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As the new school year begins, the Mississippi Department of education, Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement would like to remind area parents about several laws governing school attendance. Under the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law, parents and guardians are required to enroll their children in a public, private, or home school. “Compulsory-school-aged child” means…

Copiah County posted 9.4 percent unemployment for June 2014. Mississippi  has 82 counties.  The unemployment ranges from lowest figure in Rankin County which posted 5.1 to the highest rate of 18.1 in Clay County. In Copiah County there were 11,640 in the workforce, with 10,550 employed and 1,090 unemployed. Copiah ranked 34th among the state’s…

By Bonnie L. Jackson [email protected] The Copiah County Board of Supervisors entered into two executive sessions to discuss economic development, litigation and personnel issues, but did not take any action, during their monthly meeting on Monday, August 4, 2014. The board approved the following measures: To see the rest of this story, see the Copiah…

The top-ranked Copiah Academy Lady Colonel fastpitch softball team has begun the 2014 season with a blitzkreig of wins.  In the first week alone, the Lady Colonels picked up seven wins, including four shutouts. COPIAH 5, MRA 1 Lindsey Walker (2-0) allowed only two hits to the Lady Patriots in a 5-inning complete game.  She…

Farmers Market Open on Saturdays 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tool Sharpening Vendor will sharpen all types of blades for kitchen knives, hedge trimmers, axes, scissors, garden hoes and shovels, and bush hog mowers. Reasonable prices from $2 to $10. Fresh produces, fruits, jams, potted plants, liquid soap and crafts Contact David Yowell, Market Manager…