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Stacy Gilman new Main Street Director
By Tricia Nelson Many people have either met or heard of Chief Master Sergeant Stacy Gilman, the Senior Non-Commissioned Officer in charge of leading the construction of Camp Kamassa, the special needs camp for Mississippi’s Toughest Kids. Some also may know that he owns the Wisteria Inn in downtown Crystal Springs and a historic building…
Read MoreBiden, Trump top Copiah polls, turnout low
Copiah County voters went to the polls yesterday to cast their ballots in the presidential and congressional primaries. Voter turnout was low, with only 6,324 of the county’s approximately 19,000 registered voters casting their ballots. In the Democratic primary, many of the names on the ballot yesterday had already dropped out of the race following…
Read MoreGary Bachman to present gardening program March 19 at the ROC
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Read MoreAsbestos abatement program continues at C. S. Middle School
The Copiah County School Board in regular session March 2 continued the district’s program of asbestos abatement at the Crystal Springs Middle School by approving a contract with Pickering Firm, Inc. to complete another phase of the project. Bailey Education Group was selected to provide English Language Learning and Exceptional Education District Wide Services to…
Read MoreWyatt Fullington signs football scholarship
SIGNING a scholarship agreement to play football for the Mississippi College Choctaws is Wyatt Fullington, center. Shown with him are his mother, Donna Fullington, left, and his dad, Andy Fullington, right. Standing in back from left are Wyatt’s sister, Jenna Fullington, Copiah Academy Head Football Coach Paul Anderson, and Copiah Academy Football Defensive Coordinator Dan…
Read MoreDrinking water well nearing completion
The final stages of well completion on the new city drinking water well on Harmony Road is underway according to the Kuhlman Cleanup News for January. The permanent pump has been installed and the well is undergoing final testing for yield and water quality. Tests show favorable results. Final water quality tests will be sent…
Read MoreSupervisors asked to work with stroke challenge plan
Copiah Supervisors were asked to participate in an effort to reduce strokes under the Mississippi Stroke Challenge program by Dr. Thomas Sturdivant at their meeting March 2. Mississippi has the highest stroke incidence in the nation at 4.7 per thousand annually, and Copiah County is among the top 10 in Mississippi’s 82 counties at 9.5…
Read MoreNew museum attraction
Mr. and Mrs. Dred Porter Sr., of Canton, have donated 18 handmade dulcimers to the Mississippi Music Museum in Hazlehurst. All of the instruments were built by Mississippians. Typical of the builders is this comment by John Mabry, one of the builders, “Constructed with tender loving care through sweltering heat, bitter cold, the monsoon season,…
Read MorePublic invited to “Chat with the Sheriff”
Insight on county law enforcement activities and tips on protecting your property will be available in an upcoming meeting with Copiah County Sheriff Byron Swilley and personnel from his office. “Chat with the Sheriff” will be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at the Copiah County Safe Room on Epps Lane in Gallman. Sheriff…
Read MoreMacDowell Music Club’s A Grand Night, Friday, March 27
The MacDowell Music Club of Crystal Springs had a very festive meeting Feb. 8 at the lovely home of member Barbara Fisch. Thanks to Barbara, Babs Wood and other helpers, there were Mardi Gras decorations everywhere–beads, masks, frilly umbrellas and “white hankies.” Hostesses were Gayle Easter, Kathy Lee, Jan Cohn and Nancy Sullivan. Delicious refreshments…
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