ClarksdaleNews found comments from some of our citizens on a Facebook page trail interesting, and worth sharing. Although all names were in public on that Facebook page, they have been removed here. Only their comments follow exactly as stated. The Headline: I truly feel sorry for CLARKSDALE! You can go just a few counties away […]
From all of the information, back and forth claims and accusations, rising tension and public uncertainty, we certainly want to see the situation at CPU to reach a conclusion quickly (and to know exactly what it is). This is especially so because of the rapidly rising legal costs to the citizens of Clarkdale (CPU legal […]
Needless to say, I had a wonderful time with this award winning production company who just visited us here in Clarksdale. Here’s their letter to us, and all of us can be glad that our community was friendly, as usual, and eager to put our best faces forward. Dear Clarksdale (this was also sent to […]
OPINION The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind. William Blake My hometown has never been short of opinion. Me either. Our opinions often come from something we really know about, and most of us are rather sure our opinion is truly informed. Yet, it’s also […]
An Unexpected Coming Together to Find a Solution (pt 2 of this story here) The phone rang here late at night after we had just put up the first round of the honorary Arts & Culture District signs in downtown Clarksdale. It was our State Representative Orlando Paden. It was a courtesy call that someone […]
The Sheriff and the Chief of Police, just Wow! Prologue I’m not sure how to best tie together the importance of part 2 in the Dollar Bill story without background context. For the last few years ClarksdaleNews has been working on a number of projects, all have one common thought and goal: Clarksdale progress, for […]
OPINION ClarksdaleNews has had recent interactions with CPU with General Manager Mark Johnson, Chief Financial Officer Steve Reed, and Public Relations Director Chris Campos. There also has been frequent work done with many of CPU’s managers and crewmen. Much of this involvement had to do with mounting the Arts & Culture District signs downtown, and […]
VRC on Fox News Website Instantly Brings Interest Here As background to this Fox News article, The Virtual Reality Center (VRC) has been working significantly with Mississippi’s Premiere 6-12 Independent School, Jackson Prep. Located in Jackson, MS, the VRC relationship there is spearheaded by Jackson Prep’s Adam Mangano, and Vince Jordan from VRC. Their joint […]
ClarksdaleNews believes we have come a very long way, and that our progress is positive. There is still a way to go. Education about out past is also particularly important. It shows how far we’ve come, it shows that more is possible, gives light on the path to it, and helps unify all of us […]
Is this a piece to a much needed new Community Education and Cultural Center? A recent Mississippi Today article (below) about a new Fannie Lou Hamer program in Sunflower County may have answers to questions that are relevant to Clarksdale. In Summary, the article below talks about limited civil rights education in Mississippi, and how […]
