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Wesson sees mixed bag against West Lincoln

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The Lady Cobras hosted the Lady Bears at home Friday night, Dec. 4, for a disappointing loss in the last minute of the game with West Lincoln taking the win with a final score of 29-32. Both teams were neck and neck until the Lady Cobras took the lead in third quarter with a score…

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Brown wins runoff for HCSD school board

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UPDATE: Troy Stewart, Jr., incumbent, was defeated by challenger Kevin Brown for the Hazlehurst City School District 5-year term seat on the Board of Trustees.  Unofficial vote totals reported by the Circuit Clerk’s office show Brown captured 270 votes to Stewart’s 172 on Tuesday.  Affidavit and absentee ballots remain to be counted, and the election…

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City Christmas parade Sunday

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“Christmas All Aboard 150” is the theme for the 2015 Hazlehurst Christmas Parade sponsored by the Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce.  The parade is scheduled for this Sunday, December 13 at 3:30 in the afternoon.  A brief fireworks display in mid-town on Caldwell Drive will kick off the parade. Entrants should meet at Hazlehurst High…

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Hazlehurst board bids farewell to McMillan

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Mayor Henry Banks and Aldermen Shirley Sandifer, Frank Jones,  Ricky Akin, Daryl McMillian, and Ron Sims were present for the regular monthly City Board meeting on December 1.  Daryl McMillian noted that this was his last meeting as an Alderman, as he was elected to the Board of Supervisors representing District 1.  “I look forward…

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A happy tail –

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Copiah Animal Shelter puppies, Bernie and Ember, are two of three puppies rescued from under an abandoned house out in the county. Rescuers had to cut a hole in the floor to reach the puppies. The rescuers decided to keep the mama and one of the pups and had them spayed/neutered. CAS Volunteers took these…

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Furr to serve as grand marshal in Wesson parade

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Kenneth Furr, the long-time businessman and fire chief in the town of Wesson, has been selected as the Grand Marshal of the Wesson Christmas Parade, scheduled for Friday at 4 p.m. The 86-year-old has served 70 years in the Wesson Volunteer Fire Department.  In 2002, the fire station was named after him by the City…

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Fireworks after Hazlehurst parade

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“Christmas All Aboard 150” is the theme for the 2015 Hazlehurst Christmas Parade sponsored by the Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce.  The event will be held on Sunday, December 13 at 3:30 in the afternoon. The Chamber is planning a fireworks show in mid-town as soon as the parade concludes and attendees can get situated. …

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