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Fly-in draws huge crowd to CC Airport
BY BONNIE L. JACKSONNEWS EDITOR Great was the word for the day on Saturday. And, Sam Ellett, Director of the Copiah County Airport got exactly what he hoped for with his first fly-in. The weather was great. A balmy 74 degree temperature and high clouds gave pilots a perfect reason to fly the planes in…
Read MoreLady Wolves sweep Heartland
Lady Wolves sweep Heartland 2-1, 13-0 WESSON – The No. 10 ranked Lady Wolves swept a doubleheader from the Heartland (IL) Lady Hawks 2-1 and 13-0. Co-Lin will play in the Northeast Tournament in Booneville on Friday and Saturday. Co-Lin 2, Heartland 1 Haley Sones’ first inning 2-run home run in the first inning was…
Read MoreSupervisor Districts will see slight changes after census
BY BONNIE L. JACKSON NEWS EDITORThe Copiah County Board of Supervisors approved hiring the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District (CMPDD) to direct them in drawing the new district lines during last Friday’s meeting. The task comes as a result of the 2010 Census. District Two has the largest population at 6,492, a growth rate…
Read MoreLady Wolves win state
WESSON – The Co-Lin Lady Wolves defeated the Jones County Lady Bobcats 85-77 to claim the MACJC Women’s Basketball State Championship in front of a packed house in Mullen Gymnasium. The Lady Wolves will play the Holmes Lady Bulldogs in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament at A.E. Wood Coliseum on the campus of Mississippi College…
Read MorePhotos from this week’s baseball games
Lady Wolves sweep Heartland
Lady Wolves sweep Heartland 2-1, 13-0 WESSON – The No. 10 ranked Lady Wolves swept a doubleheader from the Heartland (IL) Lady Hawks 2-1 and 13-0. Co-Lin will play in the Northeast Tournament in Booneville on Friday and Saturday. Co-Lin 2, Heartland 1 Haley Sones’ first inning 2-run home run in the first inning was…
Read MoreLady Wolves win state
WESSON – The Co-Lin Lady Wolves defeated the Jones County Lady Bobcats 85-77 to claim the MACJC Women’s Basketball State Championship in front of a packed house in Mullen Gymnasium. The Lady Wolves will play the Holmes Lady Bulldogs in the NJCAA Region 23 Tournament at A.E. Wood Coliseum on the campus of Mississippi College…
Read MoreMany qualify as candidates for local offices
According to Circuit Clerk Edna E. Stevens, the following candidates have qualified as of March 1 for the following county offices:SHERIFF: Harold L. Jones (D) (i); Ellis Denver Howell, Jr. (R); Jimmy D. Strong (I); John R. Goza (D); and James Jefferson, Jr. (D).CHANCERY CLERK: Steve Amos (D) (i); Eddie Stanley Virgil (D).CIRCUIT CLERK: Edna…
Read MoreGood news for Entergy customers
Entergy Mississippi Customers’ Bills Likely to Remain Level through June Second quarter rates are 25 percent lower than national average Customers of Entergy Mississippi, Inc. will likely see little change in their electric bills from April through June. The company recently submitted its routine quarterly fuel adjustment to the staff of the Mississippi…
Read MoreIndian trio signs with Braves
Hazlehurst football coach and athletic director Todd McDaniel joined three of his student-athletes and their parents at a Signing Day event in the Hazlehurst High School Media Center on Tuesday. The three students all signed letters – of – intent to attend Alcorn State University beginning in the fall on a football scholarship. The three…
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