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Voters will return to the polls on Tuesday, November 6, for the 2007 general election. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.The Copiah County Circuit Clerk’s office, located in the courthouse, will be open on Saturday, November 3, from 8 a.m. until noon for absentee voting.Most of Copiah County’s local races were…

Nominations are invited for the Good Citizen Award sponsored by the Wesson Chamber of Commerce. The Good Citizen Award will be presented to a person of high moral standards and integrity who has made an outstanding contribution to Wesson and the surrounding community through one or more of the following: 1. Coordinating a worthwhile project…

Hazlehurst Police are seeking help from the public in solving two business burglaries that occurred over the weekend. Sometime Sunday night or Monday morning, someone broke into the Sonic Drive-In and the Dollar General Store on Highway 28 West. An unknown suspect made entry and got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, reports police…

Copiah County’s Board of Supervisors were advised that enforcement of floodplain regulations must be improved in the county or citizens stand to lose flood insurance coverage and future grants for projects in the floodplain. Allison Brand of the Mississippi Office of Emergency Management observed that Copiah County has a good floodplain ordinance but lacks enforcement.…

Three area football teams have secured playoff berths for the 2007 post-season, and one is a division champ.This Friday night’s games, all regular season finales, are:Hazlehurst, 5-4, the winner of Region 6-3A, plays at Crystal SpringsCopiah, 9-1, runner up in Div. 4-AA, is on the road at Presbyterian Christian this Friday nightWesson, 8-1, runner up…