June 19, 2013, 8:33 pm

Daily Tidbit for Thursday: Holy Moly, Batman, it’s Birthday time for Skianne Clark, Jerome Edgerly, Paige Hayes, Rita Striplin Holt, Chase Middleton, Kathy Rogers, and Caroline Shing. We have lots of jokes for Skianne, Paige and Kathy, but something tells us to keep it zipped today! So, Happy Birthday to Caroline, Kathy, Chase, Rita, Paige, Jerome and Skianne!

After a short hiatus the Clarksdale Fire Department is back to reporting their activities. Click Here to read the Fire Reports for June.

We hate to follow such good news as a birthday with sad news, but in case you have not heard yet, Clarksdale Commissioner Grady Palmer passed away at home last night. The funeral will be held on Saturday at 2pm with visitation from 1-2 all at Oakhurst Baptist Church. The full obit should be online tomorrow.

Here is a message from Sgt. Norman Starks of the Clarksdale Police Department: “On June 18, 2013, two shootings were reported to the Clarksdale Police Department.  One was on the 700 block of Leflore Street and the other was reported in the area of the 900 block of Sasse Street. Nobody was injured in the shootings but a house on Leflore Street was struck a couple of times by bullets from the shooting.

The Clarksdale Police Department Investigators/officers are working very hard to solve these shootings that they believe to be related in some way, but the P.D. is still gathering all information and facts to link the shootings together.

The first shooting occurred about 4:30 p.m. when two subjects drove in the area of the 700 block of Leflore Street and shot into a dwelling from a vehicle. No suspects have been arrested for this shooting at this time.

The second shooting happened about twenty to thirty minutes later and nothing was hit and nobody was injured from the shooting. 

The Clarksdale Police Department will be working with the Alcohol Tobacco Firearms (ATF) in an attempt to solve these crimes. If any citizens have any information in reference to these shootings please contact the Clarksdale Police Department or Crime Stoppers with the proper information.   
The Clarksdale Police would always encourage the cooperation of citizens of Clarksdale and would like to thank the citizens for working with the Clarksdale Police Department to solve crime. 
Thanks, Sgt. Norman Starks”

Speaking of the Crimestoppers, their meeting was held yesterday and new officers were elected and several items were discussed. The main item at the meeting was to change the name from ”Clarksdale Crimestoppers, Inc.” to "Clarksdale –Coahoma County Crimestoppers.” It was discussed and decided that this would be more representative of the mission of the local Crimestoppers Board. A couple of the other items that were brought up at the meeting were getting the Crimestoppers name and phone number ([800]222-8477) back out into the public eye and readdressing the bylaws of the organization to make it more amenable to the mission.

The next meeting is one month away and anyone that is interested may attend. We will let you know more when the day gets closer.

And a message from Tana P. Vassel: Delta Jubilee 2013 t-shirts are still on sale.  Currently, we have all sizes available (from Youth Small - XXLarge,  with the exception of Adult Medium) at reduced prices:  $15 - adult; $10 - youth.  These shirts feature beautiful artwork by local artist Cristen Craven Barnard.  You will love it!!!  Contact the Chamber at 662-627-7337 or just stop by the office.  Supplies are limited!!!

They also have just a handful of 5K Run t-shirts left as well.  These shirts are beautifully designed by Mary Evelyn Stonestreet.  Only one Dry Tec left (XXLarge) for $ 15. All cotton shirts are $10 each (M, L, and XL).  

Beautiful can holders in kiwi green on sale for $ 3 each. Just stop by the Chamber and get what you need...

Here is a short video from marriage marriage expert Mark Gungor. It is actually a clip from his DVD titled “Tale of Two Brains” and it is a look at how men’s brains and women’s brains differ. It is titled “The Nothing Box.” Now guess which group of brain’s he is talking about!   lol   Click Here.

You have no doubt heard of “the Stairway to Heaven?”  Well you Escher fans should love this one. It is titled “Stairwell Magic,” but we call it The Stairs to Nowhere! Click Here for the video.

Click Here for Jackson Jambalaya.

Click Here for the Drudge Report.

Have a good day Clarksdale and Coahoma County.

June 18, 2013, 8:56 pm

Daily Tidbit for Wednesday: Ronnie Antici and Kimberley Maupin are both of legal age today. We don’t know about Kimberley, but Ronnie is several times the legal age! Yes, that would make him 39 again! If you see Ronnie or Kimberley, give them their Birthday Paddlin’ for us because our Birthday Paddlin’ Squad took the day off! Happy Birthday to Kimberley and Ronnie!

The new photo gallery is a “bunch” of photos from days gone by of some of the many Clarksdale Landmark buildings. The photos range from a 1906 Alcazar Hotel photo to a 1960’s Crystal Gas Station photo. It’s a trip down memory lane for some and an educational experience for others. For example, what is the building that is shown behind and to the right of the Elks Club in photo number 15? We know, do you?

Larry Liddell sent us another You Tube video that you absolutely must see. It is actually, more or less, an ad for a medical technology company, but it shows how much the medical field is leaping into the future. How about non-invasive surgery for tumors or even Parkinson’s Disease? Click Here to watch the 6½ minute video.

And just fun the fun of it, here is a video of an “impromptu” opera performance in a London grocery store. Watch the faces of the shoppers. Click Here.

Well, we promised you something new, and here it is, today we have launched the Recipe Page! We now have a page where we will be posting at least one new recipe every day Monday through Friday.

The recipes may be sent in by you, your friends, complete strangers or we might even get recipes from different web sites around the internet. If you send in a recipe, and you have a photo of the finished dish, send it along too. You will get credit for any recipe that you send in and we will provide a link, whenever possible, to any web site we copy a recipe from so that you can go and look for more.

We waited to launch this Page until we had the perfect sponsor for it and we now have it. The Woman’s Clinic came on board as the Sponsor for the Recipe Page and here it is, Click Here.

And to celebrate the new Page, Chef Hayden and Erica Hall sent in two recipes that Chef Hayden makes and recommends.

Also, to celebrate the Woman’s Clinic’s 60^th anniversary, we are running an article that we wrote about the clinic several years ago. Joyce Snyder has retired since the article was written, but that hasn’t changed the quality of the clinic or staff! The article is on the Musings Page or Click Here.

Today there will a meeting of the Crimestoppers Board of Directors and any interested citizen. If you are interested in attending the meeting, or serving on the Board, be @ the Coahoma County Courthouse today at 11:30 a.m. Or, as Michelle Fondren said, " I would love anyone that would like to attend please call me at 662 627 3281 for information."

The following is a repeat from last week: And, finally for today, we have been asking you all to take a few minutes to fill out a on-line survey from Ben Earnest, Director of Coahoma County Youth Outreach.  The information collected through this survey will help the Ben and his Board create new and exciting recreational opportunities for our youth. Click Here for the survey.

Click Here for Jackson Jambalaya.

Click Here for the Drudge Report.

Have a great day Clarksdale and Coahoma County!

June 18, 2013, 6:43 am

Daily Tidbit for Tuesday: Today is the Birthday Celebration for Woody Brown, Steven Gibbons, Johnny Marinelli and Tonya Willis. Sometimes life seems just like the old Tennessee Ernie Ford song, “Another year older and deeper in debt!” hope it’s not that way for you guys (and gal!). Happy Birthday to Tonya, Johnny, Steven and Woody!

We apologize for the tardiness of today’s blog, but we rode with our friend Sandy Stillions to St. Louis to pick up his granddaughter so she could visit her grandparents for a month or so. What a trip!

On the fun side, we ate at Lambert’s Café in Sikeston, MO on the way home. Sandy does recommend the Chef’s Salad for anyone going there to eat. However, if you do order it, be sure to have at least three other hungry people with you!

We will be working on the new Photo Gallery today. So check back later to see some oldie and moldy pics!

In case you have not noticed, we have two new ads in the lineup of sponsors in the right hand column.. We would like to welcome Willie and Johnny Bryant of Bryant Well and Pump Service and Steve Luckett of Luckett Pump and Well Service to our list of sponsors. You can also find Luckett Pump and Well Service on the Manufacturers Page as they chose to sponsor a page on this web site. Thank you guys! Sponsors are what keep us on the net!

There will be a couple more new sponsors as soon as we get the art work right on their ads. And one of those sponsors will be hosting a new page here on ClarkasdaleInfo.com. We should be unrolling it tomorrow or Thursday (or whenever we get the kinks worked out!).

Yesterday’s Police Report came in late and it will be posted later this morning.

A quick reminder to everyone that if you leave a comment on the blog, you MUST use your name and e-mail address or it will be deleted as soon as we see it. If you want to make a comment and remain anonymous, just e-mail it to us at the e-mail address in the footer panel at the bottom of the page. In your e-mail you should say that you wish to remain anonymous and if it meets our guidelines for presentation (e.g., no vulgarity, no attacks on other people, etc.) we will post your comment without your name.

We received a telephone call yesterday (Yes, while we were in St. Louis rush hour traffic!) from Michelle Fondren concerning the Crimestoppers effort in Clarksdale. They will be having a meeting tomorrow at 11:30 and they need more community input. If you would like to help Crimestoppers in their efforts to help lower the crime rate in Clarksdale and Coahoma County, be prepared to show up for the meeting tomorrow. The site of the meeting has not been locked down yet as, according to Michelle, a member of Sheriff Charles Jones’ staff has not fulfilled his assignment to locate a site for the meeting. We will post the site as soon as we get the word.

If you have not signed up your young’un for the 4-H workshops coming up next month you had better get busy before they miss out on all the fun! Call (662)624-3073 and speak with Shanna Taylor the 4-H Agent for Coahoma County. She can answer all your questions and get your chi;ld signed up. The program are listed on the Events Calendar, so, Click Here.

Click Here for Jackson Jambalaya.

Click Here for the Drudge Report.

Have a great day Clarksdale and Coahoma County!

June 17, 2013, 10:25 pm

Uh-oh Tidbit: We rode with a friend to St. Louis and back yesterday and did not get home until after midnight. So, the blog will be posted late today. Sorry for the Inconvenience, but we need some sleep!

And, as to the comment left on yesterday's blog, we always have and alweays will remove any comment that does not have the name of the commenter. If you wish to remain anonymous, e-mail us and tell us that.

See ya later folks.