Clarksdale Mississippi
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Mississippi Issued by the National Weather Service
Short Term Forecast Tippah (Mississippi) SHORT TERM FORECASTNATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN557 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005ARZ036-048-049-058-MSZ001>017-020>024-TNZ053>055-088>092-190100-ALCORN-BENTON-CALHOUN-CHESTER-CHICKASAW-COAHOMA-CRITTENDEN-DECATUR-DESOTO-FAYETTE-HARDEMAN-HARDIN-HENDERSON-ITAWAMBA-LAFAYETTE-LEE(AR)-LEE(MS)-MARSHALL-MCNAIRY-MONROE-PANOLA-PHILLIPS-PONTOTOC-PRENTISS-QUITMAN-SHELBY-ST. FRANCIS-TALLAHATCHIE-TATE-TIPPAH-TISHOMINGO-TUNICA-UNION-YALOBUSHA-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLARKSDALE...CORINTH...MEMPHIS...OXFORD...TUPELO...WEST MEMPHIS557 PM CDT MON JUL 18 2005.NOW...THROUGH 8 PM...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEASTAT 20 MPH AND AFFECT PORTIONS OF EASTERN ARKANSAS...WESTERNTENNESSEE...AND NORTHERN MISSISSIPPI...SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 40. BRIEFHEAVY DOWNPOURS...GUSTY WINDS...AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUNDLIGHTNING WILL ACCOMPANY ANY OF THE STRONGER STORMS. RAINFALL TOTALSWILL AVERAGE ONE TENTH OF AN INCH OR LESS...BUT TOTALS OF UP TO ANI ... [Read More]
MISSISSIPPI FOLK MUSIC AND FOLKLORE IN THE RECORDED COLLECTIONS OF THE ARCHIVE OF FOLK CULTURE (The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress)
AFS 6604A8, B; 6612A-B3; 6621A5-6628A3; 6630A1; 6631A-6642A; 6645B2; 6647B1-6654; 6657-6666: Songs and tales from Hobson Plantation, Nelson's Funeral Home, the County Agricultural High School, and Silent Grove Baptist Church. Recorded in Clarksdale, Mississippi, July and August 1942. ... AFS 6684: One disc of songs sung and played on the harmonica by Jesse James Jefferson (Preacher Thomas). Recorded by John Work in Clarksdale, Mississippi, February 1942. ... [Read More]
"Old Man River: Life Along the Mississippi River" an exhibit at the Hoover Library-Museum
Actor Morgan Freeman loves the blues, and opened his own blues club in his hometown of Clarksdale, Mississippi - famous for the crossroad of Highways 61 and 49 where souls were sold to the devil. (See " Historic Legends ") ... [Read More]
DRA: Communiqué Approximately 20 miles from Clarksdale and 75 miles from Memphis ...<2 clarksdale>
Hotels in the vicinity of Clarksdale, Mississippi: ... Econo Lodge Clarksdale ... [Read More]
Mississippi Delta Public/Private Partnership
The Clarksdale program will feature a partnership among CTAA, the federalgrant recipient whose national JobLinks program will fund the project; MSDOT,which will administer the program in Clarksdale; and FEDEX, which will providetraining and jobs for Clarksdale residents; and Greyhound, which will providetransit services from Clarksdale to FEDEX in Memphis, Tenn. ... CLARKSDALE, MS -- U.S. Secretary of Transportation Rodney E. Slater todaypraised the Community Transportation Association of America (CTAA), theMississippi Department of Transportation (MSDOT), Greyhound Corporation(Greyhound) and FEDEX Corporation (FEDEX) for participating in an innovativepublic transit program that will enable currently unemployed individuals livingin Clarksdale and surrounding Coahoma County, Miss., to reach much-needed jobsin Memphis, Tenn. ... [Read More]
Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi ... President Clinton's Remarks from Clarksdale, Mississippi ... Clarksdale, Mississippi ... [Read More]
Trail of the Hellhound: Sites
Sites along the Trail of the Hellhound are grouped by their proximity: sites in or near Clarksdale, Mississippi, such as the Delta Blues Museum and Muddy Waters Cabin site, are discussed in the section on Clarksdale Sites. Three kinds of sites are showcased: historic sites where blues history was made; interpretive sites where blues music and its background are brought to the public; and commemorative sites where the music or musicians are remembered. ... [Read More]
Trail of the Hellhound: Clarksdale Sites
in Clarksdale is one such landmark. Tommy Johnson claimed to have met a diabolical figure at midnight on a crossroads in the Delta. This large black man tuned Johnson's guitar so that Johnson could play any song he wanted. Another Delta bluesman, Robert Johnson , wrote "Crossroads Blues," wherein he sang "Sun goin' down boy, dark gon' catch me here." It typified the fear of such a place after dark. ... [Read More]
Delta Regional Authority
After receiving his law degree, Johnson joined the Bank of Clarksdale in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as Senior Vice-President and Trust Officer. In the years to come, Johnson was recognized as one of Mississippi's top leaders by the Mississippi Economic Council, served as the President of the Young Bankers Section of the Mississippi Bankers Association, and formed and operated his own financial planning firm in Clarksdale after leaving the banking profession. He was also appointed by the Governor of Mississippi as chairman of the Mississippi Marketing Council in 1984. ... [Read More]
Remarks by the President to the People of Clarksdale, Mississippi
Clarksdale, Mississippi ... (Clarksdale, Mississippi) ... Now, let me say, ever since I became President, I have done what I could to increase investment in undeveloped areas through the empowerment zones, which give tax credits and put tax money into distressed areas; through the enterprise communities; through getting banks to more vigorously approach the Community Reinvestment Act; and setting up community development financial institutions, or supporting those that are already in business, like the Enterprise Corporation of the Delta. It's a private, tax-exempt business group. It is a real success story. Just since 1994, it's given financial or technical assistance to more than 600 companies, including Delta Laundry and Computers here in Clarksdale. ... [Read More]
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