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Monthly Archives: May, 2023

Henderson reflects on growing up in Clarksdale in new book Black Magnolia: An Unequivocal Southern Belle

By Josh TroyClarksdale Advocate Clarksdale native Sherry D. Henderson has been living in Denver since 1984, but she never forgot her roots. Henderson, a retired...

Jurden’s bond reduced to $15,000, trial for two counts of attempted murder set for July 10

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate A reduction in bond for a Clarksdale woman charged with two counts of attempted murder was granted in Coahoma County Circuit...

NBA playoffs: Lakers, Heat advance to conference finals with Game 6 victories

LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James had 30 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated the defending NBA champion...

Sheriff Jones responds to social media posts

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate Coahoma County Sheriff Charles Jones spoke out against Facebook posts circulating throughout the community that he claimed were false. Jones did not...

Fire department helps Clarksdale Area Fuller Center for Housing build home

By Josh TroyClarksdale Advocate When the Clarksdale Area Fuller Center for Housing needed volunteers to build homes, the fire department answered the call. The Clarksdale...

Wildcat seniors Espy, Neely sign to play college basketball

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate Two Clarksdale High School seniors officially signed to play college basketball, and both of them will be continuing their careers in...

Friars Point Weekend ‘taking it back to our roots’

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate "Taking it back to our roots" was the theme of this year's annual Friars Point Weekend from May 5 to...

Big A and the Allstars kick off Fridays at the Stage

By Josh Troy Clarksdale Advocate Big A and the Allstars kicked things off for the 2023 Fridays at the Stage band performances on May 5. The...

Celebrating the Pillars of Love and Strength: Honoring Mothers on Mother’s Day

Mother's Day, an annual celebration dedicated to the remarkable women who have played an invaluable role in our lives, is just around the corner....

US Postal Service honors civil rights leader, Ponca tribe Chief Standing Bear, with stamp

A Ponca tribe chief whose landmark lawsuit in 1879 established that a Native American is a person under the law was honored Friday with...

Mississippi chief justice removed from lawsuit over courts and policing in Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice is no longer a defendant in a lawsuit that challenges a state law dealing with courts...

LOCALIZE IT: Federal funding at risk for health care worker recruitment program

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Millions of dollars in funding for a federal program to recruit thousands of doctors, nurses and dentists in the country's most desperate regions...

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