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Copiah 9’s win state DYB championship!
BY BUDDY BROCK AND LUANNE EVANS Copiah County’s 9-year-old Dixie Youth Baseball All Star Team won the Mississippi State Championship Tournament in Hattiesburg this past week. The tournament was played at the multi-million dollar Larry Doleac Dixie Youth Complex. This was historic in the fact that no other Copiah County team has ever accomplished this…
Read MoreCounty prepares for future airport expansion
A number of routine housekeeping matters were handled in the recessed meeting last Tuesday of the Copiah County Board of Supervisors. Drawdown of Mississippi Department of Transportation grant funds for construction work at the Copiah County Airport was approved. Letters notifying property owners adjacent to the Copiah County Airport that the airport could be expanding…
Read MoreCarroll Hood appointed to Oil and Gas Board
Attorney General Jim Hood has appointed local businessman Carroll V. Hood to the Miss. State Oil and Gas Board for a four-year term. The appointment could be confirmed by the Senate as soon as next week. “The employees of the oil and gas board are looking forward to working with him because he is knowledgable…
Read MoreGospel festival to kick off with parade
BY LACEY STEWARD The Copiah County Gospel Festival will kick off this Saturday with a Youth Explosion Parade. We, the churches, leaders and supporters of Copiah want to showcase our youths as they rally for Christ. Our theme for the Parade is “Cycling for Christ,” (Christian Youths Campaigning for Lives In the Next Generation). We…
Read MoreBack to school
Summer vacation is almost over already as kids (and parents) prepare for the start of school next week. HAZLEHURST SCHOOLS Classes will begin for the new school year in Hazlehurst City School District on Wednesday, August 6. High school students should be at school by 7:50, lower elementary (k-4) by 7:55, and upper elementary (grades…
Read MoreCopiah 7’s all-stars complete post-season run
Copiah 9’s all-starts headed to state DYB tourney
BY TREY CHAPMAN A team of scrappy 9-year-old baseball all-stars from Copiah County is making history by becoming the first such county team to advance to the state Dixie Youth Tournament. The journey began on June 23, 2008, in the District 6 North Sub-district tournament in Wesson with a four team tournament for the right…
Read MoreCopiah 7’s all-stars complete post-season run
Copiah 9’s all-starts headed to state DYB tourney
BY TREY CHAPMAN A team of scrappy 9-year-old baseball all-stars from Copiah County is making history by becoming the first such county team to advance to the state Dixie Youth Tournament. The journey began on June 23, 2008, in the District 6 North Sub-district tournament in Wesson with a four team tournament for the right…
Read MoreLibrary testing public interest in using high speed internet for online distance learning
From August-December 2008, Copiah-Jefferson Regional Library (CJRL) and the Copiah County Board of Supervisors will be co-sponsoring a pilot program to test the public’s interest in using the library’s high speed internet and technical equipment for online distance learning. The pilot program will be offered to any area resident participating in a college level or…
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