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CHCS PEE WEE TROJANS FINISH SUCCESSFUL SEASON
The Pee Wee teams concluded a successful season of basketball competition. The Pee Wee boys won all their games except one with a record of 4-1. They won games against Carroll, Canton, Benton, and Manchester Academies. The sixth graders who played their last Pee Wee game include: Chance Langford, Weston Clark, John Hoover, and Jack…
Read MoreCHCS PEE WEE TROJANS FINISH SUCCESSFUL SEASON
The Pee Wee teams concluded a successful season of basketball competition. The Pee Wee boys won all their games except one with a record of 4-1. They won games against Carroll, Canton, Benton, and Manchester Academies. The sixth graders who played their last Pee Wee game include: Chance Langford, Weston Clark, John Hoover, and Jack…
Read MoreKING CHARLES III HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER, WILL HALT PUBLIC DUTIES AS HE UNDERGOES TREATMENT
LONDON (AP) — Britain’s King Charles III has been diagnosed with cancer and has begun treatment, Buckingham Palace said Monday. Less than 18 months into his reign, the 75-year-old monarch will suspend public engagements but will continue with state business, and won’t be handing over his constitutional roles as head of state. The palace didn’t…
Read MorePUNXSUTAWNEY PHIL PREDICTS EARLY SPRING
Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 138th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler’s Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. Phil’s handlers said that the groundhog has forecast an early spring. (Barry Reeger/AP) By Associated Press Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow Friday, predicting an early…
Read MoreVARSITY TROJANS DISTRICT CHAMPIONS
Front row, l-r: John Ward, Lane Womack, Hudson Haffey, John Hudson Word, and Fisher Gulledge. Back row: Jordan Brooks, Larry Boyd, Hayes Hester, Cayton Edwards, Preston Carnathan, Kade Ward, and Cooper Logan. Not pictured: Head Coach Caleb Joiner. (Courtesy of Lamb’s Photography)
Read MoreLADY TROJANS FINISH AS DISTRICT RUNNER-UP
Front row, l-r: Daynie Parish, Ryleigh Scott, Kenzie Cochran, Drue Johnson, Allie Rae McBride, and Emma Steen. Back row: Semya Henderson, Hallie Fancher, Lauren Lindsay, Zoey Jones, Maddie Alford, Kate Riley, and Head Coach Nikki Edwards. Not pictured: Assistant Coach James Culpepper. (Courtesy of Lamb’s Photography)
Read MoreHOLMES COUNTY OFFICIALS SWEARING IN CEREMONY
The Holmes County Swearing in Ceremony took place on Thursday, December 28, 2023. Front row, l-r: District 4 Supervisor Leroy Johnson; District 1 Supervisor Steve McClellan; Justice Court Judge District 1 Shirley Neal; Justice Court Judge District 2 Marcus Fisher; District 4 Election Commissioner Augustine Winstead; District 2 Election Commissioner Loretta Tidwell; District 3 Supervisor…
Read MoreHCCSD GRADUATION RATE EXCEEDS THE STATE AVERAGE
Graduation rates calculated by the MS Department of Education show that the Holmes County Consolidated School District (HCCSD) graduation rate exceeds the state average. Additionally, the district’s dropout rate is lower than the state average. The graduation rates released this week by the MS Department of Education reported the Holmes County Consolidated rate for 2022-2023…
Read MoreEDWARDS SWORN IN AS HOLMES COUNTY PROSECUTOR
Charles “Chuck” Edwards of Lexington was sworn in as Holmes County Prosecutor by Mississippi Court of Appeals Judge Latrice Westbrook on Thursday, December 28, 2023.
Read MoreJR. HIGH BOYS FINISH AS DISTRICT RUNNER-UP
Front row, l-r: Bryce Jones, John Franklin Johnson, Conley Bryant, and Carter Cain; back row: Mark Grayson Cain, Wilkes Rutledge, Cahal Rayburn, and Aiden Cheek.
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