Every fall, most gardeners feel little pangs of guilt over how they handle garden debris, knowing full well most can be mowed, mulched or composted and added back to the garden to improve soil and recycle nutrients.
But it’s easier to rake and bag, right? Not really.
The annual Clarksdale Community Thanksgiving lunch will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 22.
Lunches will be prepared and delivered from the Care Station on that day.
Sherard Elementary School recently named its Honors List of students for the first nine weeks grading period.
A spectacular lineup of blues superstars including Anthony “Big A” Sherrod, “Big T” Williams, Lucious Spiller and James “Super Chikan” Johnson has been booked for the annual Thanksgiving Eve Blues Party at Ground Zero.
The event takes place Wednesday, Nov. 21, at Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale.
Rebecca Ethel Johnson, 83, an activities director at the SLA Jones Activity Center, died Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, at the Northwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center in Clarksdale.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of Riverside Baptist Church and the VFW Auxiliary.
The 2018-’19 Archonettes of the local Zeta Psi Chapter of the Zeta Phi Beta sorority are shown. Seated in the front row, from left, are Halesha Jackson, De'Maya Thompson, Allyson Holmes, Jan'Nise Thomas and Darnecia Hubbard.
St. Elizabeth School in Clarksdale recently held a ceremony recognizing its Reading Fair winners.
The first-place winners are shown above. They are, from left, Mary Mason Dunn (Grade 6-8 Division ESB), Madison Bridges (Grades 4-5 Division D), Kendall Earnest (Grade 3 Division C) and Piper Fondren (Grades 1-2 Division B).
St. Elizabeth School recently announced its honor roll for the first nine week grading period.
Pastor’s List (All A’s) honors went to sixth-grader Rachel Thornton, fourth-graders Cooper Flowers, Colton Dixon, Harris Stonestreet and Kayln Matthews, and third-graders Lucy Beth Anthony and Callie Jo Griffin.
The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tenn., recently announced its A and B honor rolls for the first quarter of the 2018-’19 school year. The following Clarksdale resident earned A Honor Roll status: Chloe Tyner, 11th-grader. The following Clarksdale resident earned B Honor Roll status: Sydney Cohen, 11th-grader.
Shown is the first nine weeks honor roll for the Kirkpatrick Health & Medical Science Magnet School.
