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Jim Brewer, director of the Music Museum, right, received a proclamation from Mayor Henry Banks, proclaiming April Fine Arts Month in Hazlehurst. The proclamation reads in part, “Hazlehurst has an abundance of gifted and talented artists, musicians, and performers; and these individuals produce many fine art works, and there needs to be a place and…

Jaden Crump was recognized as the newest member of the Hazlehurst High School ACT 20+ club. Left to right: Superintendent Lisa Davis, mother Seneca Crump, Jaden Crump, HHS Principal Jeff Mumford, and Board President Kenneth Thrasher.

Last Monday night, the Hazlehurst Lady Indians traveled to Forest to take on the Forest Lady Bearcats on their quest to the Big House in the 3A state tournament. See more action in the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.

The Copiah Academy Colonel baseball is off to a good start in 2017 having won five and lost two. Last week the Colonel pitching staff threw 3 consecutive no-hitters to finish up the week in the Jackson Victors tournament. To read more about the Colonels baseball season, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout…

You want it?  They’ve got it!  The Brookhaven Animal Rescue League is holding their “Cat’s Meow” Rummage Sale on March 3, 4 and 5 inside the old Hudson’s building, next to Sears, on Highway 51. The sale is guaranteed to be huge as the building is filled with a tremendous variety of items including furniture,…

Chef Adam Kirby, nephew of local attorney M. A. Bass, has recently been named one of four 2017 South Carolina Chef Ambassadors to represent South Carolina at key culinary and tourism events.  Kirby is the son of Nancy Bass Kirby of Atlanta and the grandson of Hazlehurst icons, Meredith and Deenie Bass.  “My mother and…

The first Triad (SALT) planning meeting was held Feb. 8 at the Copiah County Sheriff’s Department. The eighth annual luncheon is planned for Wednesday, May 24 from 9 a.m. until noon at the Joe L. Johnson Saferoom in Gallman. If you would like to make a donation, or be a vendor, please contact the Sheriff’s…

Thanks to the support of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, the City of Hazlehurst Police Department now has body cameras. To find out more about the cameras and their use, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.

Shown is the first group of Hazlehurst 9th graders to receive MacBook computers:  Jakerianna Hilliard, Kamiya Murray, JaQuan Copeland, TiTionna Vaughn, Marissa Smith, Antanious Jackson, Yamekia Fair, Alondra Bonal, Brooklyn Cain-Chase, Ineisha Pendleton, Katelyn Tyler, Taniyah Tanner, Teyahna Patterson, Jakayla Davis, Kaitlyn McMillian, Ja’Nyla Robinson, Joses Mitchell, Ariel Chamblee, Curtis Williams, Toby Williams Jr, Alijah…

The Copiah Academy Band has been invited to march in two Mardi Gras Parades in Houma, La. on February 27-28. The 80 piece band will be marching Monday night in the Krewe of Cleopatra beginning at 6 p.m. and the the next day in the Krewe of Houmas Parade at 12:00 noon. Both parades are…