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Youthful Lady Cobras look for experience
BY BRADLEY CROWThe Wesson Lady Cobras enter the 2007-2008 season with loads of untapped potential and a head coach that is cautiously optimistic that experience will yield success on the hardwood for Wesson.“This group could be a pleasant surprise this year,” commented Lady Cobra head coach Hugh Webb. “I feel this group of girls will…
Read MoreWesson boys hoops bring excitement in 2007
BY BRADLEY CROWCoach Ron Kessler fully believes that the 2007-2008 version of Wesson Cobra basketball will be loaded with tons of excitement and soaring potential.“This is the most close-knit group of guys I’ve coached since I’ve been here,” commented the Cobra coach. “There is not a selfish bone in any of them and that gives…
Read MoreCobras wrap up Region 6-2A runner-up spot
BY BRADLEY CROW The Wesson Cobras clinched the runner-up spot in Region 6-2A after the St. Andrews Saints defeated the St. Joe Bruins 35-7 Friday evening. This gives the #2 seed Cobras a home date this Friday against Scott Central who will represent the #3 seed from Region 5. Scott Central defeated Lake 34-24 to…
Read MoreColonels escape Hattiesburg with overtime win
BY TREY CHAPMAN The only score in the turnover-plagued first half came just before halftime. Copiah turned in a 9 play, 69-yard drive that ended with a 12 yard strike from QB Daniel Sims to WR Hunter Greer with 40 seconds before halftime. PK Richard Henley nailed the PAT for Copiah’s 7-0 halftime advantage. PCS…
Read MoreTigers schock Indians
Homestanding Crystal Springs shocked arch-rival Hazlehurst with a smash-mouth, 14 – 9 victory in front of a standing-room-only crowd Friday night. The win, coupled with Collins’ 34 – 6 defeat of Richland, earned the Tigers a trip to the playoffs for the second straight year.In a game made for heroes, it all came down to…
Read MoreEmergency generator purchased
The county board received two bids Monday on a portable emergency generator, to be paid for using grant funds. The low bid of $39,240 was accepted from Taylor Power System. The board also authorized advertisement for bids on an emergency generator for the courthouse. The architect was consulted before specifications were prepared to make sure…
Read MoreSign up for Christmas parade
The Hazlehurst Christmas parade committee is happy to announce that Dorothy Moore will be the grand marshal for the 2007 Christmas parade. Also, photos will be taken with Mr. and Mrs. Santa at the Depot. There will be a small fee for the photos in which you will have several sizes to choose from. The…
Read MoreGeorgetown chlorine leak stopped quickly
No one was injured Thursday morning when a chlorine tank developed a leak in a Georgetown storage facility. A hazardous materials response team was called to the site according to the town’s procedures for this type of emergency, reports Alan Faler, but the leak was stopped before they arrived. Faler is the chief of the…
Read MorePlayoffs begin Friday
Wesson Cobras will host the first round playoffs Friday night, November 9, at 7 p.m. against Scott Central in Stone Stadium at Co-Lin. Advanced tickets go on sale Thursday and Friday at the high school office from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The price of tickets is $7.Hazlehurst High School will host the first round…
Read More‘Well-dressed bank robber’ pleads guilty
BY JOE B. COATES The man who made a name for himself as the ‘Well-dressed Robber” has plead guilty to a local bank robbery that occurred on March 27, 2007. Scott Meece, an attorney from Hammond, LA, plead guilty in federal court Tuesday, October 30, to one count of armed robbery and one count of…
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