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Thursday, March 24, 2011
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Supervisors debate sewer funding

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The Marshall County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution recently requesting the Mississippi Legislature pass a $1.1 million bond bill to build the Cayce Road/Highway 72 sewer. The county will also work on a back-up plan for funding through Rural Development.

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Safety project in progress on 78

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photos by Sue Watson

Randy Sanford with Crowley's Construction operates the machine that lays the concrete footing for cable barriers. The company has the contract for 16.9 miles of work on Highway 78. Sanford said his crew can lay about a mile a day. Construction workers drop a post in the concrete foundation and after it cures in 10 to 11 days, the posts and cable can be installed to form a flexible barrier that absorbs the impact of vehicles that accidentally cross into the median.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation is placing median cable guard-rail barriers along the Highway 78 corridor from the Tennessee line to the Alabama line.

Work has begun on 16.9 miles of a portion that starts in DeSoto County and extends through Marshall County, according to Mike Tagert, commissioner of transportation for the Northern District.

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Stolen truck found

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Marshall County sheriff’s deputies recovered a stolen pickup Saturday in the Mt. Pleasant area and made arrests, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

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Pilgrimage weekend April 8-10

The 73rd Pilgrimage “Festival of Art and Architecture” will take place in historic Holly Springs April 8-10.

Set in the Antebellum Capitol of the Mid-South, the tour features selected antebellum homes hosted by costumed guides, local storytellers, organ recitals in the town’s historic churches, horse-drawn carriage rides, Civil War re-enactors, luncheons, a character-guided cemetery tour, arts and crafts and a Southern supper in the antebellum Montrose mansion.

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Service honors comrades

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Photo by Sue Watson

Carol Scruggs’ daughter, Charlotte Scruggs, and Eddie Mae Lucas’ sister, Sharon Lucas Burns, light candles in memory of their loved ones. In back is sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

Sheriff Kenny Dickerson described the late Eddie Mae Lucas and the late Carol Scruggs as “special people, special officers.”

A year after the death of Lucas and less than a year after the loss of deputy Scruggs, employees with the sheriff’s department and Dickerson held a memorial service for the families of the two women.

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Police respond to assaults, burglaries, other incidents

Holly Springs police officers answered 91 calls for the week, according to chief Robert Pearson.

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TVA visits with city board

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Mayor Andre’ DeBerry, in a surprise move, invited representatives with Energy Systems Group to brief aldermen on a proposal to look at the future needs and present conditions of the gas, water and sewer system and service in the city.

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Earthquake drill April 28

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is encouraging everyone in the state to know how to prepare for earthquakes by participating in the Great Central U.S. ShakeOut drill on April 28. The ShakeOut is a 10-state, coordinated earthquake drill that will take place at 10:15 a.m.

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Byhalia policemen go to 40 calls

The Byhalia Police Department responded to 40 calls during the past week.

Chief Gary Looney released the following report – alarm calls, 5; miscellaneous, 12; escorts, 5; assists, 1; motor vehicle accidents, 2; fires, 3; and medical-related calls, 12.

Byhalia police officers also made eight arrests during the past week.

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