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Hazlehurst Indian Head Coach Todd McDaniel talks with his players about areas in which the Indians need improvement for the fall season and the 7 on 7 games this summer.  The Indians played recently at the Co-Lin jamboree. Photo by Crockett Action Shots

Copiah Academy senior Julia Smith signed a fastpitch softball scholarship offer from Blue Mountain College in Blue Mountain, Miss., last week just before graduating high school on Friday.  Seated from left are mother, Sally, Julia, and father, Doug.  Standing are Lady Colonel Assistant Coach Kevin Roos and Head Coach Terry Bauer.  Julia will begin her…

Farm Pond Management Seminar will be held  Tuesday, May 22,  at 6:30 p.m. at the Copiah County Fairgrounds. Gallman. Learn how to manage these little fish into trophy fish! Topics that will be covered: Stocking Rates, Management, Weed Control, Liming and Fertilization. The program will be conducted by Bill Maily, Mississippi State University. No cost…

These students presented film at the Tupelo Film Festival and received honors for them. Left to right are Alison Brown, Thomas Hart, Nicolas Pace, Zachary Rast, and Clinton Hart To read the full story about these outstanding students, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.

Students receiving awards in soccer at the Copiah Academy sports award banquet were:Most Improved, Soph. Academic-Patrick Tyson, MVP Defense, All Division-Sawyer Carpenter, Coaches Award, Sr. Academic-Alex Matthews, MVP Overall, All-Star, All- Division-Carson Flumm, MVP Offense- Mark Roberson; Not Pictured: Colonel Pride-Connor Coates, Jr. Academic-Connor Douglas To see more of the athletic awards, see the Copiah…

These band members at Copiah Academy were recognized at the CA band banquet Saturday night, April 28. Left to right, Row 1: Leadership, Drum Major-Anna Payton McMillian, Leadership, Drum Major-Gabby Thornton; row 2: Versatile JH-Nathan Steele, Most Improved-Peyton Bradley, Most Outstanding-Connor Douglas, Leadership-Dalton Knight; Not pictured-Versatile JH-Mary Beth Coates, Versatile HS Emily Claire Coates To…

Everything’s Coming Up Roses at 310 W. Green Street!  This lovely residence of Vidal and Rosa Castro was chosen Yard of the Month for May by Hazlehurst Garden Club.

Last season, Wesson’s tennis team experienced an undefeated regular season that was highlighted by a win over 5A contender Brookhaven and suffered only one loss, a razor-thin 4-3 match with perennial state champion St. Andrews in the South State Playoffs. Wesson’s Erich Fischer, who signed to play with Jones County Junior College, won the 3A…

Scott Hartley, right,  of Rogel Ford in Crystal Springs, presented Nora Berch, Copiah County Tourism Director, a check to help with the Great American Cleanup campaign taking place May 19, beginning at 8 a.m. at Lake Hazle.

New Life Youth Conference, The Next Generation, A.R.M.Y. of God (Anointed, Ready, Mighty, Youth) will be held Friday and Saturday, April 27 and 28 at New Life Cathedral of Worship, 28172 Highway 28 East in Hazlehurst. For more information about the event, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.