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Alligator season ends as one of the best
2010 Mississippi Alligator Hunting Season ends with Record Harvest Jackson – The 2010 Mississippi Alligator Hunting Season on public waters concluded with record harvest levels. There were 224 alligators harvested – 132 in the Pearl River Zone and 92 in the Pascagoula River Zone – with a hunter success rate of 76 percent. Sixty-three alligators…
Read MoreState agencies prepping for statewide tornado drill
MEMA, NWS TO HOLD TORNADO DRILL OCT. 20 PEARL – The National Weather Service in Jackson will conduct a statewide tornado drill this month to make sure residents remember what to do and are prepared for tornadoes. The drill will take place at 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 20. The NWS will use the Routine Weekly…
Read MoreAlligator season ends as one of the best
2010 Mississippi Alligator Hunting Season ends with Record Harvest Jackson – The 2010 Mississippi Alligator Hunting Season on public waters concluded with record harvest levels. There were 224 alligators harvested – 132 in the Pearl River Zone and 92 in the Pascagoula River Zone – with a hunter success rate of 76 percent. Sixty-three alligators…
Read MoreChristmas parade set for December 4
The annual Hazlehurst Christmas parade is set for Saturday, December 4 at 2:00 in the afternoon. The Chamber of Commerce is again organizing and putting on the parade. The route will be exactly the same as in recent years, beginning at the First Baptist Church on Frost Street, winding north on Caldwell, then east on…
Read MoreChamber to hold annual fund-raiser on October 29
The cool, crisp autumn air in late October will be just right for an annual event that helps the Chamber fund various projects throughout the year. The annual fish fry, held in downtown Hazlehurst at the Byron Hidlgo Park pavilion on Ragsdale Avenue, is scheduled for Friday, October 29. The plates will be served from…
Read MoreCity board passes historic preservation ordinance
Property owners in the Hazlehurst historic district will have to get approval in the future before doing any extensive exterior renovations to their properties. The city aldermen on a 3 to 1 vote last Tuesday evening passed an historic preservation ordinance, with Alderman Richard Akin voting nay and Alderman Ron Sims absent. The action will…
Read MoreOne killed in wreck near Hazlehurst
Deputies from the Copiah County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a wreck that killed one person and injured three others on Monticello Road near Hazlehurst on Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff Harold Jones said the vehicles collided head on, but was unclear as to further details. Dakota May, 22 months old, was pronounced dead at the scene. Her…
Read MoreCopiah County under fire weather warning until further notice
County fire coordinator Ricky Stevens advises that all burning in Copiah County is prohibited until further notice as per a fire weather warning from the National Weather Service in Jackson. Click on the link to read more. http://www.weather.gov/alerts/ms.html#MSZ054.JANRFWJAN.153700
Read MoreFriday’s football scores
Friday September 24 Football Scores Aberdeen 40 Houston 0 Amory 27 Pontotoc 13 Baldwyn 26 Ripley 13 Bassfield 28 Collins 6 Belmont 45 Red Bay (AL) 11 Biggersville 29 Thrasher 7 Biloxi 41 Petal 38 Bogue Chitto 51 St. Aloysius 6 Brandon 42 Hattiesburg 14 Broad Street 44 Holly Springs 22 Bruce 43 Nettleton 13…
Read MoreFriday’s football scores
Friday September 24 Football Scores Aberdeen 40 Houston 0 Amory 27 Pontotoc 13 Baldwyn 26 Ripley 13 Bassfield 28 Collins 6 Belmont 45 Red Bay (AL) 11 Biggersville 29 Thrasher 7 Biloxi 41 Petal 38 Bogue Chitto 51 St. Aloysius 6 Brandon 42 Hattiesburg 14 Broad Street 44 Holly Springs 22 Bruce 43 Nettleton 13…
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