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Clarksdale Ward 3 Commissioner Eddie Earl, left, and Mayor Orlando Paden disagree about the way the city responded to the murders of brothers Hertayvious Williams Wagner and Rufus Wilkins in Dec. 2025.

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Paden, Earl argue about city's response to murders
By JOSH TROY/PUBLISHER
Thu,01/15/26-10:09PM , 522 Reads
Clarksdale Ward 3 Commissioner Eddie Earl’s statements claiming city officials were not properly responding to the murders of two brothers in Dec. 2025 led to voices being raised and the pounding of the gavel at the Board of Mayor and Commissioners meeting on Monday.
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Clarksdale Film & Music Festival Jan. 23 to 25
By FROM ROGER STOLLE
Thu,01/15/26-10:06PM , 589 Reads
For the 16th year in a row, the Clarksdale Film & Music Festival aims to make you laugh, cry and occasionally rock out.
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Martin Luther King breakfast set for Jan. 19
By FROM STAFF REPORTS
Thu,01/15/26-10:05PM , 227 Reads
The 29th Annual Brother Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Oratorical Contest & Community Service Awards Breakfast is scheduled for Monday, January 19, 2026 at 9 a.m., at The Pinnacle on the campus of Coahoma Community College.
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Rufus Wilkins
Thu,01/15/26-10:02PM , 1,227 Reads
Rufus Wilkins, 32, of Friars Point passed away on Dec. 24, 2025 at Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held on Jan. 17, 2026 at noon with Pastor Robert Watkins presiding.
Burial follows at Friars Point Cemetery.
Arrangements are entrusted to Hornburger-Byas Funeral Home.

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