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By SUE WATSON Staff Writer The first Social Justice Weekend, coinciding with the Ida B. Wells Barnett Birthday Celebration, focused entirely on the world renown activist’s contributions to the Civil Rights and Human Rights movements. Hilda Williams, assistant professor of English at Rust College, provided a sweeping summary of part of Wells’ au- tobiography, “Crusade for Justice.” Social Justice Weekend’s main objective was to cover the primary contributions of Ida B. Wells, who worked for equal opportunity, Williams said. Wells’ main contributions were in launching an interna- tional anti-lynching campaign to encourage people to resist Jim Crow laws, she said. Wells’ fight against lynch- ing was a result of three close friends in Memphis, Tenn., being lynched. She also worked on behalf of women’s suffrage, she said. “She spoke to the British Parliament about lynching in America,” Williams said. “There was no trial; it was mob rule.” Famed civil rights worker Frederick Douglass, who was 40 years older than Wells, en- couraged Wells to go to the United Kingdom. He was Wells’ mentor. And Douglass had contacts in England. Born in Holly Springs July 1862, Wells attended Shaw University, today known as Rust College, established in 1866, with her mother Eliza- beth Wells. The college pro- vided an elementary education or basic education in reading and writing for all ages, including older adults. Her father, James “Jim” Wells, grew up in Tippah County and was sent by his master, the owner of a planta- tion, to apprentice as a carpen- ter at age 18. He became a master carpenter and would take his trade back to the By SUE WATSON Staff Writer A Marshall County report on housing development re- leased May 7 was presented to a group of stakeholders at the Marshall County Industrial De- velopment Authority June 28. Thirty-three people from the business community, elected officials and the gen- eral public attended the review of the report, presented by Gary Anderson, housing task force chair. The board of supervisors called the meeting to gather more input from the commu- nity on how to stimulate stan- dard home construction in order to broaden the county’s By SUE WATSON Staff Writer A 41-year-old man was hos- pitalized shortly after 7:30 p.m. Saturday following a call to the 440 block of Fields Road north of Byhalia, according to sheriff Kenny Dickerson. A call came into 911 report- ing the victim was unrespon- sive and severely injured in the head, as he lay face down in the roadway, he said. Officers responding to the scene saw a large wound in the head area and lots of blood, according to Dicker son. The victim was un- conscious. Deputies investigating the incident identified and ar- rested a suspect, while the vic- tim was first transported to Methodist Olive Branch then flown to the Regional One Medical Center in Memphis, Tenn. Officers arrested a suspect following a brief investigation by officers. The suspect, Ken- neth Lee Horn, 48, of the 500 block of Fields Road, was The South Reporter 1 VOLUME 153 (USPS-504320) HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI 38635 • THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 NUMBER 29 Sports MA soccer team prepares for 2018 season Opinion Like Willie said, Mississippi is not a state, it’s a club Your Community Newspaper Since 1865 • Phone 662-252-4261 • Email: [email protected] • Online at www.southreporter.com N EWS B RIEFS Blues Alley Music Series next three Thursdays The Blues Alley Music Series, a project of the Holly Springs Main Street Cham- ber, will be held on Thurs- day nights – July 19 and 26 and August 2. Scheduled to perform July 19 is Lightnin’ Malcolm, July 26, Young Petty Thieves; August 2, Open Mike (must register first). Byhalia luncheon set for July 26 at Northcentral The Byhalia Area Cham- ber Main Street Mem- bership Luncheon will be held Thursday, July 26. Doors will open at 11 a.m. for networking and vis- iting member business dis- plays. A catfish lunch, catered by Sheriff Kenny Dickerson’s team, will follow. The program is from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Northcentral Electric Power Association is the luncheon partner and is hosting at its facility located at 4600 Northcentral Way, Olive Branch. Keynote speaker will be Kevin Dod- dridge, general manager and CEO of Northcentral. The luncheon fee with reservations is BACMS member, $15; prospective member, $20; and without a reservation, $25. Member business displays are $50 and include one lunch (must be set up by 10:45 a.m.). Reservations or cancel- lations must be made by Monday, July 23, at noon. For reservations for the luncheon or a display space, contact BACMS at 662-838-8127 or send text to 662-291-0505. Sunday storm causes Northcentral outages There were a number of outages in the Northcentral Electric Power Association service area Sunday evening during heavy thun- derstorms. Michael Bellipanni, direc- tor of marketing and busi- ness development at Northcentral, said Northcen- tral lost six circuits Sunday around 8:15 p.m. due to the unusually heavy lightning. “This basically took out half of two of our substa- tions, cutting power to roughly 4,600 members,” he said. “One of the substa- tions affected was North Marshall, which feeds the Chickasaw Trail Industrial Park. “Crews and substation personnel were dispatched, and both stations were re- stored just before 10 p.m. Our folks worked into the night on outages affecting a remaining 200 members, three of which were caused by failed overhead trans- formers. All members were restored just before 3 a.m.” See BEATING page 10 See HOUSING page 10 See WELLS page 13 Suspect arrested after beating County gets input on housing report Photo by Sue Watson Elected officials, business people and other interested citizens participate in the review of the housing committee’s report. Photo by Sue Watson Sandblasting Tim Hunt sandblasts old paint off the awnings in downtown Holly Springs. Hammer Time Construction (Tim Hunt and Ben Moorman, owners) has the contract as the awnings get a facelift. Activities focus on contributions of Ida B. Wells Barnett Photo by Sue Watson Hilda Williams displays Ida B. Wells’ autobiography, “Crusade for Justice.”
Transcript of The South Reporter...S a ndbl sti g Tim Hunt sandblasts old paint off the awnings in downtown Holly...
By SUE WATSONStaff Writer
The first Social JusticeWeekend, coinciding with theIda B. Wells Barnett BirthdayCelebration, focused entirelyon the world renown activist’scontributions to the CivilRights and Human Rightsmovements.Hilda Williams, assistant
professor of English at RustCollege, provided a sweepingsummary of part of Wells’ au-tobiography, “Crusade forJustice.”Social Justice Weekend’s
main objective was to coverthe primary contributions ofIda B. Wells, who worked forequal opportunity, Williamssaid. Wells’ main contributions
were in launching an interna-tional anti-lynching campaignto encourage people to resistJim Crow laws, she said. Wells’ fight against lynch-
ing was a result of three closefriends in Memphis, Tenn.,being lynched. She alsoworked on behalf of women’s
suffrage, she said. “She spoke to the British
Parliament about lynching inAmerica,” Williams said.“There was no trial; it wasmob rule.”Famed civil rights worker
Frederick Douglass, who was40 years older than Wells, en-couraged Wells to go to theUnited Kingdom. He wasWells’ mentor. And Douglasshad contacts in England.Born in Holly Springs July
1862, Wells attended ShawUniversity, today known asRust College, established in1866, with her mother Eliza-beth Wells. The college pro-vided an elementaryeducation or basic educationin reading and writing for allages, including older adults.Her father, James “Jim”
Wells, grew up in TippahCounty and was sent by hismaster, the owner of a planta-tion, to apprentice as a carpen-ter at age 18. He became amaster carpenter and wouldtake his trade back to the
By SUE WATSONStaff Writer
A Marshall County reporton housing development re-leased May 7 was presented toa group of stakeholders at theMarshall County Industrial De-velopment Authority June 28.Thirty-three people from
the business community,elected officials and the gen-eral public attended the reviewof the report, presented byGary Anderson, housing taskforce chair.The board of supervisors
called the meeting to gathermore input from the commu-nity on how to stimulate stan-dard home construction inorder to broaden the county’s
By SUE WATSONStaff Writer
A 41-year-old man was hos-pitalized shortly after 7:30 p.m.Saturday following a call to the440 block of Fields Road northof Byhalia, according to sheriffKenny Dickerson.A call came into 911 report-
ing the victim was unrespon-sive and severely injured in thehead, as he lay face down inthe roadway, he said. Officersresponding to the scene saw alarge wound in the head areaand lots of blood, according toDicker son. The victim was un-conscious.Deputies investigating the
incident identified and ar-rested a suspect, while the vic-tim was first transported toMethodist Olive Branch thenflown to the Regional OneMedical Center in Memphis,Tenn. Officers arrested a suspect
following a brief investigationby officers. The suspect, Ken-neth Lee Horn, 48, of the 500block of Fields Road, was
The South Reporter1VOLUME 153 (USPS-504320) HOLLY SPRINGS, MISSISSIPPI 38635 • THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018 NUMBER 29
Sports
MA soccer team preparesfor 2018 season
OpinionLike Willie said, Mississippi is nota state, it’s a club
Your Community Newspaper Since 1865 • Phone 662-252-4261 • Email: [email protected] • Online at www.southreporter.com
NEWS BRIEFSBlues Alley Music Seriesnext three Thursdays
The Blues Alley MusicSeries, a project of the HollySprings Main Street Cham-ber, will be held on Thurs-day nights – July 19 and 26and August 2. Scheduled to perform
July 19 is Lightnin’ Malcolm,July 26, Young PettyThieves; August 2, OpenMike (must register first).
Byhalia luncheon set forJuly 26 at NorthcentralThe Byhalia Area Cham-
ber Main Street Mem -bership Luncheon will beheld Thursday, July 26. Doors will open at 11
a.m. for networking and vis-iting member business dis-plays. A catfish lunch,catered by Sheriff KennyDickerson’s team, will follow.The program is from 12 p.m.to 1 p.m.Northcentral Electric
Power Association is theluncheon partner and ishosting at its facility locatedat 4600 Northcentral Way,Olive Branch. Keynotespeaker will be Kevin Dod-dridge, general managerand CEO of Northcentral.The luncheon fee with
reservations is BACMSmember, $15; prospectivemember, $20; and without areservation, $25. Memberbusiness displays are $50and include one lunch (mustbe set up by 10:45 a.m.).Reservations or cancel-
lations must be made byMonday, July 23, at noon.For reservations for theluncheon or a displayspace, contact BACMS at662-838-8127 or send textto 662-291-0505.
Sunday storm causesNorthcentral outagesThere were a number of
outages in the NorthcentralElectric Power Associationservice area Sundayevening during heavy thun-derstorms. Michael Bellipanni, direc-
tor of marketing and busi-ness development atNorthcentral, said Northcen-tral lost six circuits Sundayaround 8:15 p.m. due to theunusually heavy lightning. “This basically took out
half of two of our substa-tions, cutting power toroughly 4,600 members,” hesaid. “One of the substa-tions affected was NorthMarshall, which feeds theChickasaw Trail IndustrialPark.“Crews and substation
personnel were dispatched,and both stations were re-stored just before 10 p.m.Our folks worked into thenight on outages affecting aremaining 200 members,three of which were causedby failed overhead trans-formers. All members wererestored just before 3 a.m.”
See BEATING page 10
See HOUSING page 10
See WELLS page 13
Suspectarrestedafterbeating
County gets input on housing report
Photo by Sue WatsonElected officials, business people and other interested citizens participate in the review of the housing committee’s report.
Photo by Sue Watson
SandblastingTim Hunt sandblasts old paint off the awnings in downtown Holly Springs. Hammer Time Construction (Tim Hunt and Ben Moorman,owners) has the contract as the awnings get a facelift.
Activities focus on contributions ofIda B. Wells Barnett
Photo by Sue WatsonHilda Williams displays Ida B. Wells’ autobiography, “Crusade for Justice.”
