January 28th, 2019 by Richard Bolen
NEWS: Winners of International Blues Challenge announced: Kevin “B.F.” Burt, the Keeshea Pratt Band, and more From THE BLUES FOUNDATION KEVIN “B.F.” BURT PICKS UP A TRIO OF VICTORIES AND THE KEESHEA PRATT BAND EARNS BEST BAND HONORS AT THE 34th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BLUES CHALLENGE Artur Menezes, Daniel Eriksen, Fuzzy Jeffries, and Jontavious Willis also […]
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October 27th, 2018 by Richard Bolen
It won’t be often that ClarksdaleNews scoops our national media, but the Washington Post and The Associated Press published articles about Clarksdale Judge Carlos Moore this week too. Mississippi city judge displays flag without rebel symbol By Associated Press October 25 CLARKSDALE, Miss. — A Mississippi judge says his courtroom now displays a proposed new […]
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October 25th, 2018 by Richard Bolen
From the new Spring Initiative Newsletter. Dear Spring Friends, Take 3 minutes today to be inspired! (watch the video above) There are so many Spring stories you won’t hear for a long time, some you might not ever learn about. While they might be amazing testaments to our students’ strength and resilience, they aren’t ours to […]
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October 4th, 2018 by Richard Bolen
Looking for a better paying job? Looking for a good career? Register NOW! Training and classes at the Chawla Hospitality Academy start on October 22, 2018. Training is FREE. Register now at Coahoma Community College Workforce Development Center. 662.621.4304 The first training at this new initiative between Chawla Hotels and Coahoma Community College is to […]
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September 25th, 2018 by Richard Bolen
Dinesh Chawla and his brother Suresh of Chawla Hotels are involved in numerous projects here in Clarksdale. They own two operating hotels, and one in development. They also just announced a educational partnership with Coahoma Community College (The Chawla Hospitality Academy), and are involved in other initiatives to bring business and jobs into town. This […]
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September 21st, 2018 by Richard Bolen
ClarksdaleNews received this at 5:23 pm this Friday. It is our understanding that this Press Conference may not be about Coahoma County Tourism. PRESS RELEASE Shad White State Auditor State Auditor Shad White Holds Press Conference in Clarksdale to Announce Conclusion of Embezzlement Investigation CLARKSDALE, Miss. – State Auditor Shad White will hold a press […]
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September 7th, 2018 by Richard Bolen
COLOMBIAN ARTISTS TO SPLASH MORE COLORS ON THE BLUES Four internationally known Colombian street artists are coming to the crossroads. Unlike Robert Johnson, they aren’t coming to the Mississippi Delta to sell their souls to the devil at midnight. They are coming to Clarksdale to paint the town red, as well as green, blue, yellow […]
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September 4th, 2018 by Richard Bolen
This is a time for us as community members to come change the narrative about clarksdale. We will all be meeting at Meraki Roasting for free coffee. Starting from there, we will create groups to move strategically through town cleaning up trash. We do not expect to clean it all up in one day, so […]
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September 3rd, 2018 by Richard Bolen
Sitting there listening to Super Chikan play would’a been a good thing all by itself, but what made it even better was knowing that a Smithsonian Exhibit was inside Quapaw Canoe Company. On top of that, smiles were contagious throughout a gathered community that always comes out in support of Clarkadale’s unique arts and cultural […]
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August 31st, 2018 by Richard Bolen
We know and appreciate what the Griot Arts Program does here in Clarksdale. We also know Cali Noland, Ben Lewis, Emily Wisseman, Josea Atibalentja and the rest of the Griot staff, and we’ve seen first hand the results of the service they provide for their students, and for our community as a whole. We also […]
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