May 23, 2013, 9:06 pm

Daily Tidbit for Friday: Today is a Birthday celebration for Cal Edlin, Reno Borgononi and Christine Mc Daniel! The Birthday Paddlin’ team has a lot of traveling to do today, so they better get started now! But in the mean time we wish a big old’ Happy Birthday to Cal, Reno and Christine!

Tomorrow Susan Rodgers, Michael Bell, and Anya Patton will be ducking their Birthday Paddlin’s, so call us if you see therm hiding somewhere! Happy Birthday Susan, Michael and Anya!

And on Sunday, Amanda Jenkins will be celebrating her special day by taking off work from her job as an Assistant Teacher at Sherard Elementary School! Happy Birthday Amanda!

In addition to a multitude of updates from John Mayo and Christopher Jackson on the Musings Page there is also an article from Panny Mayfield about an actress from England visiting Clarksdale in the last few days. Read about it on the Musings Page by Clicking Here!

John’s updates follow the actress story. You might not believe the name of the town John and Christopher stopped in for a visit.

There are new photos in the Photo Gallery, and yes, John really did send us a photo of an outhouse!   lol  They also sent us a photo that we could not open for some weird reason, but we will keep trying as time permits. There are 23 new pics altogether. If he sends more, we will be removing these to make room for the new ones late Sunday evening or Monday morning.

We shot the video of last night’s Community Book Talk Lecture Series at The Bank building. We hate to admit this, but this was actually the first one we were able to attend in person. And we can honestly say that we have been missing a good thing. It just isn’t the same on a video as it is live!

Last night’s edition was the last of this year’s cycle, and it will  not start again until next September. We would like to thank the Carnegie Public Library and the C.C.H.E.C. for hosting this series for Clarksdale and Coahoma County and for allowing us to take part. We look forward to seeing next year’s slate in person.

The video of Tom Franklin’s talk will be up some time tomorrow. We had more problems with the camera (Okay, it was probably the camera operator!) and Jimmy Harris @ the Sound Center will have to bail us out once again. And if you don’t want to watch it on your computer, you can check out the DVD from the Library after Memorial Day.

If you would like to see the latest Delta Business Journal’s latest e-newsletter, Click Here. We found the first article in the newsletter interesting as we were promoting the idea of marketing Clarksdale to the big warehouse folks about eight years ago. This one warehouse in the article will hire up to 100 people. Those jobs will include professional, skilled and unskilled labor. This is the type of business Clarksdale needs to attract to support the residents here and those who might move here in the future.

Tonight is the night for Friday at the Stage! Marshall Drew and "Party Shot  rock The Stage in Downtown Clarksdale. This is a FREE event courtesy of the Chamber of Commerce and their sponsors. It starts at 7:00 p.m.

Tom Jones (i.e., the former D.J., not the singer!) sent us the following e-mail about the event schedule for Memorial Day. Here is the e-mail, “The American Legion Cooper-Yerger Post 28 and The Veterans of Foreign Wars Bill Whitmire Post 3936 will honor those men and women that have given their all and died serving in our country’s armed forces in a Memorial Day Weekend Ceremony to be held at the Expo Center Saturday at 9 AM. There will be a solemn flag posting ceremony by Coahoma County Veterans, a prayer for all military members past and present, a guest speaker with a patriotic theme and a remembrance of those Veterans from Coahoma County who are no longer with us.  The community is cordially invited to join in this remembrance ceremony Saturday, 9 AM at the Expo Center.

Rudyard Kipling wrote over 100 years ago:

God and the Soldier we adore

In time of danger not before,

The danger passed and all things righted,

God is forgotten and the Soldier slighted.

Let’s not forget those Veterans this 2013 Memorial Day Weekend.”

Mary Jo Abraham of the American Legion Auxiliary also sent us this e-mail about the Memorial Day Poppy: “Over the years, the poppy has become a nationally known and recognized symbol of sacrifice to honor the men and women who served and died for their country in all wars. Cooper Yerger Unit 28 of the American Legion Auxiliary understands the sacrifice our Armed Forces have made to preserve freedom, and to honor past and current American service members.  Please join us in wearing a red memorial poppy as a sign of your appreciation and in recognizing the sacrifices of our Veterans. Unit 28 will be distributing poppies on Saturday, May 25, 2013 from 8:30 am to 10:00 am at the Expo Center.  Bookmarkers with the “History of the Poppy” will also be available.  Your donations are appreciated and will be used to benefit the local American Military Veterans in our community.”

Saturday night, Against It All will take over the stage @ Hopson Commissary at 9:30 p.m. And, as almost always, it will be Acoustic Music and Free Appetizers on Monday night.

Click Here for City Election Page.

Click Here for Jackson Jambalaya.

Click Here for the Drudge Report.

Have a great weekend Clarksdale and Coahoma County.

May 22, 2013, 8:47 pm

Daily Tidbit for Thursday: It’s Eunice Jordan’s Birthday today! Yay! Happy Birthday, Eunice!

The two latest updates from John and Christopher are on the Musings Page. Click Here. There are also 5 new photos in the Photo Gallery at the very end. Check them out today, because John has promised to send a bunch of new ones and we are soon going to need to make room. Hmmm, there may be a page laying around somewhere that we can use for the older pics! We will let you know if we find one.

The video of yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting is now on the web site. Click Here. Larry Binz did the honors on the camera so we have not watched it yet, but he did tell us that Dr. Weiner had some comments about the cancellation of the Mayoral Debate. Oops! Read the next paragraph!

It is now official; we have pulled the plug on our sponsorship of the Mayoral Debate that was to take place next Tuesday. The reason is as we said in the blog yesterday, “we do not think it would be in the best interest of the voters to present only ½ the possible scenario.”

We asked you to give us your thoughts and several of you did either by voice, telephone, text or e-mail. There was two votes to change the date and only one vote to keep the debate the way it was scheduled. That vote was from Weiner’s campaign manager, who stated that they would do the debate anyway.

James Russell wrote a comment under yesterday’s blog suggesting that we call Luckett and ask what day he would be available for a debate. Good idea James and yes, we had thought of doing that as well. But, actually, Luckett’s campaign manager had already told us last week that he had advised Luckett not to participate in a debate because, “he doesn’t need to sink to the level of Weiner and Fair.” NOTE, these are the campaign manager’s words, not Luckett’s.

So, from that comment we knew that Luckett would not be involved in a Debate, but we wanted to give him a chance anyway. Now, if he wants to change his mind and ignore the campaign manager who is not from Clarksdale and does not know the people in this area, he can contact Weiner’s campaign manager and set up a debate later next week. But, ClarksdaleInfo.com will not foot the bill on it!

F.Y.I., if you are wondering why all the filth is flying in this election, we would suggest that neither Luckett’s nor Weiner’s campaign manager live in Clarksdale. Therefore, when all the attacks are through, they will just pack up and leave town. And Clarksdale will be left to suffer through yet another healing process.

From our dealings with this campaign, we cannot help but flash back to a quote by Harry S. Truman who once said, “My choice early in life was either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference!” Although, in our opinion, this seems to apply more to campaign managers in this election than to the candidates!

From Jen Waller, Director of the CCHEC, “The Community Book Talks Lecture Series – a partnership with the Carnegie Public Library and the Coahoma County Higher Education Center (CCHEC) – continues this evening (May 23, 2013) at 5 pm with award winning author, Tom Franklin. He will discuss his novels, his career as a writer and perhaps give us a quick look into his soon-to-be released novel, The Tilted World.  

One review found online describes The Tilted World as being “Set against the backdrop of the historic 1927 Mississippi Flood, a story of murder and moonshine, sandbagging and saboteurs, dynamite and deluge – and a man and a woman who find unexpected love – from Tom Franklin, author of the bestselling novel Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, and his wife, Pushcart Prize-winning poet Beth Ann Fennelly.”
The event is FREE so come join us!

We’ll begin our evening with a short reception at 5:00 PM.

Hors d’oeuvres for this event will be prepared by Alexander Pretti & Co. with Sasha Monty. 

The talk will begin at 5:30 PM.”

For all you agricultural types, the FSA County Election period is fast approaching. If you have not read the USDA FSA newsletter, you can find it by Clicking Here. It should be printable if you so desire.

Well, several folks wrote in to tell us that the young man in the photo earlier this week was Gavin Jennings! Michael Camponova and Paul Byzet were a virtual tie getting the info in first, so Thank You to both of you! Here’s is the photo again, without the old folks’ names!   lol

If you have not been checking out Jackson Jambalaya lately it’s time to catch up. Seems they may have a Black Separatist running for Mayor!

Click Here for City Election Page.

Click Here for Jackson Jambalaya.

Click Here for the Drudge Report.

Have a good day Clarksdale and Coahoma County.

May 21, 2013, 8:59 pm

Daily Tidbit for Wednesday: Today is Terra Cousin’s Birthday! Happy Birthday Terra!

The Democratic Run-Off Election was held last night and if you missed it, the unofficial results can be viewed below. We will post the final results when we receive them. You can view the final match-ups for the General Election to be held on June 4^th by Clicking Here.

Some of the poll workers in Ward 4 were astonished and dismayed at the behavior of the candidates and some of their supporters during the election yesterday. In fact we feel it safe to say they were disgusted as the candidates and a few others had to be escorted from the building at one point during the day. As one worker put it,"They chased away a lot of their support today with their behavior."

And we should mention that the poll workers we encountered there were all working hard and trying to make sure the election was fair.

We spoke to Coahoma County Emergency Management Director Johnny Tarzi about the new Outdoor Warning Sirens that have been installed around the county. According to what we were told, the sirens are up, but they have not been programmed yet. That means they do not work, folks!

Johnny said that as soon as they get operable they will let everyone know. Until then, Johnny said, “Don’t be waiting for us to call you, watch the weather and have a plan! That’s the most important thing is to be prepared.”

We also received a phone call from Jessie Wright at the Press Register. He had called Mayoral Candidate Bill Luckett concerning whether or not Bill would be at the Debate next Tuesday. Jessie said that Bill informed him that he had a schedule conflict as he would be speaking at a church that night at the same time.

How sad is it that Bill did not have enough respect for our readers that he could not pick up the phone to call us and tell us that he could not make it. We had to hear it from a third party! We also find it a little disconcerting that when we met with Bill’s campaign manager last week at Stone Pony that he seemed unaware of a schedule conflict after he even said that Bill had mentioned the Debate to him that morning.

After taking to several people yesterday afternoon about yesterday’s turn of events, we are seriously considering canceling the Debate as we do not think it would be in the best interest of the voters to present only ½ the possible scenario. Tell us what you think. Send us an e-mail at the address in the footer. The final decision has not been made yet, we are only considering the possibility.

Tomorrow is the Community Book Talk Lecture Series. Click Here for more info.

Today’s (Okay, it’s actually yesterday’s !!!) update from John and Christopher is on the Musings Page. Click Here. There are also 3 new photos at the end of the Photo Gallery.

Click Here for City Election Page.

Click Here for Jackson Jambalaya.

Click Here for the Drudge Report.

Have a great day Clarksdale and Coahoma County!

May 21, 2013, 6:30 pm

Special Election Night Tidbit: Here are the unofficial numbers.

Democratic Primary Run-Off Election

These are Unofficial Results until they have been certified by the Democratic Executive Committee of Coahoma County. This will probably occur at some point tomorrow and we will report it to you as soon as we know the final tally.

For Commissioner Ward 2

Adrian Allen                           293

Ken Murphy                            580

For Commissioner Ward 4

Darron “Gucci” Griffin             368

Edward Seals                          418

Although we do not know how many affidavits are out in Ward 2, we doubt they will make any difference.

Wrad 4 has only about 25 affidavits out and they will not make a difference either.

The winner of the Ward 2 Run-Off will face Independent candidate Ralph Simpson on June 4^th in the General Election.

The winner of the Ward 4 Run-Off will face Independent candidate Greg Hoskins on June 4^th in the General Election.