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Tractor Supply Company in Hazlehurst is hosting pet adoptions, a pet supplies drive and more on Saturday, Aug. 25 as part of Out Here With Animals, its monthlong event for animals of all kinds and the people who care for them. To read more about this event and who is participating, see the Copiah County…

Saturday, September 1, 2018 The Rockin’ Railroad Festival is made possible by the financial support of the Mississippi Arts Commission and the following community-minded businesses and individuals. Please thank them for providing a day of great and free entertainment. The festival, supported by these sponsorships, promotes our town and presents a positive impression of Hazlehurst..…

The Career and Technical Education Department of Hazlehurst High School is beginning the 2018-2019 school year with new landscaping in front of the Walter Washington Vocational Complex. During the last two weeks of school last year, Construction and Carpentry students worked hard building raised beds and benches in front of the building. To read more…

Football is back in Copiah County! Everybody plays this week. The only game in the area on Friday night will be played at Co-Lin’s Stone Stadium between the Wesson Cobras and the Crystal Springs Tigers in the KDMC Kickoff Classic.  Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. To read more about the upcoming season, see…

First place trophy winner, Roy Cessna, left, in front of his 1995 Corvette and runner-up, Bill Price, owner of a 1967 Chevelle SS. A tie-breaker was determined by a coin toss. The weather cooperated for the first time in a long time and a large crowd was present to witness the classic cars and enjoy…

“I’m not sure I’ve ever started a season 1-3,” said Copiah Academy Fastpitch Head Coach Terry Bauer on Tuesday morning. He has coached at the school for 19 years and has earned over 500 victories and 5 state titles. His Lady Colonels dropped 3 games in the Magnolia Heights tournament on Saturday to open the…

WESSON, Miss. – A familiar face is returning to take the reins of the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Lady Wolves softball program. Former Lady Wolf Meleah Howard, a 2008 graduate, has been tapped to take over the Lady Wolves from longtime coach Allen Kent. Howard was a member of the Lady Wolves team that finished in…

4-H Youth from Copiah County joined others from around the state May 30-June 1 to attend Club Congress on the campus of Mississippi State University. These youth competed in various contests while at this conference. Pictured from left to right: Breanna Sullivan (competed in Clothing Selection), Melissa Morgan (Copiah County Extension Agent), and Anna Carraway…

The Southern Plainsmen Quartet from Hornbeck, LA, will be presenting a Southern Gospel music concert for morning worship at Poplar Springs Baptist Church, Hazlehurst, July 29 at 10:30 a.m. They have been singing gospel music for the past 40 years and have 18 albums to their credit. A new album is slated for release later…

On March 5, 2018, the Copiah County, Mississippi, Board of Supervisors adopted a Resolution asking the Mississippi Legislature to designate a portion of Highway 27, in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, in memory of the late Larry Grantham. During the 2018 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed Resolution No. 21, mourning…