Friday came with a Christmas party at City Hall. Attended by the Mayor, Chuck Espy, City Commissioners, Ken Murphey, Bo Plunk, Ed Seals, and Willie Turner, Jr., the City staff and their families, the pot luck lunch and festivities were held in City Clerk Cathy Clark’s offices, and great food, good times, holiday cheer and […]
28 New Arts & Culture District Signs The Arts & Culture District Project will add 28 new signs after the first of the year. These come at public request, and we can be sure that for every sign that appears in downtown Clarksdale, there are a lot of people who are joyful that the honored […]
Clarksdale Mayor Chuck Espy posted this short video of the fireworks after the Clarksdale Christmas parade. Follow the Mayor on Facebook, and enjoy the fireworks below (push up the speaker icon at bottom right of the video to hear it!).
City of Clarksdale Commissioner Willie Turner, Jr. gives a loud shout out to The Department of Public Works for the GREAT job they are doing in the City of Clarksdale. The Commissioner says “some people don’t realize what it takes to operate with limited funds and staff. Thanks for the consistency in improving the City.” […]
The City prepares for city wide cleanup on Saturday, December 2, 2017 at 7:30 a.m. Numerous organizations from the city and many citizens of the community will be present and divide into areas throughout the City to help “cleanup Clarksdale”. Garbage bags were donated by Keep America Beautiful.
RIP Robert “Bilbo” Walker (CLARKSDALE – via Cat Head Delta Blues & Folk Art) One of the last Mississippi Delta bluesmen of his generation has passed. 80-year-old ROBERT “BILBO” WALKER has moved on to his beloved Promised Land. The duckwalking, zoot-suited blues-rocker had been undergoing cancer-related treatments in California since his King Biscuit and Clarksdale’s […]
The NEW City of Clarksdale’s Arts & Culture District signs, created by Richard Bolen, will feature numerous people from Clarksdale or those who came out of Clarksdale who made signficant contributions in our county. These honorary markers are being hung on poles throughout Clarksdale’s historic downtown arts and culture district. The four signs shown here […]
Formerly Metso Minerals (conveyor mfg) Property Description: The building is well suited for medium to heavy industrial use, ample parking, and available land for expansion. Over $4 million of improvements have been made in the last three years. Parking consists of asphalt and gravel. There are 152 asphalt parking spots and 130 gravel spots. The […]