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Hummingbird festival this weekend This weekend – Friday, Saturday and Sunday – the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs will host the Hummingbird Migration Celebration and Nature Festival. The award-winning festival treats thousands of guests to renowned speakers, live animals, wagon rides and a close look at the ruby-throated hummingbird, one of the smallest birds on Earth. Hometown hero By SUE WATSON
The angels in heaven must have been looking over two women in their burning home in Potts Camp last week. Both were saved by a relative and next-door neighbor who “accidentally” noticed their house afire from a bedroom window. Lisa Clayton was asleep in a bedroom on the lower level of the house adjacent to their beauty shop. Her mother, Carol Jean Davis, was asleep in the recliner in the front room because she has been having problems with her back. Buck pushes summer jobs By SUE WATSON State Rep. Kelvin Buck is at work on a plan to provide summer jobs for students in 2012. He unveiled his plan for public/private partnerships before the Marshall County Board of Supervisors in early August. He said if the county set aside $70,000 in the 2011-12 budget, about 30 students could earn up to $2,320 in two months to help their families with money to go back to school. Overall, he hopes to find money for 100 students by asking other entities such as Holly Springs, Potts Camp and Byhalia to include money in their budgets. ARC co-chair visits to discuss projects By SUE WATSON Holly Springs recently welcomed representatives with the Appalachian Regional Commission – Mike Armor, state director; Sandra Perkins, associate manager, Tupelo; federal co-chair Earl Gohl; and chief of staff Guy Land with the federal office. The four looked at recently completed projects at Strawberry Plains, in Holly Springs and over the county and listened to the ideas and dream projects of local constituents. Police go to 85 calls The Holly Springs Police Department responded to 85 calls from August 29 through September 4. Interim chief John Norman released the following report – disturbances, 2; assaults, 3; alarm calls, 8; larcenies, 6; accidents, 4; funerals, 8; burglaries, 3; 911 hang-up calls, 3; shots fired, 1; malicious mischief, 3; law enforcement and medical assists, 2; miscellaneous, 42. The dog catchers responded to 13 calls. Perry inducted into Hall of Fame By SUE WATSON Chickasaw elder Robert Johnson Perry is among three inducted into the Chickasaw Hall of Fame, begun in 1987 to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to the Chickasaw Nation. Perry was inducted August 18, along with Jesse Green and chief Tishu Minko (Tishomingo) at the Riverwind Casino in Goldsby, Okla., and joins 57 prior inductees.
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