Written by Cathy Clark

Slack encourages city participation in National Cleanup Week

Clarksdale Director of Personnel, Safety and Marketing Tarra Slack encouraged residents throughout the city to participate in National Cleanup Week during the Board of Mayor and Commissioners meeting Monday.National Cleanup Week is March 26 to April 1.“The city is also gearing up for National Cleanup Week, which began yesterday (Sunday),” Slack said. “So we’re two […]

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City of Clarksdale Cleanup Week underway

Clarksdale is participating in National Cleanup Week and city employees are getting involved.National Cleanup week began Sunday, March 26 and runs through April 1. Local organizations throughout Clarksdale will be organizing cleanup events throughout the week.Quapaw Canoe Co.’s annual Sunflower River cleanup in February that extended through downtown Clarksdale inspired the city to have a […]

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Board authorizes sending personnel, equipment to assist Mississippi communities hit by storms

The Clarksdale Board of Mayor and Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize sending city personnel and equipment to communities impacted by the storms and tornadoes on Friday.The vote came during a special meeting Sunday morning.Rolling Fork suffered the most damage, but the storms also hit other areas throughout central Mississippi.Mayor Chuck Espy announced monetary donations for […]

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Crossroads Economic Partnership holds first ‘Dash Down Delta’ races

A total of 73 individuals competed in Crossroads Economic Partnership’s first ever “Dash Down Delta” races on Saturday morning.There were 68 participants in the 5k run for adults and the other five participants competed in the one-mile kids run. Both races started and finished on Delta Avenue.Samantha Edmonson, Director of Programs and Memberships for Crossroads Economic […]

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Public Works Director Jones retiring after 32 years with city

When Clarksdale Public Works Director Todd Jones joined the department 32 years ago, he quickly realized there would be many opportunities to run equipment.Jones, who held five different positions before being promoted to the Public Works Director approximately 16 years ago, will be retiring at the end of the month. Assistant Director of Public Works […]

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City of Clarksdale focusing on unfinished projects in 2023

The City of Clarksdale will be focusing the remainder of 2023 on projects that have been neglected since Mayor Chuck Espy took office in 2017.Espy said at last week’s Board of Mayor and Commissioners meeting that, back in 2017, he promised residents on Park Lane that curb and gutter work would be taken care of. […]

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City, County fire departments participate in training session

The Coahoma County Fire Department organized a training session on how to extinguish a propane tank fire in front of an audience of spectators at the old Walmart parking lot on State Street Wednesday night.The City of Clarksdale, Quitman and Bolivar counties also participated.“That training was to give people an update on propane tanks,” said […]

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City of Clarksdale cleanup week set for March 26 to April 1

The City of Clarksdale will be holding a cleanup week covering the entire community from March 26 to April 1.National Cleanup Week is also March 26 to April 1. Local organizations throughout Clarksdale will be organizing cleanup events throughout the week. Quapaw Canoe Co.’s annual Sunflower River cleanup in February that extended through downtown Clarksdale inspired […]

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