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  1. Word Finds Passion With Vaco, Women's AllianceRead the original story

    Thursday May 16 | The Daily News

    ... current position as recruiter for the Memphis office of Vaco, an upper-level placement and consulting firm. The Clarksdale, Miss., native and University of Mississippi graduate came to Memphis after receiving a master's in accounting from Ole Miss ...

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  2. New principals take over city schoolsRead the original story

    Wednesday May 15 | The Bolivar Commercial

    ... boosters club and teachers. "She will do a great job leading our outstanding staff." Swafford is originally from Clarksdale and received her leadership and administration certification from The University of Mississippi Ole Miss. She attended Delta ...

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  3. Betsy Jo Smith, 22Read the original story

    Tuesday May 14 | The Bolivar Commercial

    ... in Rice Cemetery near Charleston with Womble Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Born July 10, 1990, in Clarksdale, she was the daughter of Jody Smith and the late Betty Gayle Shook Smith. She was a member of Clarksdale Baptist Church and was ...

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  4. Photos: First day peanut planting at Omega FarmsRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday May 14 | Delta Farm Press

    ... a peanut trailer, prepare to unload peanut seed as a planter arrives. Brandon Walton, farm manager, Omega Farms, Clarksdale, Miss. Walton is planting 900 acres of peanuts in 2013, the second year for peanut acreage at Omega Farms. Omega Farms, ...

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  5. More Read the original story

    Saturday May 11 | WLOX-TV Biloxi

    Joe Morgan has appealed his 2012 conviction in Coahoma County for the fatal shooting of 2 men at a Clarksdale nightclub.

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  6. Family of Slain Gay Mayoral Candidate Marco McMillian Asks for Help of Justice Department: VIDEORead the original story

    Friday May 10 | Towleroad

    The family of slain gay Clarksdale, Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian held a press conference Thursday asking the Justice Department to review the case because they don't believe they have been told the truth about McMillian's murder.

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  7. Family demands answers in Clarksdale ...Read the original story w/Photo

    Thursday May 9 | Sunherald.com

    ... ts that local officials are withholding information about the case, at a news conference at his mother's house in Clarksdale, Miss., Thursday, May 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis) ROGELIO V. SOLIS - AP

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  8. Family of murdered mayoral candidate wants federal investigationRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Mississippi Business Journal

    ... a federal investigation amid their complaints that local officials are withholding information about the case. Clarksdale mayoral candidate Marco McMillian's nude and battered body was found Feb. 27 near a Mississippi River levee. The case drew ...

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  9. Several Miss. cities in line to get new mayorsRead the original story

    Thursday May 9 | Sunherald.com

    ... start July 1. Turnover is also coming to several cities where current mayors didn't seek re-election, including Clarksdale, Clinton, Gulfport, Laurel and Pascagoula. Johnson made history in 1997 by becoming the first black mayor of Jackson, which by ... 1 comment

  10. River QuestRead the original story

    Mar 28, 2013 | The Memphis Flyer

    ... for experiential learning. And they know Mother Nature's potential as a powerful teacher. Ruskey, the owner of Clarksdale, Mississippi-based Quapaw Canoe Company, has run an after-school apprenticeship program for 15 years. He lets the Mississippi ...

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  11. Mississippi Prepares New Push On EducationRead the original story

    Monday May 6 | The Huffington Post

    In this Feb. 15, 2013 photograph, Clarksdale High School chemistry instructor Victoria Dawson, right, encourages her class to solve their equations at the board in Clarksdale, Miss.

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  12. Williams-RhodesRead the original story

    Saturday May 4 | The Bolivar Commercial

    Mozell Davis Williams of Clarksdale announces the engagement and forthcoming marriage of her daughter, Shondra Shenette Williams of Cleveland, to Owen B. Rhodes of Bloomington, Ind., son of Mattie Bell Rhodes of Jonestown and the late Owen B. Rhodes Sr.

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  13. Most Miss. cities hold mayoral primaries TuesdayRead the original story

    Saturday May 4 | Newms360.com

    ... toughest primaries will be in Jackson, Vicksburg and Madison, where incumbents are seeking re-election, and in Clarksdale, where the seat is open because the current mayor chose not to run. Primary runoffs are May 21 and the general election is June ...

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  14. Autopsy Report Released in Murder of Gay MS Mayoral Candidate; Says Suspect ConfessedRead the original story

    Saturday May 4 | Towleroad

    i i i i Many questions still remain in the death of Clarksdale, MS mayoral candidate Marco McMillian, whose body was found late in February near a levee after being dragged, beaten, and burned. The coroner has released an autopsy report that ...

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  15. Autopsy: Man admits killing gay Miss. candidateRead the original story

    Friday May 3 | The Mississippi Press

    ... victim died from lack of oxygen, but it doesn't give an exact reason for the death beyond calling it a homicide. Clarksdale, Miss. mayoral candidate Marco McMillian, 34, was an openly gay Democrat running what many wouldn't consider a typical ...

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  16. Autopsy results released in Clarksdale mayoral candidate's deathRead the original story

    Friday May 3 | Memphis Commercial Appeal

    Marco McMillian, the Clarksdale mayoral candidate who was found murdered near the Mississippi River levee in February, died of asphyxiation, according to the autopsy report released Friday by the Coahoma County Coroner's office.

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  17. Autopsy Completed for Murdered Clarksdale PoliticianRead the original story

    Friday May 3 | MyEyeWitnessNews.com

    The Medical Examiner has released the autopsy report for Clarksdale, Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian.

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  18. Mississippi students named Gates Millennium ScholarsRead the original story

    Wednesday May 1 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... according to the program website. The following is a list of the Mississippi scholars. Damonta Morgan, Clarksdale, Mississippi School for Math and Science Kadeja Johnson, Coldwater, Coldwater Attendance Center Jim Cunningham, Columbus, ...

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  19. Elections: 2 more mayoral races to considerRead the original story

    Wednesday May 1 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... former House Speaker Billy McCoy when McCoy sought a second term as leader. Then there's charter schools. Clarksdale will be among the first locations seeking a charter school. Espy is a proponent of charter schools, while Luckett has opposed them ...

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  20. Integrated Prom: Georgia Students Describe Powerful Moment At Wilcox County High School DanceRead the original story

    Monday Apr 29 | The Huffington Post

    ... High School, GA., are taking a stand against their school's practice of holding racially-segregated proms by... Clarksdale, Miss. -- Anyone heading south down U.S. Highway 61 toward Clarksdale might not be surprised by the large tracts of verdant ...

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