature Cele bration, sponsored by Strawberry Plains Audubon Center. |
| The Pilgrimage was originally scheduled for April 17-19 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
Opinion
All of us seem to be looking for small touches of hope this day and time. I found some last week.
By Barry Burleson
Courtesy photosCharline Hubbard is retiring after 35 years with ICS, and a parade was held in her honor.
Thank you: Special thanks to the Holly Springs Fire
Sports
Basketball coaches are taking an optimistic but wait-and-see approach to their summers.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Photo by Barry BurlesonPictured during the signing ceremony last week at Potts Camp High School are (seated) Walter Hamilton and his mother, Teresa Hamilton, and (standing) coach Jeremy Dillard (left) and principal Billy Gray.
Some growth spurts helped Walter Hamilton decide basketball was his game.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Photo by Barry BurlesonDarian Houston (seated, right) is joined by his parents, Brooks (standing, center) and Tiffany Houston (seated)during a signing ceremony last week at Marshall Academy. Also standing are head coach Bruce Branch (left)and assistant coach and high school principal Jason Taylor (right).
A dream since he was playing baseball as a small child came to fruition last week for Darian Houston.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
This was January, 1990, and John Fourcade was the crown prince of New Orleans. Rex, King of Carnival, had nothing on him.
By RICK CLEVELAND Sports Columnist
File photo by Barry BurlesonMichael Allison, assistant coach for 4-year-old Holly Springs Baby Sharks, gets the team ready to take the field for a game last season (in 2019).
The ball fields are quiet. No kids are enjoying their first games, their first home run, or even their first time to hit the ball.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Photo courtesy of NorthwestDamien Lewis
A new chapter in the foot-ball journey of Damien Lewis was opened in April, as the former Northwest and LSU offensive lineman was selected by Seattle in the third round of the 20
By BRIAN LENTZ Northwest Sports Information Northwest Community College
The NFL Draft was rocking along, nearing its end, and then, rolling across the bottom of our TV screens, came this bolt out of the blue: The New Orleans Saints, with pick No.
By RICK CLEVELAND Sports Columnist
File photo by DeMill DixonThe Holly Springs Hawks and Byhalia Indians are pictured competing during a spring jamboree match-up in May of last year.
By BARRY BURLESON Editor
Photo courtesy Mississippi Department of Marine ResourcesMichael McElroy III is shown with his record-breaking yellowfin tuna.
The State Commission on Marine Resources certified a state fishing record at its April meeting.
Photo by DeMill Dixon
Holly Springs High School basketball player Cori Bell, with a big smile, is accompanied by Ryan Sanchez Blake as he takes the court for the Class 3A state semi-finals in early Ma
This was 17 years ago, the summer of 2003.
By RICK CLEVELAND Sports Columnist
Photos courtesy of Northeast Mississippi Community CollegeDeAnthony Tipler (3) of Ashland drives to the goal for the Northeast Tigers.
Northeast The leading scorer in the Magnolia State has rightfully secured his place among the top basketball players in the entire country.
By BLAKE LONG Sports Information Director
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