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Sojourner achieves 1,000th career win in coaching
The Jackson Academy Lady Raiders’ Dec. 7 win over Richland High School cinched Head Varsity Basketball Coach Jan Sojourner’s 1,000th career win. One of Mississippi’s winningest coaches, Sojourner has been at Jackson Academy for 37 years. A host of former players assembled in the Raider Dome to celebrate the milestone with Sojourner, members of her…
Read MoreSequel to ‘The Boy with the Pop Bottle on His Head’ releasing Jan. 1
He was born with a disease that could have easily taken his life. He lived beyond poverty with hand-me-downs from poor people. Some of the people who befriended him betrayed him. Yet, he was chosen to predict the deadly Hazlehurst tornado of 1969, that not even meteorologists saw coming. Hear him tell his story along…
Read MoreCopiah producers eligible for emergency loans
USDA Secretary Thomas J. Vilsack recently designated nine Mississippi counties as the primary natural disaster area. Producers in Franklin, George, Hancock, Jackson, Kemper, Lincoln, Marion, Pike, and Walthall counties who suffered losses caused by strong winds, heavy rain, and Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida occurring Aug. 29-30, 2021, may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm…
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Williams signs with Mississippi State
By Tricia Nelson Trevion Williams, star defensive end with the Crystal Springs High School Tigers, signed with Mississippi State University on National Signing Day, which was Dec. 15. Williams is excited about joining the MSU team. Several colleges were vying for his attention, including Florida State, Ole Miss, Auburn, Virginia Tech, Arizona State, and colleges in…
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CS garbage collection going to once a week
Effective Jan. 3, Crystal Springs residents will go to once-a-week garbage collection. According to Mayor Sally Garland, Waste Management crews will run on Monday and Tuesday in the town the first two weeks of January on a trial basis. During that time, the company will determine if collections will remain on those two days or…
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