Liddy, grand marshal in parade
Tim Liddy, businessman, pharmacist, and former alderman, has been named the 2025 Grand Marshal for the Christmas parade in Holly Springs.
As a member of the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce, Liddy said he has helped organize the parade for 24 years.
He now manages CVS Pharmacy, the corporation that bought his pharmacy business.
Liddy, 63, is a graduate of Marshall Academy Class of 1980.
After graduation, he attended Ole Miss Pharmacy School and graduated in 1988 then opened Super D Drugs in October of 1989 in the old Walmart Shopping Center on Martin Luther King Drive.
He later renamed his pharmacy business Liddy’s Health Mart and moved it to Craft Street. He sold the business in August 2017 to CVS where he remains as pharmacy manager. He has a total of 47 years working in the pharmacy business.
Liddy served multiple terms on the board and as president of the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce. He also served as chairman of the Kudzu Festival committee and the Christmas Parade committee.
He helped the City of Holly Springs get the Mississippi Hometown Retirement designation and the Mississippi Main Street designation and assisted with the merger of the Chamber of Commerce with the Main Street Association.
He worked on the Bikers and Blues committee and was appointed by the late mayor Eddie Lee Smith to the Holly Springs City Beautiful Commission, where he also served as chairman of the commission.
Mayor Smith appointed Liddy to the Holly Springs Historic Preservation Commission.
He and Lisa Shaw married in 1987, while she was working at City Hall under city clerk Billy Newsom. She stayed on at City Hall as deputy clerk under city clerk Sandra Young for 25 years.
Liddy served 14 years as alderman-at-large for the City of Holly Springs beginning under the Andre DeBerry administration and continuing on under the Kelvin Buck terms as mayor.
The couple opened their bed and breakfast, Court Square Inn, January 2007.
Liddy once said in purchasing the old Seale Drug Store building in the downtown square, he felt he needed to “put his money where his mouth is” in supporting the downtown, that, at the time, was experiencing buildings on the square being shuttered.
The Liddys are parents to Claire Liddy Baker, who, with husband Adam, have made them grandparents. The Bakers live in New Albany where they work for West Union School. Claire teaches fifth grade math and science and Adam teaches special ed and drives a school bus. They are parents to four-year-old Liddy Baker and six-month-old Thomas Baker.
The Liddys have a son, Logan, 30, who works for Parks and Recreation at Unity Park in Greenville, S.C.
Tim was born in New Jersey and arrived in Holly Springs as an eight-year-old in 1970.
His mother Jean Liddy and dad Robert “Bob” Liddy were owners of the I.C. Levi Building where Bob ran a women’s apparel store. Jean worked for Thompson Corporation in Holly Springs. He has a sister Sarah and brother Chris.
“Tim helped organize the parade about 24 years while members of the Chamber of Commerce which, at the time, put on the parade,” said Lisa.
This year’s parade is being organized by the Holly Springs Advancement Society since the Chamber recently has closed its doors.
“We’ve always been involved and a Chamber Member since 1989,” said Lisa.
The team supported the Relay For Life under the team name “The Funny Pharm.” “I remember when they first started the parade back up, the city had a float. Bud Holbrook, the manager of Hill Crest Cemetery, and Billy Newsom drove the pickup that pulled the city float,” Lisa said.
“Everybody was so thrilled. With a good turnout, people were so excited. Tears were rolling down Mr. Billy’s face, he was so excited. Ruth Kloha was the Chamber director at the time. Sandra Young and I rode on the float throwing candy,” Lisa said.
Tim and Lisa’s proudest honor was in 2020 when the Mississippi Main Street Association presented the Liddy’s the Hometown Hero Award.