Hazlehurst News

Gail Catchings Smith and her family from Hazlehurst including her father who flew in from Chicago are anxious and excited.

Mark Haire, general counsel for the Mississippi Insurance Department , has been named deputy commissioner by Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney.

Carol Ford of Hazlehurst has been appointed to chair the Mathematics and Computer Science Division at Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

The plane crash in Gallman earlier this month that killed two men was likely caused by loss of engine power during the plane's final approach to the Copiah County Airport, according to a preliminary report issued by the National Transportation Safety Board.

Crimes of the Heart is a heartfelt dramedy about three completely different sisters and the catastrophic events that seem to reoccur in their family.

After more than a decade of defining itself in relation to its charismatic leader, the University of Mississippi will soon be stepping into a new, unknown phase of its history - life after Robert Khayat.

The Federal Aviation Administration is trying to determine what caused a single-engine plane to crash in Copiah County shortly after takeoff, killing both men on board.

Temp: 86.0 F Heat Index: 88 F Meridian, Key Field, MS Two people were killed Tuesday in a small airplane crash near the Copiah County airport.

The work continues to repair or replace several dozen potentially dangerous bridges in Copiah County.

A Smithsonian Institution exhibition exploring the history of American travel, from immigration to cross-continent migration, will visit six Mississippi communities over the next 10 months.

A 50-year-old Hazlehurst man was killed in a one-vehicle wreck in Copiah County.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gunter of Andalusia, AL, announce the engagement of their daughter, Brandy Charmain, to Jason Scott Templeton, son of Mr.

When: 2-7 p.m. Saturday. Where: Lake Chautauqua Park, 26031 U.S. 51, Crystal Springs.

A British woman who had been facing possible execution in Laos will escape the death sentence because she is pregnant, a spokesman for the Laotian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

The Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol is investigating an early morning wreck that killed an 18-year-old man.

A dispute between a husband and wife lands one of them in the hospital and the other behind bars Thursday night.

For some of the children at the fairgrounds Wednesday, it was their first time riding a horse.

The Teen Center will offer programs focusing on issues relevant to adolescents. Members will be able to join peer leadership groups, civic groups, and national conventions, while also serving as junior staff for the Club.

The state department of education currently controls five schools districts statewide due to failing performance.

Authorities in Hazlehurst were on the scene of a shooting Sunday night. Officials with the police department will not confirm an investigation, but residents in the area tell us a man was shot in the chest before 9 p.m. He was reportedly airlifted to Jackson.