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Mississippi Hustlers 11th grade boys tournament
By Josh Troy, 921 Reads
Tue, 06/15/2021 - 03:00 PM
The Mississippi Hustlers AAU 11th grade boys basketball tournament championship game was a 78-45 win.
The Hustlers are a local team from Coahoma County.
Markevious Jackson was the MVP with a game record of 29 points.
The Hustlers also defeated Team Weasle 63-56, TNBC 78-53 and Tri State Ballers Blue 64-43.
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Coahoma Junior High girls hold hoop tryouts
By Josh Troy, 1,281 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 03:00 PM
After being the MHSAA Class 2A state runner-up in 2019-20, the Coahoma County High School girls basketball team did not win any games last season.
The Lady Red Panthers only played two junior high games.
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Colt sophomores, juniors competing for starting spots
By Josh Troy, 1,511 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 12:00 PM
Lee Academy’s junior high football teams have won the district championship the past two years.
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CPU briefed on pending litigation with former GM
By Josh Troy, 656 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 09:00 AM
Pending litigation between former general manager Mark Johnson and Clarksdale Public Utilities was discussed during executive session of Tuesday’s board meeting.
Johnson was the CPU general manager from June 2017 to September 2018 and was terminated.
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CMSD developing facilities improvement plan
By Josh Troy, 2,296 Reads
Mon, 06/14/2021 - 03:00 AM
The Clarksdale Municipal School District hired TLC Engineering from Houston, Texas, as consultants so they can hopefully be the first district in the state to use COVID-19 stimulus money to make facility improvements.
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Blues, Brews and BBQ was preview to BAM Fest
By Josh Troy, 2,905 Reads
Sun, 06/13/2021 - 06:00 PM
The first Crossroads Blues, Brews and Barbecue Festival took place on Delta Avenue in downtown Clarksdale on Mother’s Day weekend in May.
Crossroads Blues, Brews and Barbecue Festival founder JeCorry Miller said is the event is part of the annual BAM Fest that takes place at the same location.
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Florence joins Lee football, basketball staff
By Josh Troy, 1,539 Reads
Sun, 06/13/2021 - 02:00 PM
“Sports around here, the future is so bright, you need sunglasses.”
Will Florence, a new coach in the Lee Academy football and basketball programs, said those very words Monday morning.
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Mike Reans new basketball coach at Lee Academy
By Josh Troy, 4,242 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 06:00 PM
Mike Reans is the new basketball coach at Lee Academy.
Reans will be coaching the high school boys and girls and the junior high boys. He succeeds Michael Peckham, who spent the past four years at Lee Academy.
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CMSD names Mary Catherine Brown scholars
By Josh Troy, 929 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 03:00 PM
When Clarksdale High School Class of 1985 graduate Mary Catherine Broom died, her classmates wanted to find a way to honor her memory.
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Elections bring change to Lula, Friars Point and Jonestown
By Josh Troy, 691 Reads
Fri, 06/11/2021 - 12:30 PM
Lula, Friars Point and Jonestown will all have new representation in city government for the upcoming term beginning July 1.
Challenger Robert Monroe Sr. will be the new Lula mayor after defeating incumbent Patricia Furdge, 56 votes to 28 in Tuesday’s election.
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