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Suspects arrested in burglaries

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with burglaries in Marshall and Benton counties, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson.

He said leads developed in the case following tips about a 1990s model grey Mercury Grand Marquis that had been seen at one of the burglarized residences in Benton County. Subsequently, all patrols were placed on high alert to look for a vehicle matching the description, Dickerson said.

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Storm causes damage, outages

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Several areas in Marshall County had trees down over roads and buildings during Saturday night’s thunderstorm which rolled through the area, according to Larry Hall, county administrator/road manager.

The heavier damage occurred in spotted areas with lighter damage here and there, he said. Most of the trouble in keeping roads open was with clearing trees.

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Photo by Kerry Reid

Talking to Santa

Cash Simpson was not shy when it came to talking to Santa about what he wanted for Christmas. He visited with the jolly old man from the North Pole on Saturday, Dec. 14, during holiday festivities in the town of Byhalia.

Holly Springs artist
• Acetelli contributes to Peace Project

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

A Los Angeles, Calif., art gallery, The Whole 9, has spearheaded a project to do something about people who suffer in faraway places of the world.

Mark Acetelli, a Holly Springs artist, has joined Lisa Schultz of Los Angeles in helping raise money for crutches for the people of Sierra Leone and to build little temporary houses for the homeless in the Philippines, recently hit by a record proportion typhoon.

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City studies switching vehicles to natural gas

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

The potential to convert Holly Springs service vehicles over to natural gas fuel was discussed at a recent meeting of the mayor and board of aldermen.

Don Hollingsworth, general manager of the Holly Springs Utility Department, briefed the board on a recent seminar on the topic which was attended by city employees and the mayor.

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Holiday gala a success

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Holly Springs had another first in December. The holiday gala and awards ceremony held by the Main Street Chamber and the Tourism and Recreation Bureau was a dressy affair with lots of humor and lots of honoring.

Opening remarks including acknowledging the reason for the season. Tourism assistant director Shamecca Fitts and Pastor Telsa DeBerry reminded the audience that Jesus is the reason for the season.

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Byhalia Christmas Parade



Photos by Kerry Reid The Byhalia Christmas Parade was held Saturday evening, Dec. 14. Winners in the float competition were – (top photo) first place, Northcentral Electric Power Association; (middle photo) second place, City of Holly Springs; and (bottom, left) third place, Citizens Bank. Also pictured (bottom, right) is a Red Banks fire truck, all decorated for the holiday parade.

Police chief proposes Explorer program

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Holly Springs Police Chief William Hollowell has asked the mayor and board of aldermen for authorization to establish an Explorer program for high school students ages 14-18.

He said his vision is to initially involve a combined 14 students from Marshall Academy and Holly Springs High School.

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Holly Springs police respond to 109 calls

Officers with the Holly Springs Police responded to 109 calls last week, according to chief William Hollowell.

The calls included – disturbances, 9; alarms, 25; larcenies, 1; accidents, 7; domestics, 7; assists to other agencies, 1; assaults, 2; burglaries, 3; checks on homebound, 2; funeral escorts, 2; 911 hang-ups, 7; malicious mischief, 2; auto theft, 2; and 39 miscellaneous calls.

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Pedestrian killed in accident

By SUE WATSON
Staff Writer

Vernon S. Dennis of Memphis, Tenn., was struck and killed by a vehicle December 19, according to Marshall County coroner James Richard Anderson.

He said the accident occurred at 8:14 p.m. Thursday when the victim and a companion were walking on the off-ramp of U.S. 78 (at Victoria) to get gasoline for their vehicle. Dennis, 41, was hit by the vehicle while he and a companion were trying to flag a ride, Anderson said. The companion was not injured.

The driver of the vehicle was said to have not seen the two pedestrians who Anderson said were wearing dark clothing. Both the driver and the companion called 911 shortly after the accident, Anderson said.

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