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By Josh Troy, READ MORE > 1,525 Reads
On Thu, 12/10/2020 - 12:00 PM

In this season of giving, some gifts are more precious than others.
Mississippi Blood Services collected 27 pints of blood during a Clarksdale Chamber of Commerce holiday blood drive at the Clarksdale Civic Auditorium Thursday.

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Chamber delivers cookies to hospital

By The Press Register, READ MORE > 137,098 Reads
On Fri, 08/14/2020 - 03:44 PM

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EDITORIAL: Shop Local during Tax Free Weekend

By Special to the Press Register, READ MORE > 1,642 Reads
On Fri, 07/31/2020 - 02:11 PM

This is the start of the Back to School shopping season and Tax-Free Weekend is Friday and Saturday. It is the weekend when people traditionally shop for their kids and spend a little extra money on a night out or weekend get-together before school starts.

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City gets bond check for $4.7M

By Floyd Ingram / The Press Register, READ MORE > 1,524 Reads
On Thu, 07/30/2020 - 05:51 PM

With much fanfare and the cameras rolling, Clarksdale signed on the dotted line for a $7.4 million check to pay for infrastructure projects Monday.

The Mayor and Board of Commissioners will now allocated the money to begin construction on five and possibly six big street, drainage and flooding projects around the city.

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Clarksdale City Business Report

By Floyd Ingram / The Press Register, READ MORE > 2,057 Reads
On Fri, 06/26/2020 - 05:07 PM

The Clarksdale Board of Mayor and Commissioners addressed the following city business at their meeting Monday, June 22, at their meeting at 4 p.m. at the City Auditorium.

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EDITORIAL: Welcoming Back Tourist

By Floyd Ingram, READ MORE > 1,628 Reads
On Fri, 05/22/2020 - 09:13 AM

Something was missing from Clarksdale this Spring.

Tourist from all over this great nation and the world were not walking our streets, in our restaurants and joints, shopping in our stores and sleeping in our hotels, motels and bed-and-breakfast inns.

And we missed them.

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An opportunity for success

By Floyd Ingram / The Press Register, READ MORE > 985 Reads
On Fri, 03/06/2020 - 09:31 AM

He grew up in a town not much bigger than Clarksdale and his dream is to offer children in this community an opportunity to follow their dream and share some of the immense success he has had.

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EDITORIAL: Come and see your future

By Floyd Ingram / The Press Register, READ MORE > 2,230 Reads
On Wed, 02/26/2020 - 12:19 PM

A community needs to gather when good things happen.

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EDITORIAL: Who do you love in Clarksdale?

By Special to the Press Register, READ MORE > 839 Reads
On Fri, 02/14/2020 - 08:38 AM

If you “Love” Clarksdale, then buy your guy or gal a gift from a Clarksdale store this week.

January and February are two of the toughest months in the retail and restaurant business. Cold weather and short days tend to make people scurry home after work, and besides you gave your lover something at Christmas!

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FLOYD INGRAM: Christmas in Clarksdale

By Floyd Ingram / The Press Register, READ MORE > 1,698 Reads
On Wed, 12/04/2019 - 05:25 PM

I have had the opportunity to live in several different communities and it is always neat to see how a neighborhood or town celebrates Christmas.

The holidays are all about tradition and often locals don’t see those time-honored events for what they really mean to the community.

Clarksdale is no different.

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