Hwy. 330 Business Granted Beer Permit
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By David Howell
Editor
COFFEEVILLE – A new store located on Hwy. 330 East was granted a permit by supervisors to sell beer and light wine. The approval came during a recessed meeting held March 22 at the Coffeeville Courthouse.
The permit was approved for Sullivan Haywood, III, who opened S&H Short Stop in the facility previously occupied by Pit Row Grill. The application was approved for hot beer sales only, which must be consumed off-premises. Sullivan had also requested a second permit for on-premises consumption for cold beer in conjunction with a restaurant. Supervisors did not grant this permit, citing that Sullivan had not obtained a food permit from the health department and his restaurant was not ready to serve customers.
Other business conducted at the meeting included:
• Approved applications for logging companies to exceed the posted weight limit on county roads while hauling logs including: Harrison Logging in District 4 on County Road 20 and 272; Fly Timber Company, Inc. in District 5 on County Road 9; T.L. Reid Timber Company in Districts 1 and 4 on County Road 90 and 227; Valley Timber in District 3 on County Road 224; and Max White Trucking in District 3 on County Road 119.
• Approved a utility agreement from G,T & Y Water District Inc. to authorize running a water line to a new residence on County Road 2 in District 5.
• Heard an update from Yalobusha Economic Development Director Bob Tyler concerning several on-going projects.
• Approved sending the county’s two justice court clerks to a state-wide seminar May 5 – 7 in Tunica. Supervisors also authorized closing the justice court offices on the same days while they attend the training. Chancery Clerk Amy McMinn told supervisors that the training was mandatory for court clerks.
“Do we have two clerks, or do we have a clerk and a deputy?” District Three Supervisor M.H. “Butch” Surrette asked.
“We have two clerks right now,” McMinn answered.
“We probably need to address that at some point down the line,” Surrette said.
“I didn’t ever remember turning it into two clerks,” District 1 Supervisor Tommy Vaughn said.
McMinn verified that both justice court workers are designated as clerks on the board minutes.
• Agreed to provide two workers from each beat to help move the county’s two justice court offices on April 1. The move follows an earlier decision to consolidate the offices, moving from each of the courthouses to the Carother’s Building.
• Approved a resolution honoring Elmer Marmon, who has helped with the county’s garbage program for a number of years.
“He wrote the (garbage) program and every time we called him all these years, he has never turned a bill in,” purchasing clerk Janet Caulder told supervisors.
“He has probably done $10,000 worth of service for us and only charged us $1,500,” Caulder reported. “He was been a great asset to the county and the garbage program,” Caulder added. Marmon is retiring.
