News
Co-Lin captures division title
WESSON – The Copiah-Lincoln Wolfpack are the MACJC South Division football champions for the first timesince 2010. No. 12 Co-Lin wrapped up the division with a 40-28 win over Jones on Thursday night in Wesson. The division title is the third (‘06,’10,’14) for Co-Lin under the leadership of head coach Glenn Davis. Co-Lin will now…
Read MoreDiscussing new detention center
Copiah County airport celebrates new runway with Nov. 1 fly-in
The first new runway constructed in more than a decade in the state of Mississippi will be unveiled at a celebratory ribbon cutting and aircraft fly-in at the Copiah County Airport on Saturday, November 1 at 10 a.m. To read more about the new airport runway, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah…
Read MoreHPD to heavily monitor Halloween night activities
The Hazlehurst Police Department will be doing its part to ensure a spooky and safe celebration of Halloween for area families. Trick-or-treating will be this Thursday night from first dark to 8:30, after the city moved it from Friday to Thursday at the October board meeting. “We will be out in full force on Thursday…
Read MoreElection is Tuesday
Girls Rural presents Triumph in the Midst of Tragedy
Girls Rural will host “Triumph in the Midst of Tragedy” on Saturday, Nov. 8, at 11:30 a.m. at Providence Baptist Church. The speaker for this event is three time cancer survivor and contemporary gospel artist, Vaniessa Cousin. Cousin is a native of Florence. It was in this small rural town that she found her…
Read MoreStudent contest winners advance to compete at CAS Gala
A big thank you goes out to all participants in this year’s Student Art Contest hosted by Copiah Animal Shelter. Local schools selected their winners at the school level. Winners received a ribbon, a free Copiah Animal Shelter Gala Ticket, and two ½-price tickets for their adult guests. These winners will go on to compete…
Read MoreCA homecoming court
Parents pull children from Hazlehurst Middle School
The scene at Hazlehurst Middle School was ‘orderly’ on Wednesday, when parents of Hazlehurst Middle School students found out that Principal Lee Wannik had returned to school a day early from a recent trip to Africa, where the Ebola virus has been spreading fairly rapidly. Principal Wannik has just returned from attending the funeral of…
Read MoreMSU announces summer graduates
Mississippi State University announces the graduates for the 2014 summer term for Copiah County. Sidney Cawthorn, Wesson, Bagley College of Engineering, BS Roshni Patel, Hazlehurst, Adkerson School of Accountancy, MTX Honor graduates include all bachelor-degree candidates with exceptional scholastic averages and at least half the total required course hours earned at MSU. Their specific levels…
Read More