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County Administrator part of local checks, balances

By Floyd Ingram, 1,719 Reads
Sat, 05/08/2021 - 12:00 PM

In the 1980s then state auditor Ray Mabus started putting county officials in jail for graft, bribes and corruption under the beat system.
County gravel was being sold to the public and the money pocketed by supervisors. Culvert salesmen expected to pay kickbacks to get county business.

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Supervisors terminate county administrator, librarian appears before board

By Floyd Ingram, 581 Reads
Sat, 05/08/2021 - 11:30 AM

The Coahoma County Board of Supervisors terminated County Administrator Morgan Wood Monday on a 3-2 vote along racial lines.

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FLOYD INGRAM: A need for healthcare

By Floyd Ingram, 910 Reads
Sat, 05/08/2021 - 03:00 AM

I was about 7-years-old and will not bore you with the details of how I got a four-inch gash on my right foot.
I will tell you my mother rushed me to Ivy Memorial Hospital with a slip she had shucked off and tied around my foot.

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Police host drug take back event

By Floyd Ingram, 560 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 02:30 PM

Unless those drugs are prescribed to you and the bottle has your name on them, they are illegal to have in your possession.
The Clarksdale Police Department hosted a drug take-back event in the old Walmart parking lot.

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Delta Health celebrates it employees, move to Clarksdale

By Floyd Ingram, 980 Reads
Fri, 05/07/2021 - 11:30 AM

They broke bread, listened to their leaders and were thankful that Clarksdale had a hospital with a new direction.

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SUPERVISOR PAUL PEARSON: Solving problems, helping people

By Floyd Ingram, 1,968 Reads
Sat, 05/01/2021 - 12:00 PM

Editor's Note: Coahoma County Supervisor Paul Pearson was named the 2021 Man of the Year in the Clarksdale Press Register, Best of Poll taken last month.

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MDE decision may close Coahoma Early College High School

By Floyd Ingram, 1,507 Reads
Sun, 05/02/2021 - 03:00 AM

A decision by the Mississippi Department of Education on how funding will flow through local school districts to Coahoma Early College High School could shutter the school this fall.

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FLOYD INGRAM: Giving your very best!

By Floyd Ingram, 968 Reads
Sat, 05/01/2021 - 03:00 AM

Every community has its own special flavor, culture and activities that set it apart from the rest of the world.
Those of you who have grown up here may not realize how unique Clarksdale is and some of the things that make it so different from other places on Earth.

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CHIEF SANDRA WILLIAMS: Keeping the city safe and secure

By Floyd Ingram, 805 Reads
Fri, 04/30/2021 - 05:00 PM

Editor's Note: Clarksdale Police Chief Sandra Williams was named the 2021 Woman of the Year in the Clarksdale Press Register, Best of Poll taken last month.

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Coahoma County plans massive immunization campaign

By Floyd Ingram, 1,503 Reads
Sun, 04/25/2021 - 08:30 AM

COVID-19 is still out there, it is still killing people and there are those who still have not gotten the shot that could save their life.

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