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Hazlehurst swept two conference games last week, winning both by narrow margins.  The Indians defeated Bailey 51-50 on Tuesday and then dropped rival Crystal Springs 77-70 in overtime on Friday night. The Indians trailed Crystal Springs 38-35 at halftime, but were able to even the score by the end of regulation at 68-68.  The Indians…

The Wesson Lady Cobras (18-11) tuned up for the district playoffs with a 57-49 whipping of the McLaurin Lady Tigers on senior night at the Pit in Wesson. Senior night was just another night for the young Lady Cobras as they said goodbye to no one on the squad.  All Lady Cobras will return next…

Terry Henson, son of Jimmy and Kris Henson of Wesson, accepted a scholarship offer to play football at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, a member of Division II-Heartland Conference and located in Goodwell, OK, last Wednesday.    Henson, 5’-11”, 170 lbs., was a starting linebacker for Wesson coach Tommy Clopton as a senior in 2007 during…

The Hazlehurst School District  Board of Trustees voted 3-2 to hire Karl Twyner as superintendent during last Wednesday evening’s special meeting. The board voted to offer Twyner a two year contract at a salary of $85,000, provided that he meet state standards and be bonded through the district’s bonding agency Zurich. The vote was split…

The long-awaited courthouse restoration project has begun in earnest. Construction crews are hard at work with demolition and asbestos removal during Friday’s meeting of the Copiah County Board of Supervisors. The majority of the demolition has been done, reported project architect Carl Nobles, and asbestos abatement was under way Friday and expected to finish up…

By Joe B. Coates Wesson area residents will be more protected by law enforcement than ever, thanks to recent action by the town’s Board of Aldermen to increase the number of full-time police officers from one to two.  During last Tuesday’s regular board meeting the board voted to hire Daniel Hutchinson, a law enforcement veteran…

The Hazlehurst Municipal Court has entered an Order which gives amnesty to those who have been found guilty in Hazlehurst Municipal Court and have past due fines. This one-time amnesty program will be given during the months of February, March, and April 2008. The Order, signed by Judge Shannon, provides that if a person who…

Hazlehurst City School District is still looking for a superintendent. The school board voted last week to offer a contract to an applicant for the position, after receiving recommendations from the Mississippi School Board Association’s search committee, but the board received word last week that the applicant declined to take the post. The board met…

Supervisors opened bids at Monday’s regular monthly meeting for a new fire tanker apparatus for the Georgetown Volunteer Fire Department. Southern Fire Equipment was the only bidder, at $236,235. Georgetown was awarded about $236,000 in grant funds from FEMA, with an additional five percent match from the state. The tanker will be built in the…