🌱 What a cemetery fee hike could mean for Holly Springs families

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In today's newsletter:

• What a cemetery fee hike could mean for Holly Springs families
• How a Holly Springs family is cheering a rising MLB prospect

Also on today's calendar: North Mississippi Dog Show Battle of The Bullies.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: A shower and thunderstorm, temps: high: 83, low: 67.
• Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 77 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Holly Springs proposes cemetery rate hike (southreporter.com) — Holly Springs officials are weighing higher cemetery plot and burial fees at Hill Crest Cemetery after low prices drew many out-of-town buyers and raised capacity concerns. At the same meeting, the board approved drainage repairs, discussed using tourism funds for park fixes like Ida B. Wells Park lighting and a warming-center generator switch, and reviewed new street-repair revenue.
   

• Holly Springs family backs Norfolk pitcher and relative (southreporter.com) — A Holly Springs family turned out in force at AutoZone Park in Memphis to cheer on their relative, Norfolk Tides pitcher Jauron Watts-Brown. The California native, now a top Baltimore Orioles prospect, threw five innings in a close 3–2 loss, while his Holly Springs relatives shared how they've followed his rise through college ball and the minor leagues.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Holly Springs

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Friday October 16
• Potts Camp at Byers →
  Byers High School, 4178 Hwy 72 E, Holly Springs
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Saturday October 17
• North Mississippi Dog Show Battle of The Bullies →
  1569 Mississippi 7, Holly Springs
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Clarksdale at Ripley →
  720 S Clayton Rd, Ripley
  6:00 pm
• Falkner Eagles Volleyball vs Biggersville →
  Falkner High School, 20350 Hwy 15, Falkner
  6:00 pm
• Ripley Tigers Volleyball vs Clarksdale →
  720 S Clayton Rd, Ripley
  6:00 pm
• Ripley High School Volleyball vs Clarksdale →
  Ripley High School, 720 S Clayton Rd, Ripley
  6:00 pm
• Ripley vs Clarksdale →
  720 S Clayton Rd, Ripley
  6:00 pm
• Biggersville at Falkner →
  Falkner High School, 20350 Hwy 15, Falkner
  6:00 pm
Friday October 2
• Fun On The Field (FALL STATE) →
  MTRADE PARK, 4259 Old Sardis Road, Oxford
  5:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Bluff City Division Model Train Show →
  Historic Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center Olive Branch - Memphis, Olive Branch
• 5th ANNUAL NICHOLAS AIR 5K →
  Oxford MS
  6:00 am
• Battle For The Square Cup 2026 →
  MTRADE PARK, 4259 Old Sardis Road, Oxford
  8:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Hazmat incident prompts evacuation of Amazon facility in Byhalia, Mississippi.
  10:17AM on Sep 29: Reports indicate a hazmat incident has prompted the evacuation of an Amazon facility in Byhalia. The incident is believed to be a… (Nextdoor )

• Carrols Corporation posted a job opening for Team Member in Holly Springs. Apply here.
• Kentucky Fried Chicken posted a job opening for Cashier / Drive Thru in Holly Springs. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Holly Springs here.

🗞 Nearby News

Byhalia

• Amazon facility in Byhalia evacuated following report of gas or chemical leak (wmcactionnews5.com)

Olive Branch

• Olive Branch police academy features K-9, drone, SWAT and firearms presentations (desotocountynews.com)
• DeSoto County Students Can Apply for Governor's School (desotocountynews.com)
• Mississippi News Report — Tue, Sep 29: Jackson Standoff, Medicaid (tippahnews.com)

Oxford

• Spyder Moving and Storage on What Oxford's Growth Means for Local Moving (issuewire.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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