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Girls basketball team members who received honors at the  Wesson Athletic Banquet May 4, include: Front row, left to right, O’Koya Barlow – Rookie of the Year; Shelbi Maxwell – Hustle Award,1st Team All Region8-3A; Jerinesha Edwards – Best Offensive Player, 1st Team All Region 8-3A, Senior. Back row, Nekevia Frye – Loose Ball Award,…

Cherokee Rose Chapter, NSDAR, attended the Memorial Day ceremonies at the Copiah County Courthouse May 27, where Regent Wendy Cartwright led in the Pledge of Allegiance. Pictured are: front row, left to right, Shelly Curtis, Vice-Regent Mary Ann Yates, Cherokee Rose Chapter Regent Wendy Cartwright, Registrar Billie Jane Davis, and past Chapter Regent Judith Brewer;…

In keeping with its motto, “Helping Others,” the Antioch M.B. Church Mission Ministry provided snacks to our first responders on Memorial Day. A few members delivered the baskets to Hazlehurst Police Department, fire department located on Jackson St., Sheriff’s Department and ASAP. This is the third year the ministry has donated snacks in an effort…

In the next few weeks, the Courier will try to include all the honors students we have received over the past few weeks. There are so many, there is no way they can all be run at the same time. Please have patience with us.

MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY – Chief Master Sergeant Stacy A. Gilman, Chief of Logistics for the 560th Red Horse Squadron, spoke to a large crowd at the Courthouse Memorial Day as the sacrifice of our fallen heroes was remembered. Officer Gilman leads the military forces teams as they train in construction work for future use on…

Undersheriff Derrick Cubit has received recognition  from the Secretary of State’s office for his “service in protecting the citizens of Copiah County and the State of Mississippi.” Secretary Delbert Hosemann continued, “Your unyielding passion and dedication to your career is a great service to our State. I appreciate the risk you take for us each…

The yard of Judge and Mrs. Lamar Pickard at 333 S. Extension St., was selected by the Hazlehurst Garden Club as the Yard of the Month for May. The red geraniums and red maple are just the right accent for the already beautifully landscaped yard. You are encouraged to drive by and enjoy.

Perhaps it fell off a truck when someone was moving – or maybe a trip to the dump. However it happened, a little brown doll cradle fell off into the highway. Someone must have stopped to get it out of the road because they propped it up against a large tree on the side of…

Georgetown Librarian, Chiquita Bridges, enjoyed helping some of the students who came in during spring break for additional study.