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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
Construction of the City of Clarksdale’s new fire department training facility is expected to be completed by the first week of April, said Fire Chief Rocky Nabors. The training facility, located next to the fire station on Sasse Street, is being painted and will be dark gray. “We’re in the paint stage on it,” Nabors […]
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 […]
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 […]