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JOSH TROY: Deion coming shows system’s benefits

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On Mon, 08/10/2020 - 08:39 AM

The past 17 years I have written about high school sports for newspapers in three different states.

On many different occasions, I have said it is a good thing we do not have a power rating system to determine the playoff teams in Mississippi. Only division matchups count toward the playoff standings.

Voter registration conducted at Friars Point

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On Mon, 08/10/2020 - 08:33 AM

FRIARS POINT—After beginning her efforts in June to help increase voter registration in Clarksdale with elections coming up in November, Cassandra Wilson recognized there was still work yet to be done.

JOSH TROY: We need a concerted effort against COVID-19

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On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 12:20 PM

Living on the border of Arkansas and a little more than an hour away from Memphis is a reminder of how everyone should be on the same page when handling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lee soccer tops Columbus Christian, 2-0

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On Fri, 08/07/2020 - 09:39 AM

Two second-half Liz Basha goals gave Lee Academy a 2-0 victory to open the soccer season at home against Columbus Christian Monday afternoon.

Basha, a senior attacking midfielder, scored the first goal on a penalty kick and the second on a breakaway town the end of the game.

Public Schools delayed two weeks

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On Thu, 08/06/2020 - 03:45 PM

Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday the starting date of grades 7 through 12 would be delayed two weeks for a handful of counties, including Coahoma, due to a high COVID-19 count.

Plans still in works to bring "Purple Church" to Clarksdale

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On Mon, 07/20/2020 - 03:26 PM

“Purple Church: With God All Things Are Possible” was originally scheduled to be filmed in Clarksdale in 2019, but obstacles have pushed the production back.

CECHS tells start of school plans, policy

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On Mon, 07/20/2020 - 01:26 PM

The plan is Coahoma Early College High School students to attend school in person twice a week and have online learning every Monday for the 2020-21 school year.

CECHS principal Cloretha Jamison outlined the hybrid model she will use in response to the coronavirus pandemic during the Coahoma Community College and CECHS board meeting Monday morning.

Jonestown Mayor Kenny Lester pleads guilty

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On Thu, 07/16/2020 - 10:31 AM

JONESTOWN — Mayor Kenny Lester pleaded guilty on four counts of embezzlement for converting public funds to his own use in Circuit Judge Charlie Webster’s courtroom Friday and resigned as Mayor of Jonestown effective 5 p.m. Monday.

Indian summit held on Courthouse parking lot

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On Wed, 07/15/2020 - 03:46 PM

Chief Earnest Calvin Marshall, of Decatur, Ga., saying he was leader of 17 Indian tribes, led a peaceful gathering across from the Coahoma County Courthouse Wednesday for what he said was the Muskogee nations claim to what he believed was rightfully theirs.

JOSH TROY: Taking the Test and Passing

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On Sat, 07/11/2020 - 11:39 AM

As of last week, I am part of an estimated 10 percent of the population that has taken the test for the coronavirus.

Fortunately, the test results were negative and I do not have the coronavirus, but I still came out of the experience with some observations about the pandemic.

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