Cherokee Rose Chapter DAR congratulates Copiah Academy senior Sarah Grace Smith for being chosen DAR Good Citizen. Smith has served as class president, Student Council treasurer and member, Senior Beta and Mu Alpha Theta, Envirathon member, and plays softball. In addition to school activities, she is involved with her church youth group and participates in…

Members of the Wesson Garden Club visited Natchez on Jan.15.  While in the historic city, they enjoyed having lunch along with a tour of Magnolia Hall and the historic Dunlieth Inn. Club members attending include (front row, from left) Dixie Thornton, Lisa Smith, Cathy Warren, Jean Ricks, Denise Jackson, Sherry Davis; (back row) Jennifer Peets, Debbie…

Recently, Mahmoud and Alora Anter met 95 year-old WWII veteran and Wesson resident Alton Ricks. Mahmoud interviewed Ricks as part of his learning about WWII in his fourth-grade class at Wesson Attendance Center. While Mahmoud and his uncle, Randolph Costilow, interviewed Ricks in his home, Mahmoud’s younger sister, Alora, a first-grade student at WAC, visited…

By Tricia Nelson Eighteen members of the Copiah Academy Marching Band recently participated in the MAIS Honor Band Clinic held at Hinds Community College in Raymond. Each student competed amongst 150 students from various schools to determine placement within two bands. After placement, the students spent several days learning new music, preparing for a final…

Residents in Crystal Springs are in the process of seeing an additional change to their household garbage pickup routine. Waste Management, the contractor for the city’s garbage disposal, has split the city into three routes instead of two. Recently, garbage collection went from twice a week to once per week. Now, instead of two different…