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City hires new fire chief
The Hazlehurst Board of Aldermen hired Gabriel Harvey as city fire chief during the regular monthly session. Harvey will take up the new post on June 1. The board also hired Lee Bradford and Devin Gary as full time fire fighters. Aric Mueller was moved from full time to part time fire fighter. Garage door…
Read MoreWeather sirens to be placed at schools
Emergency Management Director Randle Drane received approval to go ahead with the installation of $80,000 worth of weather alert sirens at six schools in the county. Mitigation grant funding has been reduced to a five percent match by participating counties allowing Copiah to participate at a total cost of $4,000. The sirens will be activated…
Read MoreState expected to take over Hazlehurst schools
The Mississippi Board of Education decided Friday morning that the state should take over management of the Hazlehurst City School District. The state board determined that “an extreme situation exists in the Hazlehurst City School District which jeopardizes the safety, security, and educational interests of the children enrolled in the schools in the District and…
Read MoreSlab poured for t-hangar at Copiah Airport
The concrete slab was poured for the new t-hangar at the Copiah County Airport in Gallman. The t-hangar is expected to be complete and ready to house aircraft this summer.
Read MoreRelay raises $24,000 for fight against cancer
The Copiah County Relay For Life moved to a new location this year, but some things never change. A strong base of committed volunteers continue to make the American Cancer Society’s signature fundraising event a success no matter where it is located. The Copiah County teams raised $24,000 this year. The total was $23,986 according…
Read MoreSuperintendent’s advisory council holds first meeting
New Superintendent of Hazlehurst City Schools Karl Twyner has formed an advisory council made up of teachers, parents, and community leaders.
Read MoreScholarship winner to perform at Blues Jam
Crystal Springs singer to spend summer in Boston on full scholarship Kendra Savage, 21, a resident of Crystal Springs, received a full scholarship to attend Berklee College of Music’s Five-Week Summer Performance Program, July 12-August 15, in Boston. The scholarship from the world’s largest college for contemporary music education was the grand prize for…
Read MoreCemetery access project to move forward with grant funds
Vera Johnson Collins of the Tommy Johnson Blues Foundation met with Supervisors May 5 to inform them that funding has been received for purchase of access to the Warm Springs Cemetery and erecting appropriate gates and fences in the County Line Community north of Crystal Springs. Warm Springs is the burial place of blues great…
Read MoreWesson approves cable TV resolution
By Joe B. Coates ([email protected]) Wesson aldermen voted Tuesday night during the board’s regular monthly meeting to allow the town’s current cable television provider to abandon service on June 1 . Bailey Cable, who built the town’s current system and has been the sole provider for over 20 years, has agreed to provide its 120…
Read MoreLady Wolves win Region 23 title
CLINTON – The Copiah-Lincoln Community College Lady Wolves captured the 2008 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Region 23 Championship by defeating the Hinds Community College Lady Eagles 3-1 in the title game at Traceway Park in Clinton, Ms. The Lady Eagles (34-20) defeated the Mississippi Gulf Coast Lady Bulldogs 5-4 earlier in the day…
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