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Clarksdale · ClarksdaleCLARKSDALE, Miss.–Clarksdale Mayor Orlando Paden has been in office for about a month and at this week’s Board of Commissioners meeting some of actions were called into question by one commissioner. “Recently when the pay schedule came up and the mayor took it upon himself, he just visited with the commissioners, came up with a figure, divided by four He put it in there,” said Ward 2 Commissioner Jimmy Harris. “Miraculously his pay was also on t…Read Article
Clarksdale Mayor's Actions Questioned by Commissioner
Morgan Freeman · ClarksdaleThe Mississippi Delta is where the blues was born, and its cultural legacy and global influence on music are undeniable. Morgan Freeman, who spent part of his early childhood in Mississippi surrounded by this music and its history, recalls the moment he first fell in love with the blues. "It was the first music I ever heard," Freeman said. "When I was little, I was living with my paternal grandmother, and I can't think of any time that she went…Read Article
How Morgan Freeman is keeping the Delta Blues alive
Clarksdale · ClarksdaleJACKSON, Miss (July 24, 2025) – Karli Matthews, a middle school student at Lee Academy in Clarksdale, has been named Mississippi’s state champion for the National Civics Bee®. She will represent the state as one of 27 finalists at the National Civics Bee Championship, to be held in Washington, D.C., November 10–11, 2025. The National Civics Bee is a program of The Civic Trust, an initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The annual …Read Article
