By Drake Flowers The Copiah Academy Colonels suffered their first setback of the season at the hands of the Oak Forest Academy Yellow Jackets. This 42-27 loss puts the Colonels at 3-1 on the young season. However, a lot of positives could be taken from a competitive game against a high-quality opponent. The Jackets jumped…

By Rusty Newman The Friday night crowd at Stone Stadium in Wesson got to witness a good high school football game between the Wesson Cobras and the Wilkinson County Wildcats. This was a game that was supposed to be played at Wilkinson County but due to hurricane damage in their area, the game was moved…

The Co-Lin Football team continued its season opening road trip with a contest against Itawamba Community College on Sept. 9. The Indians beat the Wolves by a final of 30-3. The makings of a defensive battle were seen through the first quarter-and-a-half as neither offense mustered more than 42 yards in a single drive. However,…

By Anna Coates In a called meeting Sept. 14, the five-member Board of Aldermen of the City of Hazlehurst unanimously passed the 2021-2022 fiscal budget. Police officers were awarded raises upon certification, increasing their pay to $35,000 per year. Other needed raises were granted as well, across all departments. A very minor adjustment was made…