Coahoma County saw the number of COVID-19 cases in the county once again increase by only one Tuesday to 30 confirmed cases of the disease.
The community reported its first case of the disease on March 18 and its first death Saturday.
The national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) continue to closely monitor an outbreak of respiratory illnesses caused by coronavirus (COVID-19) that was first detected in Wuhan, China.
Johnnie Samuel Hale, Jr., 91, born Nov. 6, 1928, died at his home in Detroit, Mich., April 4, 2020.
Funeral services are noon Saturday, April 11, 2020 at Sharkey Road Cemetery in Glendora. Visitation is noon to 5 p.m. Friday, April 10, 2020.
Century Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Lonnie M. Harrison, 87, born Dec. 23, 1932, died at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center April 7, 2020.
Dollie Mae Blue, 67, of Clarksdale died at St. Francis Hospital in Memphis Saturday, April 4, 2020.
Funeral services are 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at Heavenly Rest Cemetery in Lyon. The family is officiating the ceremony. Burial is at Heavenly Rest Cemetery in Lyon. Visitation is at graveside.
The Clarksdale Police Department responded to three incidents of gun fire Monday night with the final call finding two people shot.
The first call came in at 7:57 p.m. Monday from the 400 block of Catalpa Street with a woman telling police she was sitting in her home when she heard gunshots outside.
Hinds Community College basketball coaches were watching Clarksdale High School senior power forward and center A’myiah Fizer play for much of the 2019-20 season.
Expectations are sky high for eighth grader Irieyonia “Mook” Jackson’s basketball career at Coahoma Early College High School.
Jackson, a point guard, comes from the town of Coahoma and has been preparing for the big stage with the Lady Tigers since her career began in third grade at Jonestown Elementary School.
Coahoma Early College High School assistant basketball coach Thomas Williams Sr. added five boys and five girls to his ESPNTom All-State Basketball Team for the 2019-20 season that appeared in last week’s Press Register.
Williams Sr. said every year the boys and girls would each have 15 athletes on the team.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve missed being able to watch high school sports the past few weeks.
I understood why high schools throughout Mississippi and other parts of the country had to temporarily close. The coronavirus was just too dangerous.
