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Wesson crowned 6-2A champs
The Wesson Cobras earned the district championship of division 6-2A Monday evening off the baseball field. The Cobras were notified by Ennis Proctor, Director of the Mississippi High School Activities Association, that they were the district champs due to Madison St. Joseph’s use of an ineligible player. The Cobras, who thought they would be…
Read MoreWesson crowned 6-2A champs
The Wesson Cobras earned the district championship of division 6-2A Monday evening off the baseball field. The Cobras were notified by Ennis Proctor, Director of the Mississippi High School Activities Association, that they were the district champs due to Madison St. Joseph’s use of an ineligible player. The Cobras, who thought they would be…
Read MoreCounty set to spend $1.5 million on industrial park
Supervisors in their recessed meeting April 10 set in motion two programs which will mean over $1.5 million in updates to the Gallman Industrial Park. A previously announced plan to improve the Advance Auto Parts road and provide a new entrance to the Gallman Park is nearing reality. A portion of the grant will come…
Read MoreCopiah County LEPC Chapter to meet Tuesday
The Copiah County LEPC chapter is scheduled to meet Tuesday, April 15, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. at the Copiah County Multi-Purpose Bldg, located in Gallman, Mississippi. The committee will discuss an update to the county’s evacuation plans and ways to further develop the Evacuation Committee. Law enforcement officers, school representatives, medical field members and others…
Read MoreRailroad safety blitz planned for Hazlehurst
JACKSON, MISS., Monday, April 14, 2008– The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) would like to announce a railroad blitz scheduled to take place in Hazlehurst on April 16, 2008. The Hazlehurst blitz will take place near the railroad tracks at the intersection of Frost and Georgetown Streets. Dozens of motorists in Copiah County will receive safety…
Read MoreCountywide Cleanup Day is Saturday, April 12
Copiah County citizens are urged to clean up their cities on Saturday, April 12, as part of Keep Copiah County Cleans spring clean up campaign. Dumpsters will be located in our municipalities of Hazlehurst, Wesson, Crystal Springs, and Georgetown. They will also be located at the rural volunteer fire departments for convenient trash disposal. Trash…
Read MoreNew Street to remain closed in Wesson
By Joe Buck Coates During last Tuesday’s regular monthly board meeting, Wesson aldermen took action to keep a street closed that currently isn’t a street but is part of the original town plat, and therefore the town’s property. New Street, which would be located off of West Street, was voted to be opened by the…
Read MoreNew fire trucks arrive for Smyrna and Hopewell
New fire trucks for Hopewell and Smyrna Volunteer Fire Departments arrived and were inspected by supervisors at their meeting April 7. Funding of the units came from AFG grants with the county providing a ten percent match which is reimbursed by the state. Hopewell’s tanker/pumper from Ferrara Equipment cost $219,815 and Smyrna’s vacuum tanker from…
Read MoreHazlehurst seeks new fire chief
The City of Hazlehurst is currently advertising for a new fire chief and two full time fire fighters. The board of aldermen voted to terminate the current fire chief Chris Pendleton and appoint an interim during the regular April meeting. Alderman Shirley Sandifer voted against the terminatio and Alderman Frank Jones abstained from the vote.…
Read MoreWesson has best tasting water in Mississippi
Officials at the Mississippi Rural Water Association have found the best-tasting water in the State of Mississippi. On March, 26 2008, the winner of a state-wide competition was announced in an effort to identify the tastiest rural water in the state and, participants hope, in the nation. Small and rural water utilities from around the…
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