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Wide variety of vendors lined up for Tomato Festival
The 14th annual Tomato Festival activities are set to begin Friday, June 26 at 6 p.m. with the crowning of the Tomato Queen at the gazebo in Railroad Park and the Junior Auxiliary’s BBQ and Blue Jeans event immediately afterwards. Jeff Haliczer’s hot air balloon “Off the Wall” will “glow” Friday, weather permitting. Judges will…
Read MoreDonate electric fans to elderly, shut-ins
Summer is here and it’s hot. Aldermen Daryl McMillian and Dr. Rick Akin need your help in providing electric fans for our elderly and shut-ins. Fans in good working condition may be dropped off at the police station. Cash donations are also being accepted from individuals, as well as businesses and churches around the city.…
Read MoreCounty seeks HOME grant
The Copiah County Board of Supervisors authorized publication of the necessary notices required by the HOME grant program during Monday’s recessed session. The HOME program is designed to create affordable housing for low income families who currently own homes that are in need of rehabilitation. The grant program will build new homes for up to…
Read MoreJune is National Homeownership Month
Local elected officials and realtors joined Rural Development in celebrating June as National Homeownership Month. Mayor Henry Banks signed a proclamation to that effect last week which reads in part: “Homeownership has been a key feature of our way of life since America’s earliest days. Important qualities of character develop with the ownership of a…
Read MoreDan Jones named Ole Miss chancellor
OXFORD, Miss. – Dr. Daniel W. Jones, vice chancellor for health affairs and dean of the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, was named the 16th chief executive officer of Ole Miss by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning. Announced after a series of meetings…
Read MoreCounty’s new t-hangar nearly finished
The final inspection of the new t-hangar at the Copiah County Airport should take place this week, the airport engineer told the board of supervisors last Wednesday. The power was hooked up Wednesday and the contractors expected to be finished on Friday, reported Mike Corkern of Airport Development Group. The long-awaited t-hangar should be ready…
Read MoreDavid Drum is Officer of the Year
Sheriff’s deputy David Drum has been presented the Officer of the Year award in recognition of his saving the life of a Dentville Road resident. Drum’s report on the incident notes that he was on patrol on the Old Natchez Road when Emergency Management notified of a non-responsive, non-breathing male. Even though Hardy Wilson ambulance…
Read MoreGeorgetown mayor re-elected
Robert W. Windom, Jr., will serve another term as Mayor of Georgetown. He defeated opponent Edna Moody 76 to 35 in Tuesday’s general election. Serving as aldermen for the term beginning July 1 will be Faye Berry, Jeff Craft, Sheila Childers, William Russell DuBose, and Robert Haynes. These five candidates earned more votes than Angela…
Read MorePermanent curbside garbage containers must be removed in Hazlehurst
The Hazlehurst Board of Aldermen amended the zoning ordinance by eliminating all permanent curbside garbage containers for health and aesthetic reasons. The action allows 60 days for the removal of those already in place. If not removed, the Street Department will remove them. The board approved the action on a 4-1 vote with Alderman Frank…
Read MoreGrand jury returns 31 indictments
The Copiah County Grand Jury has released the following interim report for the March term of court. “To: Honorable Lamar Pickard, Circuit Judge: “We, the Grand Jury, duly elected, summoned, empaneled, sworn and charged in and for the March term of the Circuit Court of Copiah County, Mississippi, having been in session for two days…
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