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Booker T. teachers dress for Black History

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On Mon, 03/08/2021 - 12:00 PM

Booker T. Washington Elementary School students were able to learn about Black History ways they normally would not be able to in a classroom setting.

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Superintendent Joe Nelson gets contract extension

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On Sun, 03/07/2021 - 03:00 AM

Clarksdale Municipal School District superintendent Dr. Earl Joe Nelson received a $4,000 pay raise and three-year contract extension during the board meeting Thursday night.

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JOSH TROY: Support County all the way to Jackson

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On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 05:00 AM

Every year, the Coahoma County Red Panthers amaze me.
Of course, I want the Red Panthers, along with all of our other teams in the community, to excel. But when it looks like Coahoma County is about to lose in big games, the players find ways to make it close and win in most cases.

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CPU offers boil notice and billing tips

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On Fri, 03/05/2021 - 03:00 AM

Clarksdale Public Utilities lifted the precautionary boil water alert for customers Wednesday, Feb. 24, but customers are reminded they are still liable for both water and electric bills during the recent winter storm.

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Coahoma County faces Newton in Championship Game at Coliseum

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On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 01:45 PM

Coahoma County High School will be in the Class 2A Mississippi High School Activities Association boys basketball state championship game for the fourth time in five years.

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Clarksdale Collegiate suffers attendance drop

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On Mon, 03/01/2021 - 09:00 AM

Like all schools across the state and nation, attendance has dropped at Clarksdale Collegiate Public Charter School as a result of virtual learning in the midst of the COVID pandemic, but executive director Amanda Johnson is attempting to do something about that.

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Clarksdale girls fall to South Pontotoc in playoffs

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On Sun, 02/28/2021 - 12:00 PM

A two-week layoff between the regular season and the MHSAA basketball playoffs proved costly as the Clarksdale High School girls were eliminated with a 48-32 loss at home to South Pontotoc Monday night.

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Ballots set for Coahoma, Friars Point, Lula, Lyon town government

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On Sat, 02/27/2021 - 03:00 PM

The towns of Friars Point and Lula will have contested races for the general election set for June 8 and Coahoma and Lyon have set their ballot, too.

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Clarksdale Wildcats fall to Itawamba in playoffs

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On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 05:00 PM

Clarksdale High School relied on the 3-point field goal and that was not in coach Farrington Hill’s game plan Tuesday night.
That proved costly as the Wildcats (7-6, 3-3), a No. 2 seed, were eliminated in the first round of the MHSAA basketball playoffs with a 55-50 home loss to Itawamba Agricultural High School.

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Coahoma downs JZ George, Pisgah, faces New Site Saturday

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On Fri, 02/26/2021 - 04:30 PM

Coahoma County High School boys basketball coach Derrick Moore was so confident his team could win the first round of the Class 2A MHSAA playoffs to the point where he did not play all his starters at one time.

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