NETTLETON â Dec. 7âs board of aldermen meeting adjourned in memory of three former city officials who passed away in November â former Mayor Sadie Holland, former Nettleton Fire Chief Richard Hawkins and former alderman Jimmy Moore. Holland, 87, passed away Nov. 24. In 1979, she became Nettletonâs first female mayor. Other notable accomplishments include being the first female to serve as a public school bus driver in Mississippi and the first female to lead an integrated 4-H Club in Mississippi. Included in her 50 years of serving the public were four terms as a Lee County Justice Court judge. She retired from that position last November.