The Coahoma County Youth Outreach program is providing services for local children that are equivalent to what the Boys & Girls Club of the Mississippi Delta does in other communities. Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy expressed those sentiments during the city’s vetting meeting on Thursday when discovering the Boys & Girls Club of Mississippi Delta requested […]
The Clarksdale Board of Mayor and Commissioners will be addressing issues that have not been taken care of since 2017 during Monday’s meeting.Mayor Chuck Espy asked department heads at Thursday’s vetting meeting to have a report on any items that had not been addressed going back to 2017, the year he took office.“On the executive […]
Cathy Clark has been a fixture in the Clarksdale City Clerk’s Office since 1988 and the department head since 2001, but after more than 34 years of service, she will be retiring at the end of the month.Clark moved from Fort Worth, Texas, to Clarksdale in 1987 with her husband Ricky, whose family is from […]
“Shine your light” was the message Clarksdale Municipal School District Board President Dr. Bishop Zedric Clayton brought, as the keynote speaker during a rally for students who earned proficient or advanced scores on the most recent state tests at the high school gym recently.Proficient and advanced students, along with families and other CMSD supporters at […]
College is synonymous with a traditional career path for many young adults, but Clarksdale High School senior English teacher Elizabeth Gibbons is looking to change that perception. Gibbons recently organized a career fair focused on non-traditional professional in the Clarksdale High School gym. “We’ve had career fairs in the past,” she said. “This is the […]
The City of Clarksdale recognized 16 “Modern Day Champions” from the community for their accomplishments in conjunction with Black History Month in February at the Board of Mayor and Commissioners meeting last week. Clarksdale’s Modern Day Champions ceremony was instituted in 2019, but no honors were given the past three years due to the COVID […]
Leaders listened to what children in Coahoma County had to say at a community voices meeting several months ago and are putting their words into action.Aurelia Jones-Taylor, executive director of Aaron E. Henry Community Health Center, is overseeing a steering committee that is organizing a complete renovation of Sasse Park on a voluntary basisJones-Taylor reflected […]
Residents of Federation Towers, a low-income housing facility for the elderly and handicapped in Clarksdale, showed love for their manager on Valentine’s Day. A surprise celebration was held at Federation Towers for its resident manager Lisa Campbell on Tuesday afternoon in conjunction with Valentine’s Day. The residents declared Feb. 14, 2023 “Lisa Campbell Day.” Federation […]
Family and Youth Opportunities Division Inc. brought back Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Black History Month celebrations in Clarksdale for the first time since the COVID pandemic began in 2020.A parade honoring Black History Month in February and King’s birthday in January took place Saturday afternoon with Family and Youth Opportunities Division Inc., a […]
Samantha Edmonson’s goal is to bring more activities to the community as the new Director of Programs and Memberships for Crossroads Economic Partnership.Edmonson started as an administrative assistant for Crossroads Economic Partnership in Jan. 2022, but was promoted to her current position in Dec. 2022.She began organizing a 5K race called “Dash Down Delta” shortly […]