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Cobra baseball wins on Senior Night, sweeps Collins to open 3A playoffs
The Wesson Cobras defeated the Magee Trojans last Tuesday night by taking an early lead in the first inning with some heavy hitting. Seniors Tyler McLeod and Mack Smith both hit home runs to put the first points on the scoreboard and then senior Justin Boone hit a grand slam to put the Cobras ahead…
Read MoreCobra tennis team advances in South State
The Wesson Cobras tennis team improved its record to 11-1 on the season by defeating the visiting Morton Panthers 4-3 on Monday in the first round of 3A South State Playoffs To read more about the Cobras’ trip to state, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.
Read MoreThread spinning, classic cars all part of celebration
Spinning is just one of the events scheduled for the Wesson Founders Day, celebrating 151 years of the town’s founding. The event is sponsored by the Wesson Chamber of Commerce with sponsors, Trustmark Bank, Copiah Bank, KDMC, Entergy, Yeager Auto Sales, and Pine National Bank, among others. To read more about this weekend’s activities, see…
Read MoreFarmers market opens Saturday
Ready for some fresh produce straight from farmers right here in Copiah County? Local vendors will set up tents at the new location on Hwy. 28 across from Wal-Mart in Hazlehurst, just east of the Waffle House, from 8 a.m. until noon, Saturday, May 2. The variety of available items features something for everyone. To…
Read MoreDAR meets at Porches
CAS awarded grant from ‘I Care For Animals’ tags
The Copiah County Animal Shelter (CAS) applied for and has been awarded a $4,000 “I Care for Animals” car tag grant to financially assist in the spaying and neutering of their shelter animals. CAS is a nonprofit, volunteer-based animal shelter, providing shelter and medical care to lost and abandoned animals until permanent placement can be…
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Three injured in Friday night shooting in Hazlehurst
Another shooting in the county took place the T. W. King Avenue subdivision just outside of Hazlehurst off Highway 28 East on Friday night. The alleged shooter, Henry Coleman, was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated assault and one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted fellon, according to Derrick Cubit,…
Read MoreCopiah org.’s big winners at Keep MS Beautiful awards luncheon
Believe Summer Camp experience coming to CA
Last summer, internationally-experienced director and Louisiana native Bruce Sampson brought a small team of directors and instructors from CA to Slidell and Bogalusa to conduct five-day performing arts camps for area youth called Believe Summer Camp Experience. Roughly 140 students at each location took part in the camp that concluded with a joyous stage show…
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