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Summer food program
Summer is coming and it’s time to make sure kids eat healthy while school is out. The good news is that the Hazlehurst city School District will be serving free meals. It’s food that’s in, while school is out. There are no income requirements, and any child 18 years of age and under may come…
Read MoreDig into Reading at the Georgetown Library this summer
Young readers aged 3-15 are invited to join us as we dig into lots of fun at the Georgetown Public Library, which is located at 1164 Railroad Ave. in Georgetown. Registration is now underway and the forms can be picked up at the library Monday-Friday. Our programs will be held each Tuesday in June at…
Read MoreMt. Zion B.A.L.L. Club hears Bro. Smith
The Mt. Zion Baptist B.A.L.L. Club President, Dorsie McKnight, welcomed the following guests to the May luncheon: Brenda and Richard Fore, Debbie and Larone Smith, parents of Rev. Smith; his wife, Jessica and their children. The group was eager to welcome home one of their own, Bro. Landon Smith, who had grown up in the…
Read MoreSnyder selected STAR student at Copiah Academy
Jason W. Snyder of Crystal Springs has been named as a STAR (Student-Teacher Achievement Recognition) Student for the 2012 – 2013 school year by the Missisippi Economic Council’s M.B. Swayze Educational Foundation, sponsor of the STAR program. Kenneth D. Jolly was designated as STAR Teacher. Read more in this week’s edition of the Copiah County…
Read MoreMcAtee’s World: What was that?
OBJECTS: On May 10 I was leaving the Greasy Spoon and coming out Sylvarena Road on the way home. It was 9:00 PM. I looked up in the sky and there was this slow moving object. There was a line of green lights and one clear light below them. Whatever it is was moving to…
Read MoreRick Clevland column: Golf-Good or Bad?
BY RICK CLEVELAND Mark Twain, the great American humorist and writer, once called golf “a good walk spoiled.” While I hesitate to quibble with Twain, a man of such remarkable intellect, I respectfully disagree. Then again, I don’t walk when I play golf. I ride. No doubt, Twain had a point, to a point. A…
Read MoreWesson mayor Shaw named to Top 40 Under 40
Jackson — Wesson Mayor Alton Shaw has been named to the Mississippi Business Journal’s Top 40 under 40, one of Mississippi’s most prestigious awards programs. The Top 40 Under 40 recognizes the state’s 40 up-and-coming business leaders under the age of 40. “I’m excited and very humbled by the designation,” Shaw said of his selection.…
Read MoreRick Clevland column: Golf-Good or Bad?
BY RICK CLEVELAND Mark Twain, the great American humorist and writer, once called golf “a good walk spoiled.” While I hesitate to quibble with Twain, a man of such remarkable intellect, I respectfully disagree. Then again, I don’t walk when I play golf. I ride. No doubt, Twain had a point, to a point. A…
Read MoreHHS Class of 1978 fundraiser rescheduled
The Hazlehurst Class of 1978 Fundraiser (cookout) that was scheduled for May 4 was canceled and has been rescheduled for May 18 beginning at 11 a.m. until. Your ticket is still good and the menu remains the same: fried catfish or chicken tenders, spaghetti, green beans, green peas, baked beans, corn on cob, green salad,…
Read MoreFarm Pond Management Seminar at Exp. Station
Learn how to manage little fish into Trophy Fish! A Farm Pond Management Seminar will be held Thursday, May 23 at 6 p.m. at the Truck Crops Experiment station in Crystal Springs. Topics that will be covered include Stocking Rates, Management, Weed Control, and Fertilization The program will be conducted by Bill Maily, Mississippi State…
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