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Cobras, Lady Cobras come up empty
By Corey McKinney Boy’s Action Wesson started the week’s play with a road game into Franklin County to play a district game against the Bulldogs. Both squads had realized it was going to be a close one after the first quarter, with the Bulldogs outscoring the Cobras 13-12. Wesson would take the lead by the…
Read MoreColonels hit a major speed bump, lose 4 in a row
By Corey McKinney The past week for the Copiah basketball team hasn’t been the best week for the Colonels. The week started off hosting Jackson Prep on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Copiah started off on a roll, outscoring the Patriots 15-13 in the first quarter. The Colonels then hit a small shooting slump, only scoring 5…
Read MoreHinds CC sponsoring softball tournament to benefit Batson, Children’s Miracle Network
RAYMOND – Hinds Community College’s Jackson Campus-Nursing/Allied Health Center is sponsoring a Healthy Living Co-ed Softball Tournament to benefit Blair E. Batson Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. Feb. 28, with the tournament to be played March 21-22 at Pearl Center City. The entry fee is $200…
Read MoreStringer to serve on National Funeral Directors Committee
Brookfield, WI: A. Wendall Stringer, CFSP, of Stringer Family Funeral Services in Crystal Springs has been appointed to the National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) Governance Committee for 2013-14. NFDA committee members have a significant impact on the association, its members and the funeral service profession at-large. Members of NFDA’s Governance Committee review proposed amendments to…
Read MoreHardy Wilson Employee Retires –
4-H pages needed for spring legislative role
MISSISSIPPI STATE — Nothing teaches more about how government works than actually working in government, which four Mississippi 4-H youth will have the opportunity to do. The 2014 Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves 4-H Senate Page Program is seeking qualified young people to serve one week in the Mississippi Senate. Chosen students will serve as pages…
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New HCSD board pledges transparency
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor In their first meeting on Wednesday, January 22, the Hazlehurst City School District School Board pledged transparency in the way they conduct the business of the school district. Dr. Troy Stewart will serve a the president until the end of the school year, Rowan Torrey, vice president, and Dr.…
Read MoreFarmers market to host dinner for vendors
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor The Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market will hold a Vendors Dinner on Monday, February 10, 2014. The meeting will be held at the county’s Multi-Purpose Building in Gallman at 6:30. Dr. Rick Snyder, Director of the Experimental Station in Gallman, will be the speaker. All vendors and…
Read MoreCEC “Tailgating” for Copiah Educational Foundation
Copiah Endowment Corporation will be hosting their 14th annual gala fundraiser on April 5, 2014 for the benefit of Copiah Educational Foundation (Copiah Academy). With a theme of “Tailgating for Copiah”, supporters will sport their favorite school jerseys or “tailgating” attire while dining on a gourmet meal at Rolling Hills Country Club in Crystal Springs,…
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