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Wesson 12 all stars win sub-district
BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson 12 year old All-Stars won the District 6 North Sub-District Tournament Monday night in Natchez by defeating the host team 8-2 and capping off an undefeated tournament sweep. Wesson hurler Landon Nettles threw his second gem of the tournament for Wesson, this time a two-hitter, after one-hitting the Lincoln…
Read MoreBlackmon to focus on children, not adults
BY JOE B. COATES The state superintendent of education, Hank Bounds, held a brief meeting to introduce the permanent conservator to stakeholders, teachers and students of the Hazlehurst City School District last Thursday. The district has failed 37 of the 38 criteria to remain under local control, according to Bounds, and has officially been placed…
Read MoreSchool board purchases liability insurance locally
The Copiah County School Board in recessed session June 18 purchased various liability insurance coverage for the district from the low bidder, Old South Insurance, in the premium amount of $111,132. In other action, the following were employed: Tyrone Haley CSHS teacher, Saraah Belton CSHS teacher, Jane Taylor CSHS teacher, Siedia Woods CSMS teacher, Jeremy…
Read MoreSchool district finalizing budget
The restructuring of the Hazlehurst School District should speed up once the budget is finalized, state officials told the crowd at the Hazlehurst School Board meeting Monday morning. Thus far since the state takeover the conservators have been getting a handle on the situation in the district, but once they know what the budget will…
Read MoreNatural gas storage project seeks permission from MDEQ to proceed
The Copiah County Board of Supervisors was notified at their recessed meeting June 24 that Copiah Storage LLC, Copiah Natural Gas Storage Facility located at Ferguson Lane in Hazlehurst, has applied to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality for permitting that will enable the company to proceed with creating a natural gas storage facility in…
Read MorePatriotism on display in Wesson
BY VINOD KANNU Marvin Haffner, a resident of Wesson and owner of Haffner’s Barber Shop, believes in and loves America to his very core. A military man of sixteen years—four in the U.S. Air Force and twelve in the Air Force Reserve—his patriotic roots run deep into the history of our country. Several of his…
Read MoreHazlehurst Dixie Darlings take first place in tourney
Hazlehurst Dixie Darlings take first place in tourney
Town meeting Thursday with state superintendent
The public is invited to attend a town meeting on Thursday, June 26, at 6 p.m. at the Hazlehurst High School gym. Dr. Hank Bounds, State Superintendent of Education will conduct the meeting. He will discuss the state’s conservatorship over the Hazlehurst City School District and introduce personnel to public.
Read MoreState names new conservator
Stanley Blackmon will take over as conservator of the Hazlehurst City School District on July 1, according to action taken Friday by the State Board of Education. Blackmon comes to Hazlehurst after retiring as principal of Lanier High School, a position he has held since 2004. He has a reputation as a troubleshooter, having led…
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