The wide-ranging program for the 83rd National Folk Festival’s Mississippi Folklife Area & Stage was announced today at a ...

Special to Wesson NewsThe Copiah-Lincoln Community College Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR) recently announced it ...

Special to Wesson News Bryce Coleman of Wesson was recently presented with a Mississippi Trucking Association Foundation Scholarship Program award, the R. Gene Holmes Endowment. Over thirty-five years ...

By Clay Mansell The Wesson News welcomes Louise Vaughn, PhD, MBA, MPA as its new City Beat reporter.Vaughn, who has a ...

Special to Wesson NewsA 78-year-old truck driver was found dead outside his tractor-trailer near the Interstate 55 rest area ...

Wesson residents now have access to faster internet options following an expansion of Sparklight’s Multi-Gig network in ...

The USA International Ballet Competition (USA IBC) is proud to announce the launch of a special Official Artist & Poster Contest in honor of its 50th anniversary, to be celebrated during the next ...

One person was killed Monday after a vehicle was struck by an Amtrak train in Copiah County, according to the Copiah County Sheriff's Office. The crash occurred near Hazlehurst when Amtrak Train 58, ...

A patriotic pop-up market brought vendors and shoppers together late last month ahead of the celebration of the nation’s Independence Day holiday. The Happy Birthday America Pop-Up was held at 2064 US ...

A 27-year-old Crystal Springs man was killed Thursday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Copiah County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at ...

For the first time in its history, during the 2025-26 fiscal year, the Copiah-Lincoln Community College Foundation received more than $2 million in donations. The Foundation’s Board of Directors and ...

Wesson, Mississippi, a quiet town nestled in Copiah and Lincoln counties, carries with it a rich and industrious past. Though small in population today, Wesson once stood at the forefront of ...