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City of Clarksdale cleanup week set for March 26 to April 1

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate The City of Clarksdale will hold a cleanup week covering the entire community from March 26 to April 1. National Cleanup Week...

Roberts named Clarksdale Public Works Employee of the Month

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate Street sweeper Lane Roberts’ work ethic and leadership skills earned him the Clarksdale Public Works Employee of the Month for February....

When filling out March Madness bracket, who should you pick?

By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports WriterPicking the NCAA Tournament bracket comes with plenty of potential pitfalls. How do you account for injuries at Houston...

Mississippi man’s death prompts calls for federal probe

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The family of a Mississippi man whose dismembered body was found in November says his newly released autopsy report shows...

Two vacant Adams Avenue homes set on fire

By Josh TroyClarksdale Advocate The Clarksdale Fire Department extinguished two fires of vacant homes on Adams Avenue., within a six-day time period and prevented any...

Josephine Rhymes

Josephine Rhymes is a professional educator that leads key Clarksdale after-school job training, enrichment, and children’s development programs. Perhaps no other has consistently helped...

Heidelberg Elementary School closing at end of school year

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate Heidelberg Elementary School will close at the end of the 2022-23 academic year due to a steady decline in enrollment in...

Pleasant Valley Church Vision Center organizes weekly food giveaway

By Josh TroyClarksdale Advocate Going to the store and buying food was no longer a simple task for many people when the COVID pandemic hit...

Dantaijah Owens Miss Clarksdale High

By: Omarosa Manigault Newman In honor of Women’s History Month, we are featuring outstanding young women from the community. Dantaijah Owens Notable Accomplishments: Miss Clarksdale High School Senior class...

Espy says CCYO provides same services as Boys & Girls Club

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate The Coahoma County Youth Outreach program provides services for local children equivalent to what the Boys & Girls Club of the...

Mayor and Commissioners to examine issues not addressed since 2017

By Josh TroyClarksdale Advocate The Clarksdale Board of Mayor and Commissioners will be addressing issues that have not been taken care of since 2017 during...

Supervisors discuss ARPA regulations, Jonestown to receive capital improvement funds

By Josh TroyClarksdale Advocate The Coahoma County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously at Monday’s meeting to make Jonestown a $20,000 sub-award recipient of American Rescue...

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