Former Deputy Superintendent Carl Holloway was appointed to theBrookhaven School District Board of Trustees Tuesday night by thecity’s board of aldermen.

Holloway will replace Gwedolyn Sartin, who is resigning from theboard. Ward One Alderman Dorsey Cameron, who made the motion toappoint Holloway, praised Sartin’s service.

“I think Mr. Holloway would also do a good job,” Cameron saidduring the brief board discussion and vote.

Holloway retired five years ago after more than 28 years withthe school district. He also served one term as Ward Three aldermanin 1980s.

“I’m honored to be appointed, and I’m looking forward toserving,” Holloway said when contacted Wednesday.

Tuesday’s city board move was unexpected in that aldermen votedin November to re-appoint Sartin to a five-year term on the schoolboard. Sartin and Superintendent Dr. Sam Bounds were unavailablefor comment on the board change Wednesday morning.

ANNEXATION

In other business Tuesday, City Attorney Joe Fernald announcedthat the city’s annexation trial will resume Wednesday, Jan.28.

The trial had been scheduled to restart Monday, but Fernald saidthe judge did not want to come to Brookhaven that day and cityannexation attorney Jerry Mills has a conflict on Tuesday.

The trial began Nov. 5. It was recessed when attorneys wereunable to complete testimony before Thanksgiving and variousconflict prevented December trial activity.

Fernald said the trial should conclude next week.

“We should be through with actual testimony next Friday,”Fernald said.

Fernald said it is possible the judge could issue his ruling byApril 15, although that may be a little ambitious. The attorneysaid a decision on an appeal would be made after the ruling.

In the trial, the city is asking to annex more than 16 squaremiles of territory. However, more than 200 objectors arechallenging the city’s ability to meet expansion-relatedobligations.

Also Tuesday, aldermen voted to submit a new application forstate HOME funding to rehabilitate or rebuild substandard homes.The maximum grant amount is $350,000, said Roy Geoghegan, plannerfor the Southwest Mississippi Planning and DevelopmentDistrict.

An application with six city homes last year was rejected. Oneof those six homes has since been torn down, Geoghegan said.

Aldermen elected to resubmit the application with the same fivehomes, plus an additional one. In order to get the maximum pointsto help the grant’s chances, Geoghegan suggested the additionalhome be in the same area as the others.

The city will hold a public hearing to determine the additionalhome. Geoghegan said he would be working the public hearing noticeand grant application.

The application deadline is March 5.

Finally, aldermen approved having a downtown bicycle race onSaturday, April 4. The route for the Third Annual Human PerformanceMS Grand Prix will involve South Railroad Avenue, West MonticelloStreet, South First Street, West Cherokee Street, South SecondStreet and East Chippewa Street.

Organizer Frank Moak said the race would be in the afternoonfrom 3 p.m. until 5:45 p.m.

“We should have a nice crowd for this and bring a good number ofriders,” Moak said.