Trees and limbs from last week’s ice storm can still be seen throughout the City of Clarksdale, but everything is on track to be cleaned up by sometime next week, according to Assistant Director of Public Works Craig Amerson.After the debris from the ice storm was cleaned up, Amerson said the focus shifted to removing […]
A 2022 crime report shows Clarksdaleans enjoyed improved crime statistics with 73 fewer violent crimes reported in the City of Clarksdale for all of 2022 than there were one year earlier, according to the report released by Police Chief Robbie Linley. According to Linley’s crime statistics report, there were 184 violent crimes reported in 2021, but just […]
Clarksdale firefighters will soon have a new training facility that is being constructed next to the fire department on Sasse Street to help them face everyday situations.Clarksdale Fire Department Training Chief Hunter Rybolt said firefighters would receive training on handling residential and store fires when individuals may be trapped inside.“It’s just fire ground training,” Rybolt […]