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Sojourner achieves 1,000th career win in coaching
The Jackson Academy Lady Raiders’ Dec. 7 win over Richland High School cinched Head Varsity Basketball Coach Jan Sojourner’s 1,000th career win. One of Mississippi’s winningest coaches, Sojourner has been at Jackson Academy for 37 years. A host of former players assembled in the Raider Dome to celebrate the milestone with Sojourner, members of her…
Read MoreSequel to ‘The Boy with the Pop Bottle on His Head’ releasing Jan. 1
He was born with a disease that could have easily taken his life. He lived beyond poverty with hand-me-downs from poor people. Some of the people who befriended him betrayed him. Yet, he was chosen to predict the deadly Hazlehurst tornado of 1969, that not even meteorologists saw coming. Hear him tell his story along…
Read MoreCopiah producers eligible for emergency loans
USDA Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack recently designated nine Mississippi counties as the primary natural disaster area. Producers in Franklin, George, Hancock, Jackson, Kemper, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, and Walthall counties who suffered losses caused by strong winds, heavy rain, and Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida occurring Aug. 29-30, 2021, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm…
Read MoreTeresa Renee Callahan
Teresa Renee Callahan, 68, of Ocean Springs, passed away Dec. 21, 2021, after a heroic battle with stage 4 lung cancer. Born in Hazlehurst, Teresa spent most of her life living and working in Ocean Springs as a champion of early education and special education. Teresa worked in the Ocean Springs School District for the…
Read MoreMildred Conerly Henderson
Mildred Conerly Henderson, 75, of Crystal Springs, passed away Dec. 25, 2021. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29 at Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs. Service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 30 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Harmony Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs…
Read MoreElvira “Christine” Lewis
Elvira “Christine” Lewis, Crystal Springs, passed away peacefully at her home on Dec. 22, 2021. She was born Aug. 4, 1930, in Simpson County to Richard and Hortense Canoy. On April 21, 1947, she married Monroe E. Lewis. They shared 51 years of marriage. She and her husband were baptized as Jehovah’s Witnesses together in…
Read MoreMary Ann Robinson
Mary Ann Robinson, 68, passed away Dec. 18, 2021. A funeral service was held Dec. 22 at New Life Cathedral of Worship in Hazlehurst. Hazlehurst Funeral Home handled the arrangements. Mary Ann was born Dec. 22, 1952, in Hazlehurst to Odie Anderson and Doris Edwards Anderson Kelly. She was preceded in death by her husband,…
Read MoreLinda Faye Upton
Linda Faye Upton, 76, of Crystal Springs, passed away Dec. 22, 2021. A funeral service was held Dec. 27 at Pilgrim’s Rest Baptist Church, with burial at County Line Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Crystal Springs handled arrangements. Linda was known to most people at Meme. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.…
Read MoreJennifer Vardaman
Jennifer Vardaman, 44, of Kenner, La., passed away Dec. 21, 2021, at Oschner. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mrs. Vardaman loved life and a was a free spirit. The people that she loved, she loved with her whole heart. She is survived by her partner, Adan Avila; father, Billy Vardaman; sons, Jacob…
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