“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 […]
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 […]