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From left, Larry Ruben, Michelle Anderson, Tanya Churchill and Patrick Foster.

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Steakhouse owner asks to annex property to the city

Randall Swaney, owner of Marshall Steakhouse, near Red Banks, requests the city of Holly Springs annex his property so he can make improvements and connect his projects the Holly Springs sewer system which currently ends at Kingdom Hall on Highway 178 W.

Advancement Alliance to help with market

Wed, 05/06/2026 - 1:23pm

Four members of the Holly Springs Advancement Alliance presented plans to support the Farmers Market this year to the Holly Springs Boa

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Photos by Sue WatsonReginald Burke, surrounded by classmates, aldermen and Mayor Charles Terry, holds high his retirement plaque for 25 years service to the City of Holly Springs.

Terry Sims is presented with a plaque of recognition for 32 years with the utility department. Shown, from left, are Alderman Sandra Hodges, Sims, Mayor Charles Terry, and Aldermen Jim Moore and Dexter Shipp.

Paulette Stewart is presented with a resolution from the City in support of the Mid-South Transplant Foundation. Shown from left are Alderman Sandra Hodges, Stewart, Mayor Charles Terry, and Aldermen Jim Moore and Dexter Shipp.

Michael Howell, is recognized for 37 years service at the Holly Springs Utility Department.

City honors retirees with plaques, photos

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 1:03pm

The City of Holly Springs launched its April 7 board meeting showing appreciation for a number of public servants.

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Jordan Wimbly of Chicago, Ill., left, displays types of foods and ingredients used in cooking by enslaved African Americans. These ingredients, purchased in grocery stores, were produced in gardens tended by enslaved African Americans.

Dale DeBerry, right, and Wayne Jones present brick making technology and kiln technology used in the 1800s and 1900s. DeBerry said kilns used to dry brick were heated to 2,000 degrees, hot enough to melt dirt (clay). He said brick makers worked from “Can to Can’t” to make the brick used in construction of many structures in Holly Springs.

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Behind the Big House

Tammy Gibsonof Chicago describes how clothes were washed by hand with homemade soap from animal fat, ashes (lye) and water to Heritage Christian Academy students.

Behind The Big House 2026

Wed, 04/29/2026 - 12:50pm

School children from all over Marshall County were bussed to the Hugh Craft House to learn about how Black Americans participated in the economy of wealthy landowners in