If a Board can’t meet regularly, with a quorum, is there a problem? From WROX: This article also contains opinion. Members of the press outnumbered board members in attendance at Clarksdale’s Quality of Life commission meeting on Tuesday. Without a quorum no business was conducted, but city attorney Melvin Miller said he expects plans for […]
CPU Celebrates 120 Years with Bright Future Initiative Service improvements, new technologies to benefit customers and the community From CPU PRESS RELEASE CLARKSDALE – Clarksdale Public Utilities is leading customers and the community toward a brighter future as part of the utility’s 120th anniversary celebration this year. CPU’s Bright Future initiative includes a series of […]
(This post contains Editorial comment below.) From WROX: In a short public meeting yesterday the board of Clarksdale Public Utilities approved a $4800 bid from Temperature Control to replace part of the heating and air conditioning system in the administration building; the improved system will allow the billing department to move to an area closer […]
This post contains facts, two audio files and OPINION. The City meeting on November 8 lasted for well more than an hour. You have likely already seen the post on the 10-plus minute debate between Ed Seals and the mayor that came out of it (here). This is a few minutes from that meeting leading […]
Mississippi’s past, not its future, won the election From CNN by W. Ralph Eubanks W. Ralph Eubanks is the author of “Ever is a Long Time: A Journey Into Mississippi’s Dark Past,” and is a visiting professor of English and Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi. He supported Mike Espy for Senate. He is […]
Fake friends believe in rumors. Real friends believe in you. Anonymous This article contains fact, rumor and opinion. Former Clarksdale mayor Bill Luckett says there were 42 officers on the City Police force when he left office. ClarksdaleNews has heard there were as many as 52 officers at one point, and the number of officers […]
Rumors are swirling around City Hall. They are in social media (that Facebook video), and on the streets. Pretty much everywhere! There’s even a new request in social media request for citizens that may have questions, issues or concerns about the City to reach out privately, or publicly. Is there chaos in City Hall? Are […]
In no particular order, here’s some general opinions and thoughts into the evolving story about our public utility company and its leadership. Something Material? ClarksdaleNews has been talking with some CPU officials. It is clear that some think the investigation will, or has, revealed something of material consequence on our three suspended executives. What that […]
“You been seein’ the McCain funeral, we been watchin’ it,” and with that Michael Hunter floored me again. We talked about McCain briefly, I should’a dug into it more, to better understand what Michael thinks about all of that, but our conversation quickly moved on to Michael remembering the last time we met, and how […]
One of ClarksdaleNews’ main goals is to give voice to our citizens. If you feel like you want to say something, or that you don’t have a place to be seen and heard, you got that place now. All must be within our ethics and standards, of course (here), and we are most interested in […]
