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WESSON-CABLE UPDATE: Possible short-term solution reached
According to an email message from Wesson mayor Alton Shaw that arrived here today, Wednesday, April 30, Bailey Cable has “tentatively agreed to leave the system on…until June 1.” No official agreement has been reached, but both entities have been working on the legalities to continue cable service in Wesson at least for another month.…
Read MoreCobras use long ball to take series, advance
BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson Cobras (19-8) used big sticks to bomb the Clarkdale Bulldogs out of the playoffs Monday evening with a 9-5 victory.The Cobras hit four homeruns in the deciding third game of the series. The young Cobras fell behind 2-0 early on, but senior pitcher Jonathan Grace belted a solo shot to…
Read More‘Cardiac’ Colonels beat Saints, lead Centreville 1-0
BY JAMES BEASLEY Copiah Academy has taken a 1-0 series lead over Centreville Academy in the third round of the MPSA AA playoffs after a 17-4 win in Centreville on Monday evening. The Colonels scattered 8 hits over 7 innings and were aided by 7 Tiger errors. Leading 7-4 after three innings, Copiah scored 10…
Read MoreRepublican convention this Saturday
Republicans to hold precinct caususes and county convention Alton Funchess, chairman of the Copiah County Republican Party, invites all interested Republican voters to participate in their precinct caucuses at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 26. The caucuses will be held at the voter’s usual voting place and every registered voter who considers themselves to…
Read MoreRegional jail authorization lost in Senate
Copiah Supervisors received word at their recessed meeting April 21 that the authorization for a new group of regional jails was lost in the waning moments of the legislative session in the Mississippi Senate. Plans are to reapply for the next round of jail authorizations according to Sheriff Harold Jones. A letter was received during…
Read MoreOperation Lifesaver blitzes Hazlehurst
MDOT Rails Division representatives handed out information about crossing safety to local drivers at the Frost Street railroad crossing last Wednesday in downtown Hazlehurst. Monica Ramsey, James Cushman, Daniel Johnson, William Spell, Allen Stringer, and state coordinator Kimbler Sloan were in town to promote MDOT’s Operation Lifesaver – Look, Listen and Live blitz. The blitzes…
Read MoreWesson, Bailey Cable at odds
BY JOE COATES Wesson aldermen met briefly during a recessed meeting last Thursday to discuss the town’s cable television contract. Bailey Cable, the town’s contractural cable provider, has failed to meet certain conditions of their latest contract, forcing the town to take action, possibly leading to bringing in a new provider, according to mayor Alton…
Read MoreCity hires two in brief session
BY JOE COATES Jerry Tobias was hired as a full-time firefighter, and Chandra Cooper was hired as a dispatcher during a very brief meeting of the Hazlehurst Board of Aldermen last Wednesday afternoon. Present were aldermen Frank Jones, Buster Pickering and Shirley Sandifer, along with mayor Henry Banks. Absent were aldermen Daryl McMillian and Dr.…
Read MoreCobras march on in 2A playoffs
BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson Cobras (16-7) put the finishing touches on a 1st round playoff sweep by disposing of the Philadelphia Tornadoes 9-0 on Monday afternoon in front of a packed house of Cobra faithful and punch their ticket to a second round matchup with Clarkdale. Coach Hugh Knight’s top-seeded and Division 6-2A champion…
Read MoreCobras march on in 2A playoffs
BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson Cobras (16-7) put the finishing touches on a 1st round playoff sweep by disposing of the Philadelphia Tornadoes 9-0 on Monday afternoon in front of a packed house of Cobra faithful and punch their ticket to a second round matchup with Clarkdale. Coach Hugh Knight’s top-seeded and Division 6-2A champion…
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