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Two county road projects to get under way soon
The Copiah County Board of Supervisors accepted the low bid of Dickerson and Bowen on the much-discussed overlay project for Carter Hill and Brown’s Wells Roads. The project has been planned for some time, but increases in costs raised the price of the project beyond the available funding. The board had delayed action on the…
Read MoreBody found in Pearl River
A body pulled from the Pearl River at Georgetown Monday morning has been sent to the State Crime Lab for an autopsy, Copiah County law enforcement officials report. The unidentified black male was found floating in the river by a fisherman Monday morning, reported Alan Faler, Georgetown Fire Chief. The badly decomposed body had apparently…
Read MorePrepare for severe weather threat
PEARL — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency warns residents to get ready for the threat of severe weather beginning Tuesday night as a strong, slow moving spring storm system moves through the state. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Jackson said that conditions are right for a powerful spring storm with an unusually long…
Read MoreBlackmon no longer school conservator
Friday was Stanley Blackmon’s last day as conservator of the Hazlehurst City School District. Blackmon was appointed by the state as conservator of the troubled school district last summer. The state took over operation of the district in May 2008. The state then abolished the school district and dismissed the school board members in January…
Read MoreExpansion of Juvenile Justice program planned
Dr. Janet Schriver, county cultural affairs director, introduced Bushwick Bill to the Copiah Conty Board of Supervisors. Bushwick Bill is a former gansta rapper who has since become a Christian. He will be working with the youth in the Crossroads Juvenile Justice program this summer. Bushwick Bill gained fame as a rapper in the group…
Read MoreCopiah County is Storm Ready
Pearl – Mississippi Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Womack announced today that another Mississippi county is StormReady. Copiah County had a ceremony last Tuesday morning to receive their recognition from the National Weather Service. Mississippi now has 25 StormReady designations including 13 communities, 11 counties and the University of Southern Mississippi. “We applaud the Copiah…
Read MoreBaseball Colonels 8-0 so far
If things keep going the way they are, the 2009 edition of the Copiah Academy baseball Colonels will do something special, like win ALL of their games. Through the first eight games of the season, Copiah has held three opponents scoreless and has limited three others to one run each. Overall, CA has given up…
Read MoreBaseball Colonels 8-0 so far
If things keep going the way they are, the 2009 edition of the Copiah Academy baseball Colonels will do something special, like win ALL of their games. Through the first eight games of the season, Copiah has held three opponents scoreless and has limited three others to one run each. Overall, CA has given up…
Read MoreHazlehurst mayor, three aldermen to face opposition
Two candidates filed qualifying papers by Friday’s deadline to run for the office of Mayor of Hazlehurst. Mayor Henry Banks will face challenger Chris Perkins in the primary election on May 5. Three of Hazlehurst’s five aldermen will face opponents in the primary. Alderman Frank Jones will seek re-election to his Ward 1 post. Also…
Read MoreWesson Alderman Greer will not seek another term
BY JOE B. COATES Ward 3 alderman Lura Greer has decided not to seek another term of office. She has served in the post since 1993 and will be concluding her fourth term this summer. In a letter to the board recently, Greer said that her health is preventing her from fulfilling her duties as…
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