The Marjorie Aiken Rector Memorial Scholarship was recently endowed with the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation. Rector’s daughter, Dr. Stephanie Rector Duguid, dean of academics at Co-Lin, and her husband, Brent Duguid, cean of career-tech at Co-Lin, along with donations from other friends and family of Marjorie Rector, established this scholarship to benefit students pursuing a…

Avantavis Carter, Antonea Hilliard, and Kandria Larry recently served as pages for the Mississippi House of Representatives.  Pages generally run errands for officials and House staff.  Carter, 18, is a senior at Hazlehurst High School and is the son of Alisha and Lisa Carter.  Hilliard, 16, is a sophomore at Hazlehurst High School and is…

In honor of Black History Month, the Mississippi Department of Transportation highlighted the first African American District Engineer in MDOT’s history, Earl Glenn. He was also recognized by the Mississippi Transportation Commission at their Feb. 22 meeting for being MDOT’s first Black district engineer. “For me, it was more of trying to come and help…

The Copiah Academy soccer team won its first-ever State Championship Feb. 21 upon defeating Starkville Academy 2-1 after four overtimes and decided by penalty kicks (5-4). The championship tournament was hosted by Madison-Ridgeland Academy. Copiah finished the season with a record of 16-1 overall and 7-1 in district play. Pictured are Alex Allen, Andrew Reinike,…