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Wesson to celebrate 22nd Founders Day
The Wesson Chamber of Commerce is making plans for the 2012 Founders Day, scheduled for April 27 and 28. Held every year since 1990, the event marks its twenty-second year. Major sponsors for the event include Copiah Bank, Trustmark Bank, Entergy, BW Turner Construction and Yeager Auto Sales. Gospel groups will entertain on Friday night,…
Read MoreCounty endures rough stretch of storms
Storms packing powerful winds and copious amounts of rain and lightning struck Copiah County on Monday afternoon, then again Tuesday evening. Calls into the Copiah County Emergency Management Agency have been in the dozens, said CCEMA Director Randle Drane on Wednesday morning. “During Tuesday’s storm event, we fielded over 50 calls that included reports of…
Read MoreVANDALS HIT HAZLEHURST AMTRAK WAITING AREA
BREAKING NEWS: VANDALS HIT TRAIN STATION WAITING AREA Three juvenile males have been identified and will be charged with vandalizing the booth and the sign at the train station over the weekend, says Hazlehurst Police. “Two of the children are 11 years old and one is 12,” stated Hazlehurst Police Chief Byron Swilley. “An anonymous…
Read MoreClopton accepts position at Brookhaven HS
Brookhaven High School announced that Wesson’s head football coach Tommy Clopton had been hired as football coach and athletic director for the Panthers. Clopton was introduced at a press conference on Tuesday morning. He assumes the head coaching job left vacant by the leaving of former coach Wade Henderson, who guided Brookhaven in 2011 and…
Read MoreDinner kicks off Copiah County Farmers Market
A large turnout at a training and orientation event for local commodity producers bodes well for the success of the Copiah County Farmers market. The Hazlehurst Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored the event, the first Growers and Farmers Dinner, on March 20 at the Copiah County Fairgrounds in Gallman. The dinner coupled local farmers and…
Read MoreApril is Hydrant Flushing Month in Hazlehurst
The Hazlehurst Municipal Water Department will be flushing fire hydrants starting April 9 and running through May 18. The department flushes hydrants twice a year. “Our hydrant-flushing program is very important to our water system. It is an integral part of our efforts to deliver the safest and highest quality water possible. A clean water…
Read MoreMarch 13 election results certified
REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FEDERAL OFFICES For United States President Vote for ONE Michele Bachman 6 Newt Gingrich 809 Jon Huntsman 3 Gary Johnson 2 Ron Paul 79 Rick Perry 17 Mitt Romney 836 Rick Santorum 802 For United States Senate Vote for ONE E. Allen Hathcock 65 Robert Maloney 141…
Read MoreCopiah joins EXCEL by 5 community
EXCEL BY 5 Board of Directors informed local community leaders that Copiah County is the newest county to become apart of the group. Steve Renfroe, President of the Board of Directors, EXCEL BY 5 informed Jan Coleman of this decision in a letter on March 13. Jan Coleman is the director of the Hazlehurst…
Read MoreCity approves cable permit
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor The Board of Aldermen conducted the city business meeting on Tuesday, March 6th which included fiber optic cable permit, home health initiative and beautification of the city Fiber Optic Cable Gary Hutson, a representative of the company SDT, received approval from the board to lay fiber optic cable throughout…
Read MoreTwo officers resign from Sheriff’s office
By Bonnie L. Jackson News Editor The Copiah County Board of Supervisors accepted the resignation of two officers from the Sheriff’s Office at their last meeting for the month on March 19. At Sheriff Harold Jones’ request, the board approved the resignations of Chad Sills, Criminal and Fire Investigator, and David Drumm. Sills resigned to…
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