Co-Lin prepares for traditional, on-campus college experience for fall 2021
Copiah-Lincoln Community College is pleased to announce plans to return to traditional, face-to-face classes and offer a host of student life activities during the fall 2021 semester, all while keeping health and safety a top priority. A wealth of online class options will continue to be available for students more comfortable in a virtual learning…
Read MoreBoard of Supervisors thanks retiring CCMC board members
CSHS baseball team helps clean up Crystal Springs
The Crystal Springs High School baseball team volunteered last week to help with a Take Down Tobacco Clean-Up event in town. They arrived bright and early during their spring break to help make a positive contribution to their community. The cleanup route started at the school and continued throughout downtown Crystal Springs. This is the…
Read MoreHazlehurst to hold Arts Month, drive-by Easter celebration, Rockin’ Railroad Festival
April 1-30 will mark the return of April Arts Month in Hazlehurst. The impact of COVID-19 did not permit the displays and activities planned for 2020. The annual Rockin’ Railroad Festival, that had been moved to April, was also canceled. This year’s event, sponsored by the Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce, will include over 20 venues…
Read MorePercy Calhoun
Percy Frederick Calhoun, 48, of Wesson, passed away March 10, 2021, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center. A funeral service was held March 13 at Westside Baptist Church, with burial at Hazlehurst Cemetery. Stringer Family Funeral Home in Hazlehurst handled arrangements. Percy worked for the Copiah County Sheriff’s Department and the Wesson Police Department. He loved…
Read MoreCora Marie Hall Pleasant
Cora Marie Hall Pleasant, 86, passed away March 5, 2021. A funeral service was held March 13 at New Mt. Zion M.B. Church, with interment in the church cemetery. Pastor Kenneth Frazier Jr. officiated, with Hazlehurst Funeral Home handling arrangements. Cora was born on March 3, 1935, in Copiah County to Simon Hall Sr. and…
Read MoreMary Katherine Young Powell
Mary Katherine Young Powell, 70, passed away March 5, 2021. A funeral service was held March 12 at Hazlehurst Funeral Home, with interment at Shady Grove Cemetery in Crystal Springs. Rev. Willie Jones officiated. Mary Katherine was born on Dec. 5, 1950, in Crystal Springs to Lee Amos Young and Lela B. Guynes Young. She…
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