Coahoma school district salary increase boosts enthusiasm
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With new leadership in place, district gives teachers more money, purchases new buses, and sets goals for students for new year
Clarksdale sports complex: Does it serve the community?
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Backers say while local citizens will have access to complex and swimming facility, it is first and foremost a tourism project
Details emerge on how Clarksdale will manage its $52 million sportsplex project
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Clarksdale put its hopes for building a new sports and recreational complex in the hands of a newly created agency — but who are they and how much power do they have?
$52 million Clarksdale recreation project inspires hope, raises questions
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Delta community asks who’s involved in the economic development project and who’s financially responsible
Mississippi Roundup
Delta community college names health building after 1st female trustee
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Coahoma Community College’s former trustee and former Clarksdale educator gets building named in her honor
‘Vish is Vish’: Oxford ‘Best Chef’ is five-time James Beard Award semifinalist
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Chef Vishwesh Bhatt combines Indian and Southern influences to make standout cuisine at Oxford’s Snackbar
Education funding top issue as Delta towns get update on legislative session
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Community forum reflects on hot button issues like Medicaid, women’s rights and equal pay, and infrastructure
Former Coahoma superintendent takes on district in fight to get job back
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Former superintendent Xandra Brooks-Keys wants her job back and to be compensated for her losses
Pre-K makes ‘modest progress’ in enrollment, spending
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State-by-state report tracks growth and disparities in high quality state-funded pre-K
Coahoma school board won’t reveal reason for firing superintendent
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Former conservator in Aberdeen and Tate County districts will serve as interim superintendent
Conversation on race: Untold history of Northerners’ fear of black migration
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“I don’t think we’re ever going to get away from the conversation about race … this country is not nearly ready …” – Otis Sanford, journalist, author
Government
Clarksdale moves forward with $50 million sports recreation project
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City creates urban renewal agency, the Quality of Life Commission, to oversee development
Racial healing through music: Program expands in Delta communities
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Delta State University project that originally reached out to boys in the region, now includes young women
State’s first rural charter school has a home
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Clarksdale Collegiate will operate out of the St. Paul United Methodist Church building for now
Education
Clarksdale feels impact of teacher shortage on student achievement
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Principals say additional support in the classrooms can improve students’ performance