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During a rather brief meeting of the Copiah County Economic Development District’s Board of Trustees, current Executive Director Neil Honan announced his retirement today. The meeting was held at Co-Lin’s Thames Center. Honan, who is 70, thanked the many public and private organizations with which he has worked in the position since 2003. “Especially helpful…

Hazlehurst firemen responded to a report of a fire at Country Catfish and Steakhouse, which is nestled along the Hwy. 28 corridor, around 5:30 Monday morning.  A passerby notified 911 of smoke billowing from the building.When firefighters arrived, the discovered that a fire had burned most of the office and kitchen areas of the facility…

By Bonnie L. JacksonNews EditorThe Dodge Charger is still an issue of contention for the governing body in Hazlehurst as they sought to resolve the issue in their monthly board meeting on July 5.In a rather testy exchange, the mayor, the Board of Alderman and the city attorney discussed, yet again, the status of the…

A fire of unknown origin burned through a debris pile behind the Hazlehurst library on Wednesday afternoon.The debris had been collected and placed there by City of Hazlehurst Street Department workers over the course of a months and included broken furniture, construction materials and other things discarded by local homeowners.  Debris that was in a…

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The Copiah County Board of Supervisors has lifted the burn ban that had been in effect since June 3.  Recent rainfall and forecasts of more precipitation later this week prompted the action.

The Board of Supervisors on Friday recognized young resident Rustin Ferguson for landing a position on the Mississippi State high school rodeo team. Son of Rusty and Teresa Ferguson and an 11th grade homeschooled student of Crystal Springs,  Rustin will be competing with fellow teammates at Gillette, Wyoming from July 17-23 in the 63rd Annual…