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Cobras rebound, dominate Enterprise
BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson Cobras (6-1) entered Friday nights contest without quarterback Matt Smith at the helm, but got a yeoman’s effort from sophomore Jacob Fischer and a tremendous defensive performance by his teammates to escape the Enterprise Yellow Jackets (3-5) with 27-6 victory. The Cobras entered the game with several suspect questions needing…
Read MoreIndians find cure to ills in Wilkinson County
After battling with two of the strongest opponents in division 7-3A–and quite possibly the state–Hazlehurst ended a two-game skid in Woodville last Friday night, taking the homecoming game away from Wilkinson County, 54-30. The Indians put on an offensive show in taking a 34-6 halftime lead. Leviticus Cain started the Indians’ onslaught with a 65…
Read MoreParklane clips Copiah, 28-14
By James Beasley The Copiah Academy Colonels couldn’t overcome a slow start as they lost to the Parklane Academy Pioneers 28-14 last Friday night in McComb. CA took the opening kickoff and drove into Parklane territory, aided by an eight-yard pass completion from quarterback Ben Boone to Bryce Guess. The drive stalled there, and…
Read MoreCCSD responds to recent yearbook matters
The Copiah County School District, through its Superintendent of Education Ricky Clopton, has authorized the following response to matters raised in recent news reports regarding its yearbook photo policy: “We have had our legal counsel research the validity of the position of the School District on this matter. We are informed by counsel that this…
Read MoreFifth suspect in Co-Lin assault now in custody
WESSON – A fifth suspect has turned himself in to the Copiah County Sheriff’s Office in connection with the allegations of the sexual assault of a female student on Copiah-Lincoln Community College’s Wesson Campus. Jason West of Hazlehurst turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday in connection with the Oct. 6 incident. He is being…
Read MoreLoyd Star ‘one play better’ than Wesson
BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson Cobras (6-1) went to the wire with the #5 ranked 2-A rival Loyd Star Hornets (7-0) Thursday night in front of 3500+ fans only to have a disastrous possession in overtime to hand the Hornets a 27-21 victory. “They just made one more play than we did at the end,”…
Read MoreCopiah gets big win at Leake
By James Beasley The Copiah Academy Colonels exploded for 27 points in the first quarter and went on to whip the Leake Academy Rebels 37-14 in Madden last Friday night. The victory on a rain-soaked field was CA’s third consecutive win and improved the team’s record to 5-3 on the season, including 1-1 in…
Read MoreLoyd Star ‘one play better’ than Wesson
BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson Cobras (6-1) went to the wire with the #5 ranked 2-A rival Loyd Star Hornets (7-0) Thursday night in front of 3500+ fans only to have a disastrous possession in overtime to hand the Hornets a 27-21 victory. “They just made one more play than we did at the end,”…
Read MoreCopiah gets big win at Leake
By James Beasley The Copiah Academy Colonels exploded for 27 points in the first quarter and went on to whip the Leake Academy Rebels 37-14 in Madden last Friday night. The victory on a rain-soaked field was CA’s third consecutive win and improved the team’s record to 5-3 on the season, including 1-1 in…
Read MoreJohnson House secured for winter
JOHNSON HOUSE SECURED FOR WINTER – The Office of Cultural Affairs was awarded a $10,000 grant from MDA to support the Johnson House Restoration Project. The funds are being used to secure the house for the winter and to provide promotion monies to kick-off a fund raising campaign.
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