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Booker T. teachers dress for Black History

Booker T. Washington Elementary School students were able to learn about Black History ways they normally would not be able to in a classroom setting.

Superintendent Joe Nelson gets contract extension

Clarksdale Municipal School District superintendent Dr. Earl Joe Nelson received a $4,000 pay raise and three-year contract extension during the board meeting Thursday night.

CCC Lady Tigers extend winning streak to four games

The Coahoma Community College Women's basketball team is having a successful 2021 season.

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  • Mississippi Covid-19 Update : March 01, 2021

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    On Mon, 03/01/2021 - 09:22 AM

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  • Clarksdale Collegiate suffers attendance drop

    By Josh Troy, READ MORE > 1,002 Reads
    On Mon, 03/01/2021 - 09:00 AM

    Like all schools across the state and nation, attendance has dropped at Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School as a result of virtual learning in the midst of the COVID pandemic, but executive director Amanda Johnson is attempting to do something about that.

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  • City opens bids to cut grass at parks, vacant lots

    By Floyd Ingram, READ MORE > 2,923 Reads
    On Mon, 03/01/2021 - 03:00 AM

    It was sort of ironic that the City of Clarksdale took bid for mowing summer grass just days after one of the worst winter storms on record hit the community.
    But with an eye on warmer weather, three bids were opened for two separate mowing jobs Monday with the bids read and taken under advisement.

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  • Clarksdale girls fall to South Pontotoc in playoffs

    By Josh Troy, READ MORE > 6,843 Reads
    On Sun, 02/28/2021 - 12:00 PM

    A two-week layoff between the regular season and the MHSAA basketball playoffs proved costly as the Clarksdale High School girls were eliminated with a 48-32 loss at home to South Pontotoc Monday night.

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  • Mooney strikes out seven in Lee opener

    By Special to the Press Register, READ MORE > 1,047 Reads
    On Sun, 02/28/2021 - 10:00 AM

    The Lee Academy boys baseball team opened the season with a 4-1 victory at Choctaw County Tuesday.

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  • Neither city nor CPU can forgive water, electric bills following cold weather

    By Floyd Ingram, READ MORE > 2,144 Reads
    On Sun, 02/28/2021 - 09:00 AM

    While record cold temperatures have prompted Clarksdale residents to turn up the heat and turn on the water to keep it from freezing, there is nothing the city nor Clarksdale Public Utility can do to forgive, cancel or even reduce a water or electric bill.

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  • Mississippi Secretary of State visits Clarksdale

    By Floyd Ingram, READ MORE > 5,134 Reads
    On Sun, 02/28/2021 - 03:00 AM

    Secretary of State Mike Watson was in Clarksdale Tuesday to meet with the Circuit Clerk and Election Commissioners to discuss ways to make voting more efficient and accurate.

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  • EDITORIAL: Let's go to work

    By The Press Register, READ MORE > 5,905 Reads
    On Sat, 02/27/2021 - 12:00 PM

    The latest unemployment numbers show most of Mississippi is back at work.
    Unemployment in Mississippi stands at 9.4-percent for January. The national rate is 6.5-percent and in Coahoma County, 9.5-percent.

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  • Ballots set for Coahoma, Friars Point, Lula, Lyon town government

    By Josh Troy, READ MORE > 1,386 Reads
    On Sat, 02/27/2021 - 03:00 PM

    The towns of Friars Point and Lula will have contested races for the general election set for June 8 and Coahoma and Lyon have set their ballot, too.

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  • Clarksdale Wildcats fall to Itawamba in playoffs

    By Josh Troy, READ MORE > 7,573 Reads
    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 05:00 PM

    Clarksdale High School relied on the 3-point field goal and that was not in coach Farrington Hill’s game plan Tuesday night.
    That proved costly as the Wildcats (7-6, 3-3), a No. 2 seed, were eliminated in the first round of the MHSAA basketball playoffs with a 55-50 home loss to Itawamba Agricultural High School.

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  • Coahoma downs JZ George, Pisgah, faces New Site Saturday

    By Josh Troy, READ MORE > 1,027 Reads
    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 04:30 PM

    Coahoma County High School boys basketball coach Derrick Moore was so confident his team could win the first round of the Class 2A MHSAA playoffs to the point where he did not play all his starters at one time.

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  • ‘Food that’s going to stick to your ribs’: The significance of soul food in Yalobusha County

    By Brittany Brown - Mississippi Today, READ MORE > 960 Reads
    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 04:07 PM

    Marie Gaston still remembers all the food her parents cooked when she was growing up. The aromas of fried chicken, green beans, cabbage, candied yams and fried potatoes often floated from the kitchen. Gaston said her parents cooked full meals like this nearly every day.

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  • Coahoma COVID cases decline for second week in a row

    By Floyd Ingram, READ MORE > 1,012 Reads
    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 03:45 PM

    The Coahoma County COVID-19 case curve decline again this week with the county reporting a dramatic drop in cases over the past two weeks and only one death due to the disease in February.

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  • Wicker Leads Push for Local Infrastructure

    By Senator Roger Wicker, READ MORE > 916 Reads
    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 03:40 PM

    Below is an opinion column from Senator Roger Wicker:

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  • Hyde-Smith, Colleagues Introduce ‘Save Democracy Act’ to Restore Confidence in Elections

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    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 03:38 PM

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  • Wicker, Hyde-Smith & Guest Announce $5.26 Million for Rural Health, Education Projects

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    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 03:36 PM

    Below is a press release from Senators Cindy Hyde-Smith and Roger Wicker:

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  • Wicker, Hyde-Smith Ask DOD to Commit to Navy Shipbuilding Requirements

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  • Police investigate two business burglaries

    By Floyd Ingram, READ MORE > 1,458 Reads
    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 02:45 PM

    Clarksdale Police are investigating two commercial burglaries that occurred this week.
    The most recent burglary was discovered Tuesday morning when officers were called to 316 John Lee Hooker Drive and a break-in at the Care Station.

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  • Weather warms after record winter storm

    By Josh Troy, READ MORE > 911 Reads
    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 02:30 PM

    Sunny skies and a 50-degree temperatures were welcomed this week after eight inches of snow fell and temperatures dipped into the single digits across Clarksdale last week and activities throughout the community were shut down.

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  • The Legislature is approaching a critical deadline Tuesday for general bills from the other chamber to pass out of committee.

    Legislature closes in on critical deadline with bills that reform the ABC system and state income tax still alive

    By Steve Wilson , READ MORE > 1,040 Reads
    On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 11:04 AM

    The Mississippi Legislature’s annual session is down to its final month and there are plenty of issues still in play, including reform of the state’s alcohol distribution system, a first step toward the elimination of the state’s income tax and several more that deal with the occupational licensing.

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Booker T. teachers dress for Black History

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