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Haz. Mid. School wins JV football title
BY HENRY BLOUNT Hazlehurst High School Athletic Director The 2011 Hazlehurst Middle School football team is champion of the Central MS Athletic Conference. After a very slow start, the Indians kicked off the season with explosive win over Carver Middle School. They followed that with an exciting pair of victories over Crystal Springs and Utica…
Read MoreCopiah girls’ soccer finishes regular season with big wins
The Copiah Academy girls soccer team saved their best for last as they edged the ACCS Lady Rebels 5-4 and 3-2 last Thursday in Natchez.
Read MoreColonels state champs honored
Members of two championship teams honored at Homecoming on Friday.
Read MoreCopiah wins homecoming
BY JAMES BEASLEY “I was proud of our guys,” Cline said. “We started off slow, but finally got rolling and controlled both sides of the ball and the clock. We had numerous big plays tonight from Kelton (Smith), Adam (Pitts), Peyton (Whitehead), and Dillon (Martin). When you make 4 or 5 big plays on your…
Read MoreLady Colonels win South AAA
One word can describe the Copiah Lady Colonels fast pitch softball team during the regular season of 2011–dominant. Now, in post-season play they can be described in one other way – champions. The Lady Colonels swept through the South AAA tournament at Prep on Monday, defeating Parklane 7-0 in a winners’ bracket contest and then…
Read MoreLady Colonels win South AAA
One word can describe the Copiah Lady Colonels fast pitch softball team during the regular season of 2011–dominant. Now, in post-season play they can be described in one other way – champions. The Lady Colonels swept through the South AAA tournament at Prep on Monday, defeating Parklane 7-0 in a winners’ bracket contest and then…
Read MoreRRF t-shirts still available
Fans of the Rockin’ Railroad Festival can now get a piece of memorabilia for this year’s even a little ahead of time. For the first time, the Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce, lead sponsor of the event, is selling t-shirts for the event at a low price of $15 each. “We’ve had folks ask us each…
Read MoreNelson featured author at Rockin’ Railroad
We are delighted to welcome Mrs. Alberta Nelson , a native of Hazlehurst, to the Rockin Railroad Festival presented by the Hazlehurst Chamber of Commerce, on Saturday, October 1. She is the author of “Incidents at Spitchley’s Crossing”, a story about unsolved murders in south Mississippi. Mrs. Nelson is a graduate of Jackson State University…
Read MoreColonels advance in South AAA tournament
Lady Colonels smash Lady Vols 11-1 in first game at South State By James Beasley The Copiah Academy Lady Colonels blasted the Starkville Academy Lady Volunteers 11-1 in their first game at the MAIS South State AAA Tournament in Flowood last Saturday. Meghan Johnson (15-3) held Starkville to just 3 hits, while teammate Kamryn Vanlandingham…
Read MoreColonels advance in South AAA tournament
Lady Colonels smash Lady Vols 11-1 in first game at South State By James Beasley The Copiah Academy Lady Colonels blasted the Starkville Academy Lady Volunteers 11-1 in their first game at the MAIS South State AAA Tournament in Flowood last Saturday. Meghan Johnson (15-3) held Starkville to just 3 hits, while teammate Kamryn Vanlandingham…
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