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Plenty of tickets are still available for two chamber banquets coming up next week. The Old Wesson School will be the setting for the 2016 membership banquet of the Wesson Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, January 26. The event will begin at 6:30 that evening with a meal catered by Zion Hill youth.  Former Co-Lin…

Hazlehurst Garden Club will sell geraniums again this year.  Colors available: red, white, light pink, and salmon, $6 each.  Contact Alice Moreland (601-894-2330), Beth Conner (601-894-3243), or any member of the Garden Club to order.  Deadline to order is Feb. 12, and pickup will be March 11-12 at Huntington’s.

By Anna Coates Hazlehurst aldermen quickly tackled the highest item on the agenda during last Tuesday’s regular monthly board meeting by setting the special election for the vacant seat in Ward 4 for February 16.  Qualifiers may declare from January 6th to the 27th. A runoff, if necessary, will be held March 1. Only Ward…

The Hazlehurst Branch N.A.A.C.P. is celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday by sponsoring a free to the public commemoration breakfast on Monday, Jan. 18, at 9:00 a.m. in the Greater Damascus Outreach Center located at 160 West Gallatin Street, Hazlehurst. The guest speaker for the 11th Annual event will be Demond Radcliff. Mr. Radcliff…

The Lady Cobras hosted the Lady Hornets from Brookhaven Tuesday,  Jan. 5 in Wesson. The Lady Hornets took an early lead and ended the first half with a score of 32-11. They came back strong after the half and held the Lady Cobras to take the win with a final score of 54-23. The Wesson…