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- Boswell Regional Center finding money really does grow on trees
In this time of cutbacks for state agencies, Boswell Regional Center has found a new money maker: collecting and selling pine straw.
- Bounds' goal: Improve failing schools
State Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds said Thursday his priority is to remove superintendents and school boards of failing school districts in Mississippi to move students forward.
- Mississippi musicians hall of fame
In the middle of a party, the 78 rpm record player quit working. That's how Mississippi bluesman David 'Honeyboy' Edwards got his first gig, when he was 13.
- A joyful noise: Celebrate Christmas with free concerts at area churches
If you're looking for a way to get into the holiday spirit, the Jackson metro area abounds with free opportunities to listen to heaven and nature sing.
- Dismissed Hazlehurst supe plans 2nd appeal
Former Superintendent Karl Twyner and his attorney plan to again appeal his dismissal from the financially and academically struggling Hazlehurst School District.
- Bounds: $3M needed in funding
JACKSON - State Superintendent of Education Hank Bounds said Wednesday the state would need at least $3 million to fund proposed, controversial legislation that would remove school boards from repeatedly ...
- Underperforming schools law discussed
State education officials and lawmakers are continuing to talk about potentially controversial legislation affecting the state's underperforming schools - particularly removing school board members and ...
- Brookhaven coach suspended after fight with player
Brookhaven High School boy's basketball coach Ronald Hines has been suspended indefinitely following a fight involving one of his players.
- A Southern gothic screwball comedy
Is it any wonder that the three MaGrath sisters are a scandal to the jaybirds? Why, their individual and collective notorious behavior almost kept their cousin Chick Boyle out the Hazlehurst, Miss., Ladies' ...
- 'Crimes of the Heart' a southern gothic screwball comedy
Posted by David Cuthbert, Theater writer, The Times-Picayune November 25, 2008 4:00AM Ted Jackson / The Times-Picayune The scandalous MaGrath sisters are played by, from left, Rebecca Frank as Lenny, Megan ...
- Quirky and outrageous 'Crimes'
Beth Henley's crazy comedy, now at Le Petit, is based on Southern reality Saturday, November 22, 2008 DAVID CUTHBERT "It may seem outrageous, but there is almost nothing in this play that isn't based on ...
- 18-Wheeler Wreck Closes Portion Of Highway 28
The westbound lanes of highway 28 at Interstate 55 were closed Thursday morning near Hazlehurst, officials said.
- 2 injured, highway closed after Copiah accident
Two drivers were injured and diesel fuel spilled across the roadway after an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck collided this morning at Mississippi 28 and I-55 in Copiah County.
- Former mayor to lead Christmas parade
The father of Brookhaven's modern Christmas parade has been chosen as the 2008 grand marshal.
- Lanier High now a JPS shining star
Lanier High School has gone from being the lowest-performing high school in Jackson five years ago to being one of the district's best.
- A $312K grant to help keep Mississippi students in school
JACKSON - The Hazlehurst, Greenville and Columbia school districts will receive money from a local organization to expand their dropout prevention programs.
- On Stage at Case Western Reserve University's Eldred Theater is...
Eldred Theater at Case Western Reserve University continues its 2008/09 drama series with Crimes of the Heart , the Pulitzer Prize-winning black comedy by Beth Henley.
- Former Hazlehurst schools superintendent argues for reinstatement
Former schools Superintendent Karl Twyner should learn in about 30 days whether he will be reinstated as head of the academically and financially troubled district or be officially terminated.
- Hearing begins in Hazlehurst superintendent's firing
A communication breakdown persisted between former Hazlehurst schools Superintendent Karl Twyner and state officials before his dismissal in September.
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City DescriptionHazlehurst is the county seat of Copiah County, Mississippi, United States, located about 30 miles south of the state capital Jackson along Interstate 55. The population was 4,400 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Hazlehurst originated as the town of Gallatin when two lawyers and brothers-in-law named Walters and Saunders arrived from Gallatin, Tennessee in 1819, and built their homes on the banks of the Bayou Pierre in the western part of Copiah county. Other settlers came with them and in 1829 the state legislature incorporated the town. The incorporation charter was repealed on January 18, 1862. Hazlehurst began with the building of the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad on November 3, 1865. The town was named for George Hazlehurst, an engineer for the new railroad.
As Hazlehurst grew, Gallatin declined into just a settlement at a crossroads. In April, 1872, the legislature ordered the county board of supervisors to hold an election to decide if the county seat should be moved from Gallatin to Hazlehurst. A majority voted for the change and Gallatin's old brick courthouse was torn down and reassembled in ... Read MoreCity Contained By:Timezones:Size:
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