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WESSON- The Wesson Cobras battled another team of Bobcats Friday night when Bogue Chitto came to town. Wesson bounced back after a disappointing loss last week with an impressive final score of 55-14. To read more about the Cobra’s game, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.   SACK ATTACK! Wesson Cobras…

Hazlehurst United Methodist Child Care & Preschool will host their annual Patriotic Parade Monday, Sept. 11. Hazlehurst Mayor Shirley Sandifer will lead the parade as Grand Marshal. The parade will line up at 10 a.m. in front of the child care center and begin at 10:30. Wesson Baptist Kindercare children, teachers and parents will hold…

Copiah County’s ACT Work Ready Steering Committee kicked off the Copiah County Workforce Initiative last Wednesday at City Hall in Hazlehurst.  The committee is ultimately working to bridge the gap between the workforce needs of businesses and industries and the type of skills expected from a new worker coming out of college or those who…

RRF TALENT SHOW CONTESTANTS – Front row from left; Kayleigh Grace Clark (Sumrall), Lexy McDonnell (Crystal Springs), Reese Walker (Crystal Springs), Gabi Jones (Clinton) and Makayla Russell (Wesson).  Second row from left: Damarious Harris (Hazlehurst), Loryn Hollis (Liberty), Abby Grace Matthews (Hazlehurst), Meghan Nevius (Navarre, FL) and Devin Wiiiams (Terry).

Robert Stewart was a member of the Unit Ministry Team for the US Army Corps of Engineers South Pacific Division in San Francisco, California. As a member of the team, his job was to provide support to the chaplain in the observance of various religious activities. He also assisted with the planning of religious support…

Sylvarena Baptist Church is set to celebrate its 119th Homecoming Anniversary Sept. 10. Worship service will begin at 10:30 a.m. To read more about this event, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.

The Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the 9th annual Rockin’ Railroad Festival in the Byron Hidalgo Memorial Park and Pavilion on Saturday, September 2.  The event is free to the public and underwritten by private and corporate sponsorships, and a grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission. Musical entertainment will be the highlight of…

Modern Woodmen partnered with the City Hazlehurst on the Lake Hazle Clean Up project and a sponsorship of the Rockin Railroad Festival.  The check was for $2500. Modern Woodmen also sponsored lunch during the presentation.  Pictured left to right are: Alderman Dr. Rick Akin, Mayor Shirley Sandifer, City Clerk Beth Henley, Alderman Fredrick Sandifer back…

The Copiah Academy Colonels and Parklane Academy Pioneers slugged at each other in a scoreless tie for over two-and-one-half quarters on Friday night on a muddy field in McComb. The two teams traded punts and missed opportunities until the Pioneers broke through on the score board with just over four minutes left in the third…

After playing last Thursday night on a sloppy wet field, the Hazlehurst Indians welcomed the chance to play on a dry Robert McDaniel Stadium field and to show off their new uniforms against the McComb Tigers.  As the 5A Tigers took the field, they were bigger and had more depth than the Indians, but that…