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Residents of the Town of Wesson will still have one of the lowest tax burdens in the county come December. The town’s Board of Aldermen voted 5-0 to keep millage rates the same–for the eighteenth consecutive year–at last Tuesday’s regular monthly meeting. “I think it says a lot about the way we do business,” mayor…

Students in the Copiah County School District missed one day of class due to bad weather following Hurricane Gustav last Tuesday, but class was back in session on Wednesday. The rain was steadily coming down outside while the school board met for its regular monthly session Sept. 2. The board handled routine housekeeping and personnel…

The Hazlehurst Board of Aldermen adopted a long-awaited comprehensive plan and updated zoning ordinance during Tuesday’s regular September meeting. The board also appointed five citizens to a new Zoning Commission: Jim Brewer, Charlie Kemp, Ron Sims, Andy Patel, and Annette Hill. No public comment was heard during the hearing on the 2008-2009 budget. The board…

2008 Schedule & Results  8/22 Bowling Green 42     CA 0 8/29 Leake 29    CA 8 9/5  Copiah 8   Brookhaven 6 9/12 Oak Forest 19 Copiah 13 2OT 9/19 Copiah 48  Hillcrest 7 9/26 Copiah 14 Wayne 0 10/3 Copiah 35 Prentiss Christian School 12 10/10 Copiah 18 Riverfield 15 10/17 Simpson 42 Copiah 0…

August 29 Wesson 28   Prentiss 21 September 5 Wesson 33 Richland 25 September 12  Wesson 6 Sumrall 28 September 19 Wesson 35 Loyd Star 10 September 26 Wesson 38 Enterprise 31 October 3 St. Andrews 28 Wesson 17 October 10 Wesson 33 St. Joe 14 October 17 Hinds AHS 39 Wesson 14 October 24  Wesson…

About 100 trees were downed by Gustav in Copiah County, estimates emergency management agency director Randle Drane. The worst of the storm should be gone Tuesday afternoon, but rainy conditions will probably continue for the rest of the week. Copiah County’s shelters housed a total of 1,625 evacuees over the weekend. Officials in New Orleans…

PEARL —  The following are the most recent updates reported to MEMA about how Hurricane Gustav.. Curfews: • Harrison County is enforcing a “strict” curfew until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Harrison County Emergency Management Director Rupert Lacy said the curfew will be re-evaluated in the Tuesday and could be extended. • Hancock County is also enforcing…

Hurricane Gustav is expected to make landfall on the Louisiana coast in the early afternoon Monday, Labor Day. Copiah County supervisors, city officials, and emergency personnel met Sunday afternoon to discuss preparations for the storm as well as a 3:30 p.m. conference call with the National Weather Service. At that time Gustav was moving northwest…