From WROX: Yesterday’s public meeting of the Clarksdale Public Utilities commission lasted less than 20 minutes as the board reviewed financial reports, approved claims for payment and accepted bids to sell four surplus vehicles. The board meets at 4:15PM on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the board room of the CPU […]
From WROX: At last Thursday’s community police forum at the civic auditorium citizen input from four ward meetings was presented. Clarksdale residents are most concerned about gun violence, gang activity and burglaries; despite those concerns, people generally feel safe and will report crimes to the police. The data will help develop a five-year strategic plan […]
The big takeaway from this meeting is the Mayor will not ask our voters to allow for the City to take over CPU this year Still nothing exact on the proposed Corey Moore Sports Complex, or Wing Stop going into our Historic Bus Station The following are the exact notes given to ClarksdaleNews from attendees […]
From THE NORTHSIDE SUN by Shad White “Is Mississippi the most corrupt state in the country?” It’s one of the most common questions I’m asked as your state auditor. Most folks who ask have read a ranking or article based on a study at the University of Illinois-Chicago. The study found Mississippi has one of […]
From 2019 EJI Calendar 1851: Thomas Sims, who escaped slavery in Savannah, Georgia, is captured in Boston, and after a trial is ordered to return to enslavement. From EJI Timeline Thomas Sims Captured in Boston After Fleeing Enslavement In early 1851, Thomas Sims, an enslaved black man living in Savannah, Georgia, successfully escaped bondage and […]
From WROX: Between Friday and Sunday Clarksdale police investigated two cases of grand larceny, a residential burglary and an aggravated assault. A GMC SUV was stolen from the 200 block of Boyd Street and a Jeep Grand Cherokee was taken from the 2400 block of Sixth Street. An air conditioner was reported stolen from a […]
From WROX: Mississippi attorney general Jim Hood wants a judge to order the state’s largest private utility to repay more than $1 billion he says Entergy Mississippi overcharged customers. Entergy says it’s done nothing wrong that the dispute belongs before a regulator, not a judge. Federal judge Carlton Reeves began hearing the case yesterday in […]
From WROX: The Mississippi Legislature ended its 2019 session Friday, approving a $1500 pay raise for public school teachers and passing laws that could help expand broadband to rural areas and protect children who are victims of human trafficking. Lawmakers also voted to ask Congress to call a national convention to consider changing the U.S. […]
From WROX: Last week’s meeting of the Clarksdale city board included a lengthy discussion about the Memory Lane Banquet Hall on MLK. Earlier this month the planning commission recommended conditional use of the property with several stipulations including having security inside and out at all events, no alcohol allowed, no noise and the property cannot […]
From WROX: At their meeting last week the board of Clarksdale Public Utilities recognized Michael Wade, who is retiring after 28 years of service to CPU. Commissioners also accepted a low bid of $4640 to replace approximately 200 feet of fencing at the south plant; general manager Curtis Boschert noted that the fence needed to […]
