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Large rock holds up progress at airport
Crews working on the new runway at Copiah County Airport found an unexpected obstacle last week. It turns out that it will cost around $170,000 to remove it Mike Corkern, Airport Authority, informed the Copiah County Board of Supervisors that a huge slab of rock, part of a rather lengthy vein of sandstone, had been…
Read More811 Run/Walk to be held Aug. 10
Mississippi Damage Prevention Council today announced it will host the 811 Run, an 8.11-kilometer (approximately 5 miles) run/walk at Atmos Energy in Flowood on Saturday, August 10, to remind all Mississippi residents and contractors to always call 811 before digging, regardless of the size of the project. Mississippi residents who plan to dig, whether it’s…
Read MoreEarl Dixon to be honored
New Hope M. B. Church, Highway 28, Georgetown, will honor their Minister Music, Bro. Earl Dixon, on Sunday, August 11, at 2:00 p.m. The Mistress of Ceremony will be Mrs. Lillian Jointer Lily, of the Mississippi Mass Choir. All choirs, groups, soloists, praise ries and the public is cordially invited to join us in this…
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Chamber promoting shotgun fundraiser for Rockin’ Railroad
The 2013 Rockin’ Railroad Festival presented by the Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce is less than two months away, and fundraising efforts are in full force. The organization is doing so in part by raffling off a Remington 20 gauge 870 Express Synthetic black shotgun. Raffle tickets are $1.00 each and can be purchased from the…
Read MoreCopiah County teen climbing pop-music ladder
Lowery, Walker at Cooperstown Dream Park
Cade Lowery and Walker Howell, 12 year old baseball players with the “MVP” athletic baseball team based in Flowood entered the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Tournament in Cooperstown, NY. The team flew to New York and stayed eight days at the Cooperstown Baseball Dream Park. The park provided living quarters for all the…
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Lowery, Walker at Cooperstown Dream Park
Cade Lowery and Walker Howell, 12 year old baseball players with the “MVP” athletic baseball team based in Flowood entered the American Youth Baseball Hall of Fame Tournament in Cooperstown, NY. The team flew to New York and stayed eight days at the Cooperstown Baseball Dream Park. The park provided living quarters for all the…
Read MoreSupervisors inspect construction on new county facilities
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor The Copiah County Board of Supervisors approved almost three million dollars in claims for the month of June during their regular recess meeting held on July 10. The claims totaling $2,900,707.99 included departmental budget allocations and payments related to the two major building projects that are underway in the…
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