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Copiah advances in AAAA baseball playoffs
The Copiah Academy Colonel baseball team (17-9-1) is back in the state semi-final series this week after sweeping the Presbyterian Christian Bobcats last week, winning 5-1 and 7-5. On Tuesday at Copiah, Austin Ragland dominated the Bobcats on the mound, striking out 7, walking 4 and scattering 4 hits. The Bobcats’ only run came in…
Read MoreSeventh annual Senior Day coming up May 25 at Saferoom
The seventh annual Senior Citizens Day, sponsored by Sheriff Harold Jones and the Copiah County TRIAD, will be held Wednesday, May 25, 2016, from 9 a.m. until noon at the Joe L. Johnson Saferoom, Epps Lane, Gallman off I-55 exit 65. All senior citizens age 55 and over are invited to come and enjoy free…
Read MoreCity takes action to reduce number of blighted properties
by Anna W. Coates The Hazlehurst Board of Alderman and Mayor Henry Banks met May 3 with Ward 2 Alderman Ron Sims absent. Property at 125 Hillside Drive has received no bids, so at the direction of City Attorney Olen Bryant, the Board authorized Mayor Banks to negotiate a sale. A bid of $800 to…
Read MoreLocals’ granddaughter spells her way to national bee in Washington, D. C
HATTIESBURG, MS – Seventh Grader Sarah Spencer is an avid speller. She is a student at Presbyterian Christian School in Hattiesburg. She competed in spelling bee competitions in the past, but now she will represent her home state of Mississippi in the Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. “I’m just kind of amazed…
Read MoreMRA knocks Colonels out of playoffs
The Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots swept the Copiah Academy Colonels two games to none in the best-of-3 semi-final series this week. The Patriots won 14-2 on Tuesday in Gallman and 6-0 in Ridgeland last night. Copiah finishes the season at 17-11-1 and tied for third in MAIS AAAA Div. I baseball in 2016.
Read MoreMRA knocks Colonels out of playoffs
The Madison-Ridgeland Academy Patriots swept the Copiah Academy Colonels two games to none in the best-of-3 semi-final series this week. The Patriots won 14-2 on Tuesday in Gallman and 6-0 in Ridgeland last night. Copiah finishes the season at 17-11-1 and tied for third in MAIS AAAA Div. I baseball in 2016.
Read MoreCopiah advances in AAAA baseball playoffs
The Copiah Academy Colonel baseball team (17-9-1) is back in the state semi-final series this week after sweeping the Presbyterian Christian Bobcats last week, winning 5-1 and 7-5. On Tuesday at Copiah, Austin Ragland dominated the Bobcats on the mound, striking out 7, walking 4 and scattering 4 hits. The Bobcats’ only run came in…
Read MoreFifty-Plus summer schedule
The Fifty-Plus Club will meet on the Copiah-Lincoln Community College campus in the Thames Center May 19, June 16, July 21, and August 18. The cost of each meal will be $9. Bob Stribbling, sometimes called “The Fern Man,” will be the luncheon speaker May 19. He will tell the club about how to nourish…
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