Clarksdale News

Dr. Roger Weiner, a Coahoma County supervisor accused of soliciting prostitutes on SugarDaddyforMe.com, has been denied access to records from a cellular telephone apparently used by an undercover agent involved in a sting operation that led to his arrest.

Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics agents and the Clarksdale police have arrested a Clarksdale police officer and his wife on drug charges.

More than a fifth of Mississippi's hospitals have failed to collect data needed for the state's trauma registry and may have jeopardized their licenses.

Blues guitarist and educator T.J. Wheeler spent a week's Blues in the Schools residency in the Quad Cities during Black History Month this year; he conducted workshops at eight schools, one university, and one museum.

A woman and a 4-year-old girl were found shot to death Tuesday on the side of a highway in the Mississippi Delta and officers were searching for the woman's boyfriend, authorities said.

Vanessa Long, director of the Coahoma County branch of the Mississippi Department of Human Services says something must be done, in regards to the poor conditions of the buildings housing the DHS offices in Clarksdale.

A Clarksdale, Miss. convenience store owner shot and killed an armed robber Wednesday evening.

Travis Satterfield, a rice and soybean producer from Benoit, Miss., who has long been a leader in a number of Delta and Mississippi agricultural organizations, will serve as the 74th president of the Delta Council in 2009-10. Satterfield, who is probably best known for his work with the Mississippi Rice Council and with the Delta Council and ...

The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters celebrated its 30th anniversary along with its current class of honorees at an awards ceremony and banquet Saturday at the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art in Laurel.

The Mississippi Institute of Arts and Letters will honor several literary, musical and visual artists this weekend, with Lifetime Achievement Awards going to author Elizabeth Spencer and portrait artist Marshall Bouldin III.

Clarksdale attorney and businessman Bill Luckett is trying to raise money to run for Mississippi governor 2011, saying he wants to reduce poverty and improve public education because he believes the state "does not have to accept a perpetual spot on the bottom rung of America." The Democrat, who owns the Ground Zero Blues Club and the upscale ...

Federal prosecutors and attorneys for Hinds County Circuit Judge Bobby DeLaughter have discussed what a possible plea bargain might involve, The Clarion-Ledger has learned.

A 22-year-old Clarksdale man died after crashing his motorcycle into another vehicle.

Jim O'Neal, who was born in 1948, is an American blues expert, writer, record producer and record company executive.

Charles Wright headed one of the great funk groups of the late '60s and early '70s, the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band.

Ah, it's vacation time - Hallelujah! Now, mustn't worry about the $2.25 and upwards price per gallon for "you know what." No, don't worry - just have fun.

Social activist and bluesman Willie King died in March at age 65, and at his funeral, fans and musicians vowed to keep his legacy alive.

The Mississippi Armed Forces Museum at Camp Shelby paid special tribute Saturday to our nation's fallen soldiers.

Beginning in June, Cable One customers in Clarksdale will see a rate increase on their monthly bills averaging 4.8 percent, according to a company announcement.

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