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Hamburger plates being sold to benefit Murphey, family

Hamburger plates are being sold to benefit Clarksdale Ward 2 Commissioner Ken Murphey and his family.Murphey is currently in the hospital and money raised will go toward paying his medical expenses. Tickets are $10 per plate and the food will include hamburgers and chips.The drive-through pickup for the plates of food is 5 to 7 […]

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Public hearing about blight on commercial, residential properties set for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Clarksdale Civic Auditorium

Media contact: Josh Troy C: 662-313-0192 joshuatroy@yahoo.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PUBLIC HEARING ABOUT BLIGHT ON COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES SET FOR 5:30 P.M. TUESDAY IN CLARKSDALE CIVIC AUDITORIUM Clarksdale residents will have an opportunity to provide their input on how they feel the city should handle blight on commercial and residential properties during a public hearing […]

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Jericho Week brings hope to Clarksdale

Community leaders provided messages intending to bring hope, inspiration and unity the City of Clarksdale’s weeklong Jericho Walk from April 23 to 29.Jericho Week was with faith-based leaders and citizens walking from one location to another each day. Most of the start and finish points for each walk were at churches. The Jericho Walks concluded […]

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Community celebrates new Clarksdale Fire Department training facility

Media contact: Josh Troy C: 662-313-0192 joshuatroy@yahoo.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Community celebrates new Clarksdale Fire Department training facility Clarksdale Fire Department’s new training facility is officially open for business.Fire Chief Rocky Nabors said those words during the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the training facility on Thursday, May 4. The training facility is located next to the […]

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Espy thankful for birthday breakfast

Mayor Chuck Espy expressed gratitude toward the City of Clarksdale’s executive team for making breakfast in honor of his birthday celebration during Monday’s department head meeting. Espy’s birthday was Monday, April 24, which was the same day as the regularly scheduled Board of Mayor and Commissioners meeting. Espy told the community about the breakfast at […]

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Clarksdale’s second Jericho Week underway

The City of Clarksdale began its second Jericho Week on Sunday night. Jericho Week is from April 23 to 29 with faith-based leaders and citizens walking from one church to another location each day. The group prays at the ending point of each walk.A Jericho March is referred to as a group or congregation coming […]

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City honoring Coahoma County during State Championship celebration

The Coahoma County High School boys basketball team’s Class 2A MHSAA State Championship celebration will be held on Saturday, April 29.The Red Panthers (30-2, 10-0 in 2022-23) have won five state championships in the past seven seasons.The championship parade will begin at 1 p.m. April 29 at the Coahoma County Jr./Sr. High School football field. […]

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