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BY JAMES BEASLEY The Copiah Academy soccer team got back to its winning ways, thrashing the Chamberlain Hunt Cadets 8-1 at Port Gibson and blanking the Brookhaven Academy Cougars there. CA’s Scotty Reese scored the first of his four goals against Chamberlain Hunt in the first minute of play.  He added another goal moments later…

BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson Cobras had two dates with tough competition last week in dropping a 70-37 decision to the 24-0 Hinds AHS War Dawgs at home and losing 47-40 on the road to the Saints of St. Andrew’s. The Cobras (16-10) could not keep up with the talented War Dawgs in Wesson and…

There will be a gathering of Democrats of Copiah County and surrounding areas at the Copiah County Fairgrounds in Gallman on Saturday, February 2, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The fairgrounds can be reached off Interstate 55 at Exit 65. The purpose of the meeting is to review the delegate selection plan of the…

Copiah County’s Board of Supervisors updated their road construction plans for the start of the new board term during last Tuesday’s recessed meeting. New funds are made available at the beginning of each board term, so the supervisors revised the list of programmed projects to meet the available funds. Using the Copiah County road map…

The board of trustees met briefly Thursday evening to discuss hiring a new superintendent for the Hazlehurst City School District. During a 45 minute closed session the board voted unanimously to tender a contract to Dr. Jerry Wayne Woods as superintendent of the Hazlehurst City School District for the 2007-2008 school year. Board president David…

Copiah County Economic Development District director Neil Honan is working on several projects that could bring great opportunities to the county over the next several months, his secretary, Brenda Harper, told the CCEDD Board of Trustees last week.  The board conducted its regular quarterly meeting last Wednesday in Honan’s abscence, while he has been recuperating…

The dedication of the Blues Trail marker recognizing Hazlehurst as the birthplace of Robert Johnson will begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday, January 31, at the Pavilion next to the Depot in downtown Hazlehurst. Blues fans around the world celebrate Robert Johnson as the King of the Delta Blues. Along with the dedication of Robert…

Six candidates have successfully qualified to run for a seat on the Hazlehurst City School District Board of Trustees. Incumbent Jesse Jones will face five opponents in the school board election on Saturday, March 1. On the ballot with Jones will be Rowan Torrey, Jonas Smith, Marvin Minor, Paul Rhodes, and Gloria Sandifer. For more…

Jackson – The large area of freezing rain and sleet forecast for the northern part of the state creates the potential for deadly heating fires. Mississippians are strongly urged to take extreme precautions in the heating methods they use. “These are the months when we see a spike in fire related deaths in the state…