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SERVING ON BOARD FOR INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING IN RETIREMENT – Serving on the board of ILR at Copiah-Lincoln Community College for the new year are: (left to right, seated) Kim Whittington, Treasurer; Elner Fuller, Member at large; Nora Berch, President; Joy Wesbrooks, Immediate Past President; and (standing) Jean Ricks, Parliamentarian; Anna Coates, Member at large;…

Hazlehurst Police Chief Byron Swilley said Monday that two suspects believed to be involved with recent separate business burglaries are in custody in Copiah County Detention Center. Wanda Wiley, age 43, of Hazlehurst, was apprehended and charged with two counts of business burglary.  Police say she broke in to Brummies Yummies on the night of…

At 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 4, the city will celebrate the dedication and unveiling of the Mississippi Musicians Walk of Fame in front of the music museum on Ragsdale Avenue at the Depot. Several elected officials and out of town visitors will be here for the ceremony. Weather permitting, a directions sign and 40 musicians’…

Yippee-Ki-Yay!! Come in your best western attire (optional) and join Copiah Animal Shelter for the 7th Annual Gala Fundraiser – A Shelter Shindig western theme! The Gala is set for Saturday, Aug. 5, beginning at 6 p.m., at the Joe L. Johnson Safe Room in Gallman. One of the many items available for auction is…

Put on your blue jeans, add a touch of bling and come to BOOTS and BLING. Your $25 ticket covers entrance, band, BBQ, adult beverages, raffle, and a live and silent auction.  August 5, 6:30-10 p.m., Kirk Fordice Equine Center at the fairgrounds in Jackson. $500 buys a table and 8 tickets. Sure, you can…

Cherokee Rose Chapter, NSDAR, members braved stormy weather Saturday, July 29, to attend the annual Heartland District Meeting in Natchez where they had the most members of any chapter in attendance and were awarded Level One,  the highest achievement award given by the National Society. Pictured from  left, Judith Brewer, Regent, Mary Ann Yates, Billie…

A county-wide back to school blowout will be held July 29 from 2 until 5:45 p.m. at Chautauqua Park in Crystal Springs. Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Among events planned are waterslide, space jumps, train, basketball game, face painting, and video games on wheels. Medical screening will be offered and…

The 39th Annual Mississippi Gospel Music Awards was held in Jackson at the Marriott Hotel on Sunday, July 23. Pastor Douglas Noel, Gospel Recording Artist, with the group Pastor Douglas Noel & Friendz of Hazlehurst, received the award for Male Lead Singer of the Year — the late Jimmy Ray Lewis Award. Pastor Noel is…

Alan Sibley & The Magnolia Ramblers will be at Poplar Springs Baptist Church on Sunday July 30, at 10:30 a.m. With musical roots deep in Bluegrass and Gospel music, Alan Sibley & The Magnolia Ramblers have performed across the United States since 2008. They have an excellent repertoire consisting of standard and original gospel material,…

JACKSON, MISS. — Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives Philip Gunn recently reappointed Representative Gregory Holloway (D-Hazlehurst) to serve as a delegate for the Southern Legislative Conference (SLC) in Biloxi, Miss., this year. To read more about Rep. Holloway’s service, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.