The South Reporter – Thursday, September 16, 2010


Thursday, September 16, 2010
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School districts rise in ratings
• Two of three city schools Successful

Test scores are back, and the Holly Springs School District is excited to have the best scores the district has ever had.

Two of the three schools in the district that participate in the testing system have been rated Successful based on the accountability rating system completed by the Mississippi Department of Education. Both the Holly Springs High School and the Holly Springs Junior High have been labeled Successful.

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• Four of eight county schools Successful

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

The Marshall County School District is a Successful one.

The latest state accountability ratings were released last week and the district has taken a step up the ladder from Academic Watch to Successful.

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Annual festival draws 8,000

By BARRY BURLESON
Editor

Photo by Sue Watson

Turtle talk
Andrea Schuhman with the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science shows off a pair of turtles.

Walter Hubbard called it “a glorious weekend.”

The director of the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center, his staff and volunteers hosted the 11th annual Hummingbird Migration Celebration.

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County board OKs budget

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Marshall County residents will not see a tax increase on real and personal property for the upcoming fiscal year beginning October 1. The tax levy will remain the same as last year at 112.63 mills.

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Photo by Sue Watson

Exhibit Day

Annette Nabors (left) and Daisy Walton, president of the Marshall County Homemakers Club, look over the preserved fruits and vegetables. The club, in conjunction with the Marshall County Extension Office, held its annual Exhibit Day Friday on the courtsquare.

H.W. Byers reopens following gas leak

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Five cafeteria workers at H.W. Byers were exposed to carbon monoxide due to equipment problems and taken to the hospital shortly after arriving at work Tuesday, Sept. 7, according to Don Randolph, superintendent of the Marshall County School District.

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Blues alive downtown

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A kind of miracle has happened this summer in Holly Springs with the unexpected success of a Main Street promotional event, “Hidden Treasures.”

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Byhalia police go to 39 calls

The Byhalia Police Department responded to 39 calls during the past week.

Chief Gary Looney released the following report – alarm calls, 6; miscellaneous, 14; escorts, 5; domestic, 1; assists, 5; fires, 1; arrests, 6; and burglaries, 1

Correction on college story

Rust College President David Beckley called the newspaper staff’s attention to an error in a story about the planned development of MI College.

The 63-acre historic property was purchased by Rust College from the CME Church Pension Board, he said, and was not a gift. The transfer of the property, listed as one of the 10 most endangered historic places in Mississippi, was made in August 2008, he said. The MI campus includes five buildings and the office complex of ICS Head Start, Beckley said.

Since purchasing the property, Rust College has been seeking partners and funding sources to help restore the historic structures and to develop the old campus for community prosperity. The campus was listed as a major community resource of Holly Springs by the Main Street planners because of its potential as an historic site.

Photo by Sue Watson

Cemetery gate reopens

Sandra Gill applies a fresh coat of paint to the archway at Hill Crest Cemetery last week. After over a year, the front gate at the historic cemetery is open. Robert Jackson was hired by the city to repair the four stone columns which were damaged.

Man charged in burglaries of two county businesses

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A man serving a seven-year sentence at a Mississippi Department of Corrections facility in Leake County was arrested and charged with the burglary of two commercial buildings Sunday, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

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