May 18, 2012, 6:52 am

Daily Tidbit for Friday: Davey Lee Farris is home, in bed, and doing well. The surgery went well and the doctor is expecting Davey Lee to have a full recovery.

This will be another short blog because we have so much to do before we head out to the Granddaughter’s High School graduation tonight.

Remember that there are two movies this weekend at the Library. The first one is today at 3:15 and the second is tomorrow. Click here for more info.

Heavy Suga' and the SweetTones take the stage tonight at Friday at the Stage. The music starts around 7:00 and continues to around 10:00. And, like all Friday at the Stages, it’s FREE! So grab your lawn chair or a blanket and come on out.

There was an announcement on Fox News that police have captured the Hiway killer who shot two drivers earlier this week and last week. They answered a domestic disturbance call, found a gun, ran tests on it and found that it was the murder weapon. They arrested a 28 year old male and will charge him with capital murder later today.

Well, after 25-30 years on Death Row, maybe the families of the deceased will get some justice.

Here is our favorite picture of the week:

Have a great weekend Clarksdale and Coahoma County.

May 16, 2012, 9:31 pm

Daily Tidbit for Thursday: Can you believe it? This is the third Thursday in a row that it is somebody’s birthday. This week the special day belongs to Cathy Verner! Happy Birthday Cathy!

There was a problem between the camera and the operator yesterday at the County Supervisors’ meeting. The camera recorded all of two seconds before it cut off all by itself. However, Supervisor Paul Pearson assures us that you didn’t miss anything this week. He said it was all just business as usual yesterday.

This is short and sweet today because Davey Lee Farris is having knee surgery this morning in Oxford. We are going with him. Honestly, taking him over to Oxford and leaving him there is the least we could do  for Clarksdale, isn’t it?

Don’t forget there are two movies @ the Carnegie Public Library this week. The first movie is on Friday and the second movie is on Saturday. Click Here for more info.

And we have it from good authority that Friday at the Stage IS indeed scheduled for Friday this week!

Click Here for more info.

Have a great day Clarksdale and Coahoma County.

May 16, 2012, 9:29 am

Special Tidbit: If you do not normally read the Police Reports, we recommend you go there now and read how 18 year old Debra Pickens was murdered while sitting on her front porch. If you have any info about this case, please call the C.P.D. @ (662)621-8151.

May 15, 2012, 10:26 pm

Daily Tidbit for Wednesday: Please check the Obituary Page for details about Larry Mayfield’s services. We also posted obituaries for Robert "Bob" Holcomb, Laura Lucille Houston Wolfe, Elsie Jenkins Maynard Milligan, and Judy Clyde Albritton last night. Additionally, there is a new death notice there.

John Mayo was the speaker at the Closing Ceremonies for the Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall last weekend. He was kind enough to send us the written copy of his speech and we have posted it on the Musings Page for you to read and postulate over. Even though “enjoy” seems to be totally inappropriate, we hope you enjoy it. Click Here for a quick link.

We don’t know how the Community Forum went last night because we went to dinner with the Grandson. That is just one of the perks of being Granddaddy, getting to celebrate their birthdays!

We won’t be at the Supervisors' meeting today, because we have personal stuff to tend to that is really important. Hopefully, we will be able to impose on Supervisor Paul Pearson again to just set up the camera and let it run.

There is a hilarious new video on the Schools Page. Students at a school somewhere are being interviewed and giving what appears to be serious answers. Meanwhile, their teachers are in the background dancing up a storm. Click Here and then click on the video on the right side. Remember, you can expand it to full screen!

From the “Stupid is as Stupid Does” file (Actually, we “stole” this from a California radio station.): Keithan Manuel is learning the hard way that a sense of humor is very subjective, but that's what happens when you attempt to rob a police station.

Manuel walked into a police station in suburban Dallas on Saturday evening with a white towel covering his hands and told the dispatcher to hand over the money, CBS News reported.

Although Manuel has claimed that he was just pulling a practical joke, Police Chief Victor Kemp said the suspect didn't seem to be acting like a jokester.

"He said he’d like to check on a warrant, but it was pretty obvious it was a situation. He gave a different name and after a few moments of maybe playing it off he said, 'You do know I have a gun,'" Kemp told KTVT-TV. "At that point he seemed to be very serious. She called for officers immediately. The officers arrived and were able to take him down at gunpoint."

Police took Manuel down and determined he did not have a weapon. Meanwhile, he denies saying he was carry a gun.

"I didn't say nothing like that, I swear to God I didn't say nothing like that; that's why they didn’t find no guns on me," Manuel told the station. "Man, I play like that all the time, I didn’t think she would take it seriously."

Apparently, he was wrong.

Manuel was arrested and charged with robbery and theft. He is currently being held in Dallas County Jail with bonds totaling $300,000.

As the lady says, "crazy never takes a vacation!"

And, yes we are still working on that new Photo Gallery. Maybe tonight?

Don’t forget to make plans for Friday at the Stage this week We aren’t real sure, but it might be on Friday night this week. : )

Here’s a photo to hold you over until we get the new Photo Gallery up. Can you guess which family member will be on the 10 o'clock news in the near future?

 Have a great day Clarksdale and Coahoma County!