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Mt. Canaan honors pastor
Mt. Canaan Baptist Church will celebrate their pastor and wife, Pastor Craig Walker and First Lady Christi Walker on their 14th anniversary at the church Sept. 24, at 1 p.m. Rev. Ray Coleman of Mt. Burner in Patterson will be the guest speaker. We are celebrating Western Style, so, put on your Western Style boots…
Read MoreShady Grove honors pastor
Shady Grove M. B. Church will celebrate the 9th Year Anniversary honoring Pastor Willie F. and First Lady Belinda Mitchell on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m. The church is located at 3030 Thomas Road, Crystal Springs.
Read MoreBusiness owners asked to attend urgent crime meeting at PD
A recent rash of business burglaries and robberies has prompted the Chief of Police to conduct a how-to meeting with Hazlehurst businesses. Byron Swilley, Police Chief, urges all business owners and operators to attend the crime-prevention meeting on Wednesday, September 20 at 4 p.m. at Hazlehurst Police Department at 202 East Whitworth Street (formerly the National Guard…
Read MoreChargers nip Indians 20-18
Hazlehurst High School, third-ranked in MHSAA 3A, battled 5A Callaway with 2 Clarion-Ledger Dandy Dozen players on Friday night in Hazlehurst. The Chargers survived the scrappy Indians and took home a 20-18 win. WRAPPED UP – Hazlehurst Indian Anrico Stepney (11) gets a sack in against Calloway in action Friday night. Photo by Crockett…
Read MoreColonels pick up gritty 14-6 win over River Oaks; face MRA here on Friday
The Copiah Academy Colonels left North Monroe, LA with a gutsy win the River Oaks Mustangs on Friday night, improving to 2-2. Both teams played extremely hard on offense and defense in a game that wasn’t decided on the field until late in the fourth quarter. TOUGH GOING – Colonel defenders Connor Jones (25),…
Read MoreWesson Cobras beat Loyd Star; face Richland on the road Friday night
A rivalry was renewed when the Wesson Cobras traveled to face the Loyd Star Hornets on their own territory. The Cobras went to play and came home with a win with a final score of 34-21. ZIG-ZAGGING – Wesson Cobra Damien Smith (10) zig-zags with the ball in action against Loyd Star Friday with…
Read MoreILR to hear about Keep MS Beautiful
Co-Lin ILR will hear from Sarah Guynes Kountouris, past director of Keep Mississippi Beautiful and now chair of Mississippi Recycling Coalition. The meeting will be held Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Thames Center on the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Campus at 10:30 a.m.
Read MoreAttend dance camp
The Copiah Impressions Dance Team attended UDA Dance Camp held at Mississippi State University this summer. Each girl was evaluated individually throughout the week on routines taught by UDA staff. The girls received 29 blue ribbons, 3 red ribbons and 1 white ribbon. The girls, as a team, were evaluated on a “home routine” we…
Read MoreStovall breaks out in Colonels’ 35-14 win
The second quarter of Friday night’s game in Gallman was just what the doctor ordered for the Copiah Academy Colonels in the team’s 35-14 victory over the Winston Academy Patriots. Trailing 7-0 and having failed to score an offensive touchdown in the first 9 quarters of the season, Copiah Head Coach Paul Anderson made a…
Read MoreIndians outlast Tigers 30-12 in turnover plagued game
The Hazlehurst Indians took the short drive north last Friday night and faced off with rival Crystal Springs Tigers. The Indians and Tigers traded licks for a while until Hazlehurst finally pulled away in the second half to win 30-12. For more about the Hazlehurst Indians, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah…
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