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The last date to register to vote in the November 4 election is this Saturday, October 4, 2014 at Noon. Circuit Clerks’ offices MAY remain open from 8:00 a.m. until 7 p.m.,including the noon hour (MS Code Ann. § 23 -15 – 37(2)) from September 29 thru October 3, 2014. Voter Mail-In Registration Applications must…

Joseph and Theodosia Theodore will sponsor the third annual Salvation Celebration Community Outreach event on Saturday October 4, 2014 from  noon to 5 p.m.  in Hazlehurst  at the Railroad Depot Pavilion. “Salvation Celebration Community Outreach is an event designed to bless the community with the gospel of Jesus Christ, through His Word, songs, dance, free…

RAYMOND – Classic cars and airplanes will be showcased in a new event called “Pistons and Props” this Sunday, Oct. 5 at Hinds Community College’s John Bell Williams Airport outside of Raymond, Miss.  The “drive and fly-in” is being co-sponsored by the JBW Airport, Hinds’ Aviation Department, the Annual Renaissance Euro Fest Classic European Auto…

The Copiah County Board of Supervisors held the annual budget hearing during the September 15 recessed session. No one from the public offered any comment on the proposed county budget. The board adopted the new budget and set the millage, authorizing publication in both county newspapers. To read more about the Board of Supervisors’ activities,…

The Mississippi Department of Education released the test score data from the Mississippi Curriculum Test administered last May to third through eighth graders and subject area testing for high school. To see more on the test score data for the county, see the Copiah County Courier, on sale throughout Copiah County.