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Jury acquits four accused of rape
A Copiah County jury deliberated for a little over seven hours today and found four men not guilty in a case involving an alleged rape of a female Co-Lin student last fall.Cameron Clark,19, Damonte Glover,19, Justin Sandifer and Jason West, both 26 were all tried in the case.The 17-year-old freshman female alleged that the four…
Read MoreJury acquits four accused of rape
A Copiah County jury deliberated for a little over seven hours today and found four men not guilty in a case involving an alleged rape of a female Co-Lin student last fall.Cameron Clark,19, Damonte Glover,19, Justin Sandifer and Jason West, both 26 were all tried in the case.The 17-year-old freshman female alleged that the four…
Read MorePotter Building razed
An infamous Wesson landmark has been razed at its location on Highway 51 north, but remains etched in the memories of many long-time Wesson residents and former workers at the plant. The old Potter Company building, which had been moth-balled since the mid-1990’s, no longer exists, thanks to crews mauling the property with heavy equipment…
Read MoreFootball teams in preseason
BY BRADLEY CROW Football practice throughout the county has started for the 2010 year and the biggest concern is not middle linebackers and great quarterbacks as the season kicks off. The major concern is the sweltering Mississippi heat and its above 100 degree temperatures and heat indexes closing in on 120 degrees. This can cause…
Read MoreFootball teams in preseason
BY BRADLEY CROW Football practice throughout the county has started for the 2010 year and the biggest concern is not middle linebackers and great quarterbacks as the season kicks off. The major concern is the sweltering Mississippi heat and its above 100 degree temperatures and heat indexes closing in on 120 degrees. This can cause…
Read MoreColonels host annual jamboree
Copiah Academy’s annual football jamboree will begin at 5:00 Thursday evening. Five teams will be making the trip to Gallman–East Rankin, Madison Ridgeland, Adams Christian, River Oaks and CenLa. All six teams will play two quarters each. Copiah faces CenLA at 5:30, followed by MRA at approximately 8:30. The weather forecast calls for a moderate…
Read MoreColonels host annual jamboree
Copiah Academy’s annual football jamboree will begin at 5:00 Thursday evening. Five teams will be making the trip to Gallman–East Rankin, Madison Ridgeland, Adams Christian, River Oaks and CenLa. All six teams will play two quarters each. Copiah faces CenLA at 5:30, followed by MRA at approximately 8:30. The weather forecast calls for a moderate…
Read MoreLegislative redistricting hearing to be held in Oxford
Public Hearing on Legislative Redistricting Scheduled for Aug. 19 in Fulton Chapel OXFORD, Miss. – The University of Mississippi is hosting a state Senate Elections Committee hearing on legislative redistricting Aug. 19. The public is invited to attend and participate in the discussion, which begins at 6 p.m. in Fulton Chapel. A series of…
Read MorePolice ask for prompt reporting of crimes
The length of time between the crime and the report to the police department in some cases has hampered efforts by police investigators to solve the crimes in a timely fashion. “After we ran the article in last week’s paper, we found out about two more auto burglaries that occurred in the area along…
Read MoreCopiah County to pursue next round of HOME grant
A new round of funds will be available in the next budget year for the HOME grants, a housing rehabilitation program which will replace substandard housing for a few families in a qualifying neighborhood. Copiah County has participated in this program in the past but missed out on funding in the previous round. The board…
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