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Re-enactors give a living history demonstration

Lucky Osborne, dressed as a naval officer, stands with grandson Zack Schemmel on front of their tent. Special to The Clinton News

When Lucky Osborne's grandparents took him to visit the military park in Vicksburg, they ignited a spark that fueled their young grandson's interest in American history. More

Lady Arrows pick up 4 more wins in softball action

The Clinton High Lady Arrow fast-pitch softball team is off to a great 6-0 start. More

Arrest log

The Clinton News arrest log is taken directly from public information at the Clinton jail. The list includes those processed into the jail for a variety of reasons. The charges listed are not an indication of guilt. More

Plan ahead

COOKIE SALES UNTIL SUNDAY: Want Samoa? Girl Scout cookies will be sold by Girl Scout troops at booths around your community through Sunday. They're $3.25 a box. To locate a booth near you, contact the Girl Scouts of Greater Mississippi office at (601) 366-0607. More

District forced to make hard decision

We've seen it in the headlines for months. Our nation and our state are in the midst of an economic crisis. More

School district Positions cut for 2010-11 school year include teachers, librarians, counselors

 Photo illustration by Melanie Thortis | The Clinto

State funding cuts and a sagging economy led Clinton school district leaders to make a hard call, eliminating 43 positions for the next school year. More

Clinton girls among participants

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Public service and scholarship support will be the focus March 27 when the Clinton alumnae chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority hosts "Jabberwock 2010: I Dream a Word ... Purpose, Potential and Possibilities." More

Edible plants allow grazing in landscape

Edible garden additions have benefits other than the culinary ones. The rabbit-eye blueberry works well as a landscape shrub with its silvery-blue foliage, pinkish-white flowers, summer fruit and outstanding fall color. Rebecca Bates | Special to The Clinton News

If limited time or garden space challenges you to decide between an ornamental landscape and a vegetable or fruit garden, you may want to look at both of these areas from a new perspective. More

Set child free from task of pleasing you

Do you ever expect your children to make you feel better about yourself? You may not, but sometimes you may have this expectation without realizing it. More

ACT high achievers due honors at STAR program

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Three seniors at Clinton High, two with an ACT of 36 and one with a 35, have been named STAR students. More

Mills True Value 'making a difference'

Bubba Neeld, owner of Mills True Value Hardware in Clinton, waits on customer Shirley Williams of Jackson as she completes the purchase of several keys cut into shape at the Clinton Boulevard business. Mills True Value has been named Main Street Clinton's first Making a Difference on Main Street award winner for Neeld's efforts to beautify the facility and deliver good customer service. A tabletop sign at checkout lets customers know of the honor, and a larger sign sits outside the business. Ruth Ingram | The Clinton News

Main Street Clinton is pleased to award the first Making a Difference on Main Street award to Mills True Value, located in the heart of the Boulevard Business District at 205 Clinton Blvd. More

CHS team now 3-2 in baseball season

After starting the season 2-0, the Clinton High Arrows dropped two of three games in the Mid-Mississippi Classic at Northwest Rankin High. More

State department offers tips to help prevent identity theft

As National Consumer Protection Week is observed, Mississippians should be aware that there's a new scam every day. More

Police dispatch calls

Calls received by the Clinton Police Department dispatchers for the week of March 1-7 included: More

Parks & Recreation facilities

The city's Parks and Recreation Department has activities for all ages. Call (601) 924-6082, stop by Traceway Park offices or visit www.clintonparksandrec.com. More

Cuts leave county with empty pockets

Editor's note: This is the first of two columns discussing the projected state cuts in Hinds County's budget. More

City continues moratorium on certain new businesses

Diego Bauzil, owner of Ritual Custom Tattoos in Clinton, said he stresses proper training and safety when using a variety of pigments and dyes to create tattoo art for customers. He is concerned about the city's ongoing moratorium on new businesses such as his own. Ruth Ingram | The Clinton News

Clinton aldermen have again extended a 90-day moratorium on new businesses, including payday and title loan shops, while the city crafts a new zoning ordinance. More

Finding a new profession is hard

I don't know about you, but I think it's time for a new profession. More

Annual soccer banquet includes recognitions

Recognized at the Lady Arrows soccer banquet were (front, from left) Taylor Maddox, Cara Harrison; second row, Sheridan Gibson, Caitlan Morrow, Ashley Kelly, Audrey Neeld, Taylor Payne; and back, Alexis Pauline, Ashlee Dubra, Kaylan Prewitt, Samantha Jordan, Lindy Ringler, Casey Gill, Anna Godfrey and Jamie Chiles.

The Clinton High Lady Arrow soccer team was honored at the annual awards banquet sponsored by the booster club. More

Sponsor market, promote business

If you aren't already a fan of Clinton's Olde Towne Markets, you may find yourself waving one on a hot Saturday morning. More

We are people, not stats

We are not the masses. We are the people of the United States of America. More

Letters to the editor

Barry Hannah was my writing inspiration. I bought every book he ever wrote. Sometimes I would read them, and sometimes I would just look at them and their inscriptions. He made me laugh, especially when he was irate at something, like ordering ketchup at a Jackson restaurant. More

Brilla now playing at Millsaps

The minor league soccer franchise Mississippi Brilla FC is no longer calling Longabaugh Field its Clinton home. More

Girl Scout cookie sale ends Sunday

Want Samoa? Or perhaps a Thin Mint or two? More

Club news

The Happy Gardeners of Clinton recently met at the home Judy Fain for a rose pruning demonstration and discussion by Lane Varner. More

Buns, hot dogs making news

Have you ever noticed that the national media has the attention span of a gnat? One minute they are reporting on something of great national concern when something shiny and totally un-newsworthy comes from left field to distract them. More

Artist introduction

Ferguson Special to The Clinton News

I first met Sherry Ferguson as an accomplished watercolorist, then learned that she has been, and still is, a designer for commercial and residential real estate for the 30 years she has lived in Clinton. More

USM picks McSparrin for annual recognition

Chad Driskell of the University of Southern Mississippi presents Kellis McSparrin with the HEADWAE Award. McSparrin represented the university at the annual awards program in Jackson. Special to The Clinton News

A Clinton woman was chosen by the University of Southern Mississippi to be the student recipient of the annual HEADWAE Award. More

Mississippi College students to put on Shakespeare's shortest comedy

One of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, The Comedy of Errors, brings its slapstick humor to the Mississippi College March 26. More

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