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Rep. Holloway re-elected to House Rules Committee
Jackson, MS—Representative Gregory Holloway (D-Hazlehurst) was recently re-elected to the powerful House of Representatives Rules Committee. The Rules Committee is composed of 11 members, which include the Speaker, the Speaker Pro Tempore, one at-large appointment by the Speaker and eight members elected from the four Congressional districts. House members from the respective districts elect two…
Read MoreHazlehurst Beta Club helps fight world hunger
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Fun Day scheduled for Saturday at Wesson ballfields
Wesson Athletic Foundation will be hosting baseball and softball Fund Day this Saturday, February 20 at the Hiram Newman ballfields. Times for each age group and gender are listed in the advertisement below and on the sign-up form available at Shop-n-Wash on Main Street or Wesson Ace Hardware on Hwy. 51. Fun Day will be…
Read MoreHazlehurst roundballers finish season
Tuesday night, Feb. 9, Hazlehurst traveled to Meadville to take on the Franklin County Bulldogs. It was senior night for the Bulldogs. The girls got off to a very slow start on both sides. Neither team shot well in the 1st period. At the end of the 1st period the score was all tired up…
Read MoreFun Day scheduled for Saturday at Wesson ballfields
Wesson Athletic Foundation will be hosting baseball and softball Fund Day this Saturday, February 20 at the Hiram Newman ballfields. Times for each age group and gender are listed in the advertisement below and on the sign-up form available at Shop-n-Wash on Main Street or Wesson Ace Hardware on Hwy. 51. Fun Day will be…
Read MoreHazlehurst roundballers finish season
Tuesday night, Feb. 9, Hazlehurst traveled to Meadville to take on the Franklin County Bulldogs. It was senior night for the Bulldogs. The girls got off to a very slow start on both sides. Neither team shot well in the 1st period. At the end of the 1st period the score was all tired up…
Read MoreSisters celebrate birthdays
SISTERS CELEBRATE – Shown on the left, Mrs. Lillie Chess, will celebrate her 103rd birthday on Feb. 20. On the right is her sister, Mrs. Ora Strong, who will turn 105 in July. These two ladies reside next door to each other at Pine Crest Guest Home and grew up west of Hazlehurst on their…
Read MoreMr. and Mrs. Mercier celebrate 70 years
Dottie (age 93) and George (age 98) Mercier recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary in Wesson. A surprise reception was given by their friends. Dorothy (Dottie) Ragland born Dec. 20, 1922 in Elmhurst, IL she attended High School in Elmhurst, and graduated from Vanderbilt. Timothy George Mercier born May 8, 1917, attended Wesson, Co-Lin and…
Read MoreMiddle School Lady Indians win CMAC, finish year 17-3
The 2015-2016 Hazlehurst Middle School Lady Indians Basketball Team started the season off with a 2nd place win in the Tip-Off Tournament in Crystal Springs. To read the rest of the story about the Middle School Lady Indians, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.
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