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Make a special trip to southwest Copiah County soon to get in the Christmas spirit. There is a free Christmas light show from dark to 10 p.m. at 1028 Parks Lane, off Hwy. 547. There are 196 channels of animated lights, 1/8 mile of static display. As you drive through the event, turn to radio…

The Play made highlights on ESPN over the weekend.  The Play was a change of fortune that propelled the Hazlehurst Indians to the MHSAA state 3A football championship on Saturday afternoon.  The Play will be talked about. . .perhaps, forever! The Play happened with 4:21 remaining in the fourth quarter.  Hazlehurst was trailing Charleston 14-13,…

The 2012 State 3A football champion Hazlehurst Indians were honored by Mayor Henry Banks, Alderman Ron Sims and a host of representatives from Farm Bureau and other organizations last week during a ceremony at the HHS gymnasium. Mayor Banks and Sims presented head football coach Randal Montgomery and his staff with a resolution honoring the…

Pine Crest Guest Home raised a new flag, and Cherokee Rose Chapter NSDAR honored veterans at the home with gift bags during November, in recognition of Veterans Day. Veterans Sam Allman, D.J. Sandifer, Joe Perkins, Williams Thetford, and Quimby Middleton were delighted with their gifts, especially the hats crocheted by Celeste Rhymes, National Defense Chairperson. …

Wesson Chamber of Commerce is hosting its annual membership banquet on Tuesday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Thames Center on the campus of Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The featured speaker is Lynn Fitch, Treasurer of the State of Missississippi.  Fitch was sworn in as Mississippi’s 54th Treasurer on January 5, 2012. On that day,…