Dr. Hilliard Lackey Guest Writer Higgins High School of Clarksdale served for years as top venue for concerts by famous recording artists including native stars from the Clarksdale area: Sam Cooke and the Soul Stirrers, […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A former principal who said prayer had dramatically boosted test scores has lost her license for 20 years for telling teachers and other workers to correct students’ answers. A state education […]
The Mississippi Link Newswire Clarksdale Juke Joint Festival celebrates its lucky 13th anniversary the weekend of April 16 in the land of the proverbial Crossroads. “If you’re looking for a blues festival with headlining rock […]
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi (AP) — A man believed to have shot a northwest Mississippi police officer point-blank in the face and a man believed to have joined him in an earlier robbery were being questioned Sunday […]
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Education will try to revoke the license of a second Clarksdale teacher it accuses of cheating on state tests. A department news release said Thursday that a […]
CLARKSDALE, Mississippi (AP) — Civil rights icon and former legislator Aaron Henry will be honored Wednesday with a marker on the Mississippi Freedom Trail. The dedication will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Clarksdale at the […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Department of Education’s new budget includes a request for $1 million to focus on cheating in the public schools. Department spokesman Pete Smith told The Clarion-Ledger the agency has no money set […]
JACKSON, Mississippi — Here’s how the 151 Mississippi public school districts in 2013 were rated under the state’s A-to-F grading system for their 2013 performance, along with how they were rated in 2012. Not rated in 2012 were the Clarksdale, Corinth and Gulfport districts, which used non-standard curricula as part of a state-sponsored effort. Sunflower and Drew were separate districts in 2012 but merged for 2013… […]
By Monica Land CLARKSDALE – Police Chief Greg Hoskins said they are still looking for a suspect in the murder of an 18-year-old girl shot to death while sitting on her front porch last week. […]
From The Mississippi Link Newswire GREENWOOD – A ceremony was held in Greenwood Friday, with a vast mixed crowd, to honor the many contributions made by Mississippi’s black disc jockeys. The ceremony’s highlight, was the […]
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