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Mayor Orlando Paden, center, speaks during the Clarksdale Board of Mayor and Commissioners meeting on Monday. Also pictured are Ward 3 Commissioner Eddie Earl, left, and Ward 2 Commissioner Jimmy Harris.
The Clarksdale Board of Mayor and Commissioners voted to rezone 648 acres along US Highway 61 and Highway 49 from planned commercial and agricultural land to light industrial land with conditional uses for a data center.
