Easter Celebration for Children
The City of Hazlehurst hosted an Easter drive-thru Saturday for area children to come and receive candy and celebrate. An Easter egg hunt was not held because of health concerns caused by COVID-19. Community organizations, including law officers from the Hazlehurst Police Department and the Copiah County Sheriff’s Office came together to hand out candy…
Read MoreF.K. and Lucile Horton Scholarship endowed at Co-Lin
The F.K. and Lucile Horton Scholarship was recently endowed with the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation by their children Letha Presley, Francis K. Horton III, and Alison Fryant. This scholarship was established to benefit a student pursuing an education in the Early Childhood Education program, with preference given to a single mother. F.K. Horton was a…
Read MoreHinds CC Raymond Campus inducts new PTK members
The Gamma Lambda Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa at Hinds Community College held a ceremony March 26 at the Raymond Campus to induct new members for the spring 2021 semester. Local inductees included Parker Johnson and Makayla Walker, both of Crystal Springs. Phi Theta Kappa is the international honor society for community and junior college…
Read MoreJohnnie Ray “Butch” Dear
Johnnie Ray “Butch” Dear, 74, of Monticello, passed away Nov. 25, 2020, of cardiac arrest. A celebration of life will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 10 at Bethel Baptist Church in Monticello. Butch was a Navy Vietnam veteran, band director, church worship leader, and college instructor. He was an alumnus of Hazlehurst High…
Read MoreMary Woods Haire
Mary Clark Woods Haire, 83, of Crystal Springs, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021. Mary was born on Oct. 18, 1937, and was the only child of Ambrose and Mary Linn Clark Woods. She graduated from Central High School in Jackson and attended Mississippi College,…
Read MoreZeb Andrew Hughes
A celebration of the life of Zeb Andrew Hughes will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 10, 2021, at The Hideaway at Reed’s Estates, 828 Pleasant Grove Dr. SE, Brookhaven. Zeb, 21, of Wesson, and his black lab, Kye, went to be with Our Lord Jesus Christ on Thursday, December 3, 2020. He…
Read MoreHeidi Nell Jackson
Heidi Nell Jackson, 47, passed away April 1, 2021, at her home in Crystal Springs. Ms. Jackson was born on March 17, 1974, in Hazlehurst to Barbara Nell Lewis Jackson and Thomas L. (Tommy) Jackson. She was a member of Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church in Crystal Springs. A funeral service was held April 3 at…
Read MorePatricia Gay Moore Steen
Patricia Gay Moore Steen, 75, of Hazlehurst, passed away at her residence April 2, 2021. She was born on Oct. 21, 1945, to James W. Moore and Harrett Holmes Moore. Ms. Steen was a longtime hairdresser in her community after attending college for cosmetology. She enjoyed Chinese astrology but most of all, she enjoyed spending…
Read MoreClyde Harold Williams
Clyde Harold Williams, 77, passed away March 30, 2021. A funeral service was held April 2 at Hazlehurst Funeral Home, with Bishop Lee McLeod officiating. Mr. Williams, better known as Bucket, was born Nov. 21, 1943, to Ruth Collins Williams Jackson and Virgil Williams Sr. He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather, Jessie…
Read MoreConrad Wilson “Ricky” Richardson Jr.
Conrad Wilson “Ricky” Richardson Jr., 70, of Crystal Springs, passed away April 1, 2021, at his residence. Funeral services were held April 5 at Stringer Family Chapel, with burial at Sardis Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Mr. Richardson was born and raised in Houston, Texas. He was a member of the…
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