Supervisors told community must step up to reform local schools.
Coahoma County Supervisors were told this week Clarksdale and Coahoma County must improve their schools or see them face takeover by the state.
The Bahama Islands were recently hit by Hurricane Dorian and are still experiencing the effects of that storm, and Clarksdale’s mayor and a local business have put out the call to help those who are hurting.
Clarksdale has $5 million following the approval of a bond issue by voters and they are trying to leverage that to pay for projects that could total over $25 million.
A portion of the Sportsplex land in south Clarksdale has been rezoned to residential as the city takes the first step toward filling up the property.
Departments hit with 3.4-percent cut.
Supervisors have prepared their 2019-20 budget with departments seeing a reduction in funding and taxpayers seeing a tax increase.
Supervisors will present their budget Thursday and adopt it later this month. The proposed budget has a four mill tax increase.
The City of Clarksdale has proposed an $11,195,627 budget for the 2019-20 fiscal year and that is down $180,547 from last year’s budget.
Rains this spring hampered construction at the Coahoma County Justice Complex, but the wall are up and the roof is on with finishing crews busy this week inside.
Clarksdale is seeking a police dog to help with drug seizure and tracking and could have the animal and officer in place by the end of the year.
Clarksdale’s oldest Blues festival wows the crowds
The weather was hot, but the music, food and fun were hotter.
The 2019 Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival saw good crowd attend Clarksdale’s oldest Blues festival which was being held for the 32nd year.
Good police work and a community that got involved help catch an alleged car burglar this week.
