Clarksdale, Mississippi

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• Drugs blamed for slaying
  

  An alleged drug deal gone bad may have led to the November fatal shooting of a Clarksdale man and the wounding of another, a Jackson police detective testified.

• Ramon's - Clarksdale, MS
  

  "It takes a diehard Roadfood devotee to drive along Oakhurst Street in Clarksdale, spy Ramon's, and think, "My, what an excellent-looking place to eat." It is, to understate the point, a less-than-handsome ...

• Former Klansman files suit over Coahoma County contract
  

  CLARKSDALE - A businessman who torched a Kentucky church in 1991 when he was a Ku Klux Klan leader has sued Coahoma County, accusing officials of rejecting his bid on a water project because of his criminal ...

• Former Klansman sues Miss. county
  

  CLARKSDALE, Miss. - A man who torched a Kentucky church when he was a Ku Klux Klan leader in 1991, has sued Coahoma County for rejecting his bid on a water project because of what he calls his criminal past.

• 8 people killed in traffic accidents 2,126 tickets, 39 crashes
  

  Eight people have died in traffic accidents across the state since Tuesday, while the Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol continues added enforcement throughout the holiday weekend.

• Blues & running shoes
  

  The second annual Mississippi Blues Marathon & Half-Marathon makes tracks in Jackson Saturday, with a heaping helping of its signature music to boot.

• Smoking ban seen as a bad bet for Coast casinos
  

  What is good for Gulfport may not work in Biloxi, where the city's eight casinos could take a hit from a smoking ban.

• Obama donor loves state
  

  WASHINGTON - The top Mississippi donor to President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration fund has sumptuous homes in London and New York but prefers to live over a general store in Clarksdale.

• Paperboy with soul
  

  The True Loves deliver on heartfelt tunes, writes Patrick Donovan. E LI "Paperboy" Reed has been called everything from the male Amy Winehouse to a white Otis Redding, but he is his own man.

• Other cities take charge in changing the first impression
  

  Mississippi towns Clarksdale and Magee don't file constructive criticism away in the deep dark recesses of the mayor's office.

• Eden Brent among nominees for Blues Music Awards
  

  On Tuesday the Blues Foundation announced nominations for the Blues Music Awards and Greenville pianist/vocalist Eden Brent received nods in four categories.

• MS--Smoke-Free Casinos
  

  The author of a proposed law to ban smoking in Mississippi says the Legislature isn't likely to pass his bill.

• LD's mac & cheese now famous
  

  Attention, Mac & Cheese lovers: If you're searching for a serving of this delectable Southern favorite, no need to search farther.

• Missing Clarksdale, MS Toddler Found Alive in Wooded Area, Mother Still Missing
  

  Police in Mississippi say a missing 3 year-old boy was found alive in a wooded area, behind a church, in Sherard, Mississippi.

• Grand jury indicts man in Coahoma murder case
  

  CLARKSDALE - A Coahoma County grand jury has indicted Fred Lenard Jr. in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend. The 41-year Lenard is charged with capital murder of the death of Katrina Dumas and with kidnapping ...

• Soul Science rocks the Casbah
  

  Like his idol Joe Strummer, British musician Justin Adams was brought up overseas.

• How blue can you get?
  

  DELTA BLUES: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized American Music By Ted Gioia Norton, 449 pp., illustrated, $27.95 "If soundscapes were as tangible as buildings," Ted Gioia says in ...

• 'Citizen power' to be tried as a boost to state tobacco tax
  

  It has rarely been used in Mississippi - but Mississippi voters have a direct way to amend the Constitution.

• Traveling to the Holy Ground of the Delta Blues
  

  Canadian Investors partner with The Blues Hall of Fame to transform the Delta town of Clarksdale Mississippi into a world class tourist destination.

  Rock and Roll, it has often been said, is just the blues sped up. You can't really argue with that statement. Rock, in all its diverse glory owes its existence to the blues. After all, if it weren't for the blues, the 12 bar chord progressions, the rhythm of drum and guitar, the chanting songs that re-laid the stories and the history of...

City Description

Clarksdale is a city in Coahoma County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 20,645 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Coahoma County. It is located on the banks of the Sunflower River. Clarksdale was named in honor of founder and resident John Clark, brother-in-law of politician James Lusk Alcorn, whose plantation home is nearby. Located in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, Clarksdale in the early 20th century was known as the "Golden Buckle in the Cotton Belt" with enormous plantations such as that of the Stovall family dominating the landscape. Clarksdale occupied a central place in the agricultural universe when in 1946 the International Harvester Company perfected the development of the single row mechanical cotton picking machine at the nearby Hopson Plantation. This technological milestone quickly revolutionized American agriculture and changed the Mississippi Delta forever. Past this point the large workforce populations of underpaid and systematically exploited African Americans required to work the sprawling plantation tracts instantly became expendable, coming at exactly the same time that increasing numbers of African American GIs were returning

City Contained By:

• Coahoma County
• Mississippi

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 35.7418359226 km squared

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