Photo by Sue Watson
McArthur Riley and Courtney Boyd with the Holly Springs Street Department place cold mix in potholes on South Market Street.
File photoWard 1 Alderman Patricia Merriweather
The lines are clearly drawn between Holly Spring Mayor Sharon Gipson and Ward 1 alderman Patricia Merriweather’s preferred response to requests from the Tennessee Valley Authority f
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
File photoWard 1 Alderman Patricia Merriweather
The lines are clearly drawn between Holly Spring Mayor Sharon Gipson and Ward 1 alderman Patricia Merriweather’s preferred response to requests from the Tennessee Valley Authority f
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Four people have been charged in connection with theft of AT&T copper cable, according to Marshall County sheriff Kenny Dickerson.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Sue Watson
Holly Springs Main Street has installed a new mural on the south side of the historic I.C. Levy building, that, now serves as headquarters for Retro Rooster.
A Holly Springs man died of fatal gunshot wounds Friday evening around 9:45 p.m., according to Marshall County Coroner James Richard Anderson.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Sue WatsonErnest Campbell
The Holly Springs Board of Aldermen, by a vote of 3 to 1, hired Ernest Campbell to the position of assistant superintendent of the Electric Department and as Substation Supervisor at the April 2 me
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Sue WatsonHistoric Montrose was the setting for the opening ceremonies of the 82nd Holly Springs Pilgrimage, April 12. The Pilgrimage, organized Pilgrimage returns after five-year lapseby the Holly Springs Garden Club, open for tours of historic homes and places, and additional events, is used to raise funds for the upkeep of Montrose.
The spirit of the Holly Springs Pilgrimage returned after a five-year lapse due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Sue Watson
Kasey Corey, Wes Newton, KallenMitchell and Heather Hollins, with the Ole Miss Department of Anthropology excavate a site on the grounds of the Hugh Craft House, in Holly Springs, during the Behind
Supervisors discussed the work needed to build a construction road into the Project Poppy (Battery Plant) site in the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park at the April 1 meeting of the board.
By SUE WATSON Staff Writer
Photo by Estelle WhiteheadAmeriCorps team members remove grass covered steps that lead to Wall Doxey State Park lake.
A lot of renovations and hard work is happening at Wall Doxey State Park on Highway 7 South, according to Park Manager Lordish Matheney.
By ESTELLE WHITEHEAD Managing Editor
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The 82nd annual Holly Springs Pilgrimage Tour of Homes opening ceremony at Montrose will be held at 9 a.m., 335 Salem Avenue
There are many days of celebration and remembrance held in May.
By Estelle Whitehead
Marshall County Sports got off to a great start this week with the preseason Jamboree, with every team playing two games as a warmup for the season.
By Janice Wagg
Pictured, back row, left to right, are Joseph Wheeler holding his grandson, Jesse, Brecken and Kendal Wheeler, Wendy Wheeler, Ryan Fuller, Hannah Wheeler, Taylor Collins, Meagan Moore, Mary Clay, Hank Wheeler, Grady Brooks; front row, Laura Wheeler, Livvie, JT, Katie and Hayden Collins and Anniston Wheeler.
Joseph Wheeler planned a perfect farewell for a phenomenal human, his Daddy and my Uncle Charles Sunday, April 21, in Newnan, Ga.
By Mary Clay Brooks
Courtesy photoWild BoarsShown from left, Corteze ‘Teze’ Love, Rod’Drickous ‘Drick’ Moore, Martavious ‘Trey’ Newson, Shawn Sellers, Jeremiah Scott, Najarvious ‘Jay’ Walker, Montavious ‘Quan’ Wilson, Jalen Mullins, and Cristian Martin.
The Marshall County Wild Boars, Next Level Football Alliance North Division, was founded on March 30, last year, and the owner and head coach is Telvin Scales. The NLFA is a league of 25 teams.
By KENN FALKNER Sports Correspondent
Photo by Estelle WhiteheadPatriot Phillip Sharpe tags Maverick’s Cole Estes out on second base
Marshall Academy defeated Manchester Academy Mavericks in a bestof- three series.
By KENN FALKNER Sports Correspondent
The 2024 NFL draft took place in Detroit, Michigan. More than 700,000 fans flooded downtown Motor City for the three-day event.
By KENN FALKNER Sports Correspondent
Courtesy photoGranville Freeman
They were the 1974 Lake High Hornets football team, 29 players strong.
By Rick Cleveland Mississippi Today
Courtesy photoThree in a Row!The Holly Springs High School track teams achieved a three-peat in track and field. The boys and girls claimed their third consecutive District 2-3A championships in the recent meet at Tishomingo County High School, Iuka. The Hawks and Lady Hawks are pictured before boarding the bus for the Regional Meet on Thursday, April 18, also at Tishomingo County High School. The track coaches are Clifford Brown (boys), Maxine Tucker, and Brandi Woodson (girls).
The Holly Springs High School track and field girls and boys achieved a three-peat in track and field, claiming their third consecutive District 2-3A championship at th
By Estelle Whitehead Managing Editor
Photo by Estelle Whitehead
Potts Camp High School Archery team placed second in the Archery In Mississippi School state championship.
Courtesy photoDanny Mills
The Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Foundation presented Potts Camp High School Archery coach Danny Mills the Waldo Cleland Highest Point Award.
By Estelle Whitehead Managing Editor
Though we won’t see the basketball playoffs coming to Bluff City this season, we’re still in for a big-time treat from the upcoming 2024 NBA playoffs.
By KENN FALKNER Sports Correspondent
Courtesy photoSteve Sloan, who died April 14, spent five seasons as Ole Miss football coach, winning an average of four games a season.
Steve Sloan, who died April 14 at the age of 79, spent five autumns (1978-82), mostly unsuccessful, as the head football coach at Ole Miss.
By Rick Cleveland Mississippi Today
Courtesy photoThe Marshall Academy Patriots are the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools 4-A District Champs. The Patriots coach Dustin Skelton's team members are Caden Freeman, Nick McCormick, Connor Todd, Gage Todd, Landon Schierholz, Ethan Sanders, Tucker Chumney, Hayden Lundine, JJ Wright, Phillip Sharpe, Zach Bogard, Kyler Todd, Cade Sanders, Eric Abbott, Cash Redding, Eli Hughes, Landon Loper, and Carlos Munoz. Assistant coaches are Wesley Harris and Brady Burse.
Congratulations to Marshall Academy’s baseball program, the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools 4-A District Champs.
By KENN FALKNER Sports Correspondent
Courtesy photoNikiya Burgess
Senior Nikiya Burgess dominated the 3A Mississippi High School Activities Association powerlifting championship for the third year in a row, becoming a champion once ag
By KENN FALKNER Sports Correspondent
Many sports fans turned their attention to Augusta, Georgia, where the 90th Masters tournament took place this weekend.
By KENN FALKNER Sports Correspondent
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