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Holloway to host football camp
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor District 76 Representative Greg Holloway will host the 1st Annual NFL Superbowl Champions Youth and Cheerleaders Camps for Copiah County kids. Superbowl Champions Lawrence Pillers and Roy Lee Hilton will join former and current football players to teach the camps at Hazlehurst High School on June 30, from 8…
Read MoreHolloway to host football camp
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor District 76 Representative Greg Holloway will host the 1st Annual NFL Superbowl Champions Youth and Cheerleaders Camps for Copiah County kids. Superbowl Champions Lawrence Pillers and Roy Lee Hilton will join former and current football players to teach the camps at Hazlehurst High School on June 30, from 8…
Read MoreBody found, pulled from Lake Hazle
A morning walker around Lake Hazle in Hazlehurst, Miss. discovered what she thought could be a body floating in the upper erosion control portion of the lake this morning. Police arrived shortly after and confirmed her suspicions. A few minutes later, Copiah County Coroner Ellis Stuart, along with personnel from Copiah County Emergency Management and…
Read MoreBates Hall now officially open
“I can’t think of another Mississippian that I hold in higher regard,” said former Mississippi governor William Winter of Co-Lin trustee chairman P. Eugene Bates, who was officially honored on Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the brand new residence hall that bears his name. P. Eugene Bates Residence Hall, a men’s honors…
Read MoreUSDOJ: Two more sentenced for identity fraud
TWO MORE SENTENCED IN IDENTITY FRAUD CASE Hattiesburg, Miss – The last two of ten defendants apprehended for conspiracy to commit identity theft and sale of fraudulent Social Security cards were sentenced in federal court this week, announced United States Attorney Gregory K. Davis and Raymond R. Parmer, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of Immigration…
Read MoreCrystal Springs Mayor’s Youth Council Star in “Friends Cross Country” Documentary
Crystal Springs Mayor’s Youth Council Star in “Friends Cross Country” Documentary By Jonathan Thompson On June 4, 2012, the Crystal Springs Mayor’s Youth Council along with community members represented Crystal Springs and Mississippi as a whole in Elliot London’s documentary Friends Cross Country”. The purpose of this documentary was to capture real life horror stories…
Read MoreFunding for new hospital one step closer
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor (Correction to story on front page of this week’s print edition. The story said that the supervisors were seeking to authorize 12.5 mills for funds to go to the new hospital. Below is the correction.) On Monday in open meeting, Copiah County Supervisors put the finishing touches on and…
Read MoreSix wolves selected All-State by MACJC
WESSON – Six members of the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wolfpack baseball team have been named to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College (MACJC) All-State Team. Named to the MACJC First Team is right fielder Zac Ferguson. Named to the All-State Second Team are second baseman Gabe Wilson, shortstop Noel Santos, catcher/designated hitter Jonathan…
Read MoreClark, Danise represent Co-Lin in National Tournament
PLYMOUTH, Ind. – Co-Lin golfers Alex Clark and Justin Danise represented the Wolfpack in the NJCAA Division II National Golf Tournament May 22-25 at Swan Lake Resort in Plymouth, Ind. Clark, a freshman from Hattiesburg, finished the tournament tied for 60th place (74-71-88-77 – 310). Danise, a sophomore from Ocean Springs, finished tied for 71st…
Read MoreSix wolves selected All-State by MACJC
WESSON – Six members of the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Wolfpack baseball team have been named to the Mississippi Association of Community and Junior College (MACJC) All-State Team. Named to the MACJC First Team is right fielder Zac Ferguson. Named to the All-State Second Team are second baseman Gabe Wilson, shortstop Noel Santos, catcher/designated hitter Jonathan…
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