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Clarksdale Police to host drug disposal event

It’s a chronic problem and can lead to a crime or worse the death of a family member.

Man shot on Cherry Street, Police seek suspect

The Clarksdale Police Department is seeking information on an apparent random shooting that sent a man to the hospital and police looking for answers.

Hustlers boys and girls win games in Memphis

The Mississippi Hustlers boys and girls AAU basketball teams won their games in Memphis recently.

Mississippi farmers tell 2021 planting intentions

STARKVILLE, -- Mississippi row crop growers are planning to plant more soybeans and corn in 2021 than they did last year but not as much cotton, rice or hay.

Grenda's Marshayla Purnell to play for CCC Lady Tigers

Marshayla Purnell, a senior guard and forward at Grenada High School, announced she would be continuing her basketball career at Coahoma Community College next season.

Opinion: Bradley Lum brings new blood to prison reform
By Wyatt Emmerich, 603 Reads
After hearing Bradley Lum speak to our Rotary Club, I was so pumped.
I could see a path to reforming our prison system in Mississippi, something we desperately need to achieve if our state is to move forward.
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Grenda's Marshayla Purnell to play for CCC Lady Tigers
By The Press Register, 2,537 Reads
Marshayla Purnell, a senior guard and forward at Grenada High School, announced she would be continuing her basketball career at Coahoma Community College next season.
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Clarksdale Police to host drug disposal event
By The Press Register, 1,038 Reads
It’s a chronic problem and can lead to a crime or worse the death of a family member.

The doctor prescribes a drug to a family member and they don’t get used and sit in a medicine cabinet where they can be stolen and sold on the street or taken by a family member or child with fatal consequences.
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Mississippi farmers tell 2021 planting intentions
By The Press Register, 1,621 Reads
STARKVILLE, -- Mississippi row crop growers are planning to plant more soybeans and corn in 2021 than they did last year but not as much cotton, rice or hay.
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Hustlers boys and girls win games in Memphis
By The Press Register, 1,322 Reads
The Mississippi Hustlers boys and girls AAU basketball teams won their games in Memphis recently.
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David Tillman
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On Tue, 04/20/2021 - 04:55 PM
David James Tillman, 61, born Dec. 3, 1959, died April 15, 2021.

Funeral services are Saturday, May 1, 2021 at Union Grove MB Church with the Rev. LC Tyler officiating. Burial is at McLaurin Memorial Garden in Lyon. Visitation us 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 30, 2021 at Century Funeral Home.
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Leon Tucker
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On Tue, 04/20/2021 - 05:06 PM
Leon Tucker, 95, born Feb. 2, 1926, died April 18, 2021.

Funeral services are noon Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Bradley Temple Church of God In Christ with Pastor Terrance Adams officiating. Burial is at McLaurin Memorial Garden in Lyon. Visitation is 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, April 23, 2021 at Century Funeral Home.
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Legal Notices
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On Wed, 04/21/2021 - 03:54 PM

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Man shot on Cherry Street, Police seek suspect
By The Press Register, 479 Reads
The Clarksdale Police Department is seeking information on an apparent random shooting that sent a man to the hospital and police looking for answers.

As required by law, officers were called the DHS Clarksdale Hospital at 10:54 p.m. Tuesday by medical personnel after a man came in with a gunshot wound.
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