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Co-Lin plans 2021 Homecoming
Copiah-Lincoln Community College is planning Homecoming activities during the week of Oct. 25-29, 2021. Alumni and friends are invited to the Wesson Campus to celebrate being back together after last year’s events were canceled due to COVID-19. Homecoming week will kick off on Monday, Oct. 25 with a community-wide movie night at Stone Stadium. “Hocus…
Read MoreParticipants sought for Hazlehurst Trunk or Treat
The Hazlehurst Community Sports League is sponsoring a drive-thru Trunk or Treat from 3 until 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30 at the back of the Hazlehurst High School gym. Those interested in participating are asked to decorate their trunks and hand out treats to the kids attending. The deadline to sign up is Oct. 22.…
Read MoreHazlehurst vs. Nichols
Wesson falls to Raleigh, now 0-2 in district play
By Rusty Newman The Wesson Cobras played host to the Raleigh Lions Friday night at Stone Stadium in Wesson and were defeated 62-32. The game started out with the Cobras receiving the ball, but they were forced to punt on a 3-and-out offensively. The Lions took possession and fumbled on their first play from scrimmage.…
Read MoreColonels cruise for Homecoming
By Drake Flowers The Copiah Academy Colonels football team has put together back-to-back dominating performances defeating district opponent Natchez Cathedral on the road 44-16 Oct. 1 and dominating St. Aloysius 38-8 this past Friday in Gallman to round out Homecoming week. The Colonels have now pushed their overall record to 6-2, 1-1 in district play.…
Read MoreHazlehurst vs. Magee
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Read MoreHazlehurst Yard of the Month
The home of Fred and Becky Perrett at 18010 Highway 51, Hazlehurst, has been awarded Yard of the Month for October by the Hazlehurst Garden Club.
Read MoreBarbara Higgins to serve as Hazlehurst Homecoming grand marshal
Barbara Higgins has been selected as grand marshal of the Hazlehurst High School Homecoming Parade. The parade will be held in downtown Hazlehurst at 5 p.m. Oct. 14. Higgins is a 1974 graduate of Hazlehurst High School. She was a high school member of the ladies basketball, track, and cheerleading teams. She attended Jackson State…
Read MoreRibbon cutting held for Allred’s on the Square
Reports of sick deer in Mississippi are on the rise
The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) has received an increasing number of sick and/or deceased deer reports within the past weeks. Wildlife Biologists suspect Mississippi may be experiencing an outbreak of Hemorrhagic Disease (HD), commonly called blue-tongue. According to Dr. Bronson Strickland, Mississippi State University Extension wildlife specialist, “HD is caused by…
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