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Actor and one of the Ground Zero Blues Club owners Morgan Freeman, musician and Clarksdale native Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram and others ring in the New Year for 2026 at Ground Zero.

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Thu,01/15/26-9:21PM , 425 Reads
CNN comes to Ground Zero Blues Club on Dec. 31, interviews Freeman

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Fire on Pecan Street not in retaliation to shootings
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Thu,01/15/26-9:14PM , 328 Reads
“It wasn’t a retaliation.”
Clarksdale Fire Chief Charles Lane said those words about a fire that occurred at 744 Pecan St. on Friday night. The fire department was called at 10:06 p.m. Friday.
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Clarksdale's Jewish community reacts to Beth Israel Congregation fire
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Wed,01/14/26-5:01PM , 389 Reads 4,216 Statewide
Jewish Clarksdale residents and other members of the community discussed their thoughts and feelings after a fire was set to Beth Israel Congregation in northeast Jackson on the morning of Saturday, Jan. 10.
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University of Mississippi cornerback Patrick Broomfield sponsored the Christmas toy giveaway at the Coahoma County Expo Center on Dec. 21, 2025. Broomfield is a 2024 Clarksdale High School graduate. Here Broomfield is pictured with many of the kids who came to the toy drive.

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Broomfield hosts Christmas toy giveaway
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Thu,01/08/26-9:15PM , 1,259 Reads
University of Mississippi cornerback Patrick “Luh Pat” Broomfield, a 2024 Clarksdale High School graduate, made the holiday season a little better for several local children.
Broomfield hosted a Christmas toy giveaway at the Coahoma County Expo Center on the afternoon of Dec. 21, 2025.
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