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Copiah Academy jamboree schedule
Fans can catch a glimpse at this year’s team at the annual Colonel Football Jamboree on Thursday, August 11. Action gets underway at 5:00 PM and includes CA, MRA, ACCS, River Oaks, and Canton Academy. Copiah is scheduled to scrimmage Canton Academy at 6:10 and MRA at 7:55. SCHEDULE 5:00 p.m.- ACCS vs Canton 2 5:35…
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BY JAMES BEASLEY The Copiah Academy Colonels have already lost their starting quarterback, and football season hasn’t even begun. But CA head coach Scotty Cline, now in his fourth season at the helm, believes his team has what’s needed to overcome the loss of senior signal-caller Devin Harper, who suffered a broken leg and fractured…
Read MoreNearly half of registered voters participate in primaries
Circuit Clerk Edna Stevens said today that a higher number of voters cast votes in last week’s primary elections. The total between Democrat and Republicans was 9,025, as certified by both parties’ executive committees late last week. By comparison, in 2007, a little under 8,000 cast votes in the primary elections. Copiah County includes nearly…
Read MorePrimary election results–UPDATE
UPDATE The Official Recapitulation of Tuesday’s Democratic primary has been completed. Only one race was affected enough to change the unofficial outcome. The race is for District 1 Supervisor, currently held by Earl Dixon. The official vote total showed Dixon with 872 of the 1,789 votes cast, or 48.7%. Challenger Billy Tanner, Sr. garnered 503…
Read MoreCannon receives MACJC academic awards
Cannon receives MACJC academic awardsWESSON – Copiah-Lincoln Community College soccer standout Britney Cannon of Wesson has earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) honors for her achievement in the classroom during the 2010-11 season. Eighteen Co-Lin student-athletes received recognition.“We are proud of our accomplishments on the field, but are especially proud of our…
Read MoreMid-Morning primary election update
Mid-Morning Party Primary Election Update Jackson, MS— The August 2, 2011 Party Primary Election is today (Tuesday, August 02, 2011). These elections are conducted by the respective parties. As of the time of this release, our Agency has been notified of the following issues statewide regarding the opening of the Party Primary Election: · Voting…
Read MoreTeen convicted of murder
Lester Levon Parker, Jr. will spend the rest of his natural life in prison for killing his step grandfather on January 23, 2011 so said a jury on last Wednesday.The jury deliberated less than an hour before returning the guilty of murder verdict. The jury had to two options murder and manslaughter. Parker slumped over…
Read MoreBREAKING NEWS: Authorities investigating another north Copiah murder
Local law enforcement is investigating the second murder in the northern Copiah County area in the past week.On Tuesday morning, Larry Mazie, 29, of Crystal Springs, was found dead in his home with gun shot wounds to his upper body.Sheriff Harold Jones said that his office was searching for a “person of interest” and that…
Read MoreWoman charged with murder in throat slashing
One woman is dead and another is in jail after an altercation at a yard party in Crystal Springs turned violent this Saturday. According to Sheriff Harold Jones, “Currin L. Hardy, a 45 year-old black woman, was at a yard party at 1018 Byrd Lane when she was alledgedly attacked by Tonya Taylor, 41, of…
Read MoreCannon receives MACJC academic awards
Cannon receives MACJC academic awardsWESSON – Copiah-Lincoln Community College soccer standout Britney Cannon of Wesson has earned Mississippi Association of Community and Junior Colleges (MACJC) honors for her achievement in the classroom during the 2010-11 season. Eighteen Co-Lin student-athletes received recognition.“We are proud of our accomplishments on the field, but are especially proud of our…
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