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ELECTION 2012: Incumbents rule the day
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor The election of 2012 is over, and locally, at least, incumbents proved to be too strong, in the unofficial tally. Wilhelmina Dixon Jones was re-elected as Election Commissioner in District 1 defeating challenger Nancy Tanner. Frances B. Taylor, a Republican, beat out Democrat Gene Anding for Election Commissioner for…
Read MoreWesson boys fall to West Lincoln
Patrick Lumley scored 15 points and pulled down 4 rebounds to lead Wesson boys in a losing effort against West Lincoln on Saturday. The Bears won at Wesson, 89-58. The visitors blew open a 30-29 halftime lead, outscoring the Cobras 30-2 in the third for a comfortable lead. Terry Brown scored 11 points and collected…
Read MoreCA boys basketball preview – Chamblee believes Colonels are ready to make a run
By James Beasley Last year, the Copiah Academy boys’ basketball program made great strides, finishing 15-14 and barely missing the state playoffs. Now third-year coach Kent Chamblee believes the Colonels are ready to take it to the next level. “Our goal is to win the South,” the 32-year-old Carthage native says boldly. “Last year…
Read MoreWesson boys fall to West Lincoln
Patrick Lumley scored 15 points and pulled down 4 rebounds to lead Wesson boys in a losing effort against West Lincoln on Saturday. The Bears won at Wesson, 89-58. The visitors blew open a 30-29 halftime lead, outscoring the Cobras 30-2 in the third for a comfortable lead. Terry Brown scored 11 points and collected…
Read MoreCA boys basketball preview – Chamblee believes Colonels are ready to make a run
By James Beasley Last year, the Copiah Academy boys’ basketball program made great strides, finishing 15-14 and barely missing the state playoffs. Now third-year coach Kent Chamblee believes the Colonels are ready to take it to the next level. “Our goal is to win the South,” the 32-year-old Carthage native says boldly. “Last year…
Read MoreMissing Copiah County woman, charged with embezzlement, captured in Longview, TX
Copiah County Sheriff Harold Jones announced on Thursday, October 25, that the search for a Linda Gale Reed is over. Reed had been missing since April 27 when authorities found her car parked on a rural road near Crystal Springs, Miss. Her case was upgraded recently from missing person to criminal charges of embezzlement from the…
Read MoreRockin’ Railroad t-shirts now $10
Rockin’ Railroad 2012 T-shirts have been reduced to $10 each. Plenty are available, but they are selling fast. Stop by the Chamber office in the Depot on Ragsdale Avenue in downtown to purchase, or call Randal Day, executive director, at 601-894-3752.
Read MoreFour inducted into Co-Lin athletic Hall of Fame
Homecoming festivities at Copiah-Lincoln Community College on Saturday included the annual Athletic Alumni Association Awards Program at Rea Auditorium. Coaches from Co-Lin sports teams updated the gathering on academic and athletic achievements throughout the past year. The Wolfpack football team later played against Gulf Coast and was defeated 59-41. The new Hall of Fame inductees…
Read MoreIndians finish reg. season 11-0 with win over Tigers
Kenneth Coleman threw for 252 yards and 2 touchdowns, while Demetrius Cain ran for 106, as the homestanding Hazlehurst Indians clipped Crystal Springs 53-44 on Friday night to stay unbeaten. Hazlehurst led 19-0 after the first quarter on a 2 yard run by Freddie Nelson, a 30 yard pass from Coleman to Cain and a…
Read MoreCobras handle Puckett; host Bay Springs in South 2A’s Friday
Wesson quarterback Bailey Warren accounted for three touchdowns (2 passing, 1 rushing) on Friday night as his Cobras defeated the Puckett Wolves 33-6 in the final regular season game for both teams. Both Wesson and Puckett advanced to the south 2A playoffs, the Cobras a two-seed, and the Wolves a three-seed. Warren started the scoring…
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