BBQ on the Boulevard opens applications for grilling teams
Main Street Clinton is now accepting applications teams who wish to compete in this year’s BBW on the Boulevard. Churches, organizations and businesses are encouraged to participate. In addition, a youth division is being added this year. The 3rd Annual BBQ on the Boulevard is scheduled for October 13. Clintonians are encouraged to fire up…
Read MoreCPSD registration is a three-step process
Registration for the 2018-19 Clinton Public School District school year is a three-step process for parents. Step 1 – Online Registration RETURNING STUDENTS: The PowerSchool parent portal is open this summer so that parents can complete this process. To begin, parents should log into their PowerSchool account at https://powerschool.clintonpublicschools.com/public/ and click the link on…
Read MoreLibrary closed, lease agreement and repairs needed before reopening
special to The Clinton Courier Patrons of Clinton’s Quisenberry Library, a 25,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility that opened in May of 2010, may have notcied the facility has had restroom closures over the past several months. As of Friday, July 13, patrons may also have noticed that the facility has been closed. “Over the past few months,…
Read MoreBrilla Earns Season Ending Victory Over Peachtree City
Mississippi Brilla FC narrowly missed out on a playoff spot, but put an exclamation point on the season with a 2-1 victory over Peachtree City MOBA on Sunday night in Clinton. After learning their postseason fate following some unfavorable results in other games on Saturday night, Brilla capped off an 8-2-4 season with a win in front of their…
Read MoreBrilla Closes Out Regular Season This Friday and Sunday
Don’t’ miss your last chance to see Brilla in 2018! Brilla closes out our PDL regular season this weekend at home with matches on Friday and Sunday nights. On Friday night, admission for a whole family is only $5. Both games are at Arrow Field at Clinton High School and will kick off at 7:00 PM.
Read MoreResurrecting Old Insurance Model May Limit Who Gets Covered and How Well
By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service A new health insurance option awaits consumers this fall. Proponents say it will offer lower premiums and relief from increasingly expensive Obamacare policies sold in the so-called individual market. That’s the place where people who don’t have employer or government-sponsored insurance turn when they need coverage. It’s no…
Read MoreBrilla and Tormenta End Scoreless
Fresh off their division clinching victory in Birmingham on Thursday night, South Georgia Tormenta FC came to Mississippi on Saturdayhoping to maintain their hot streak and stay unbeaten. Following a three hour weather delay, the visitors were able to continue their undefeated season with a scoreless draw. The tie moves Tormenta FC to 10-0-2, while Brilla moves to…
Read MorePlayoff Push Begins Saturday at Home for Brilla
With only three games remaining in the Premier Development League season, Mississippi Brilla FC still has its focus on the 2018 postseason. However, earning a spot in the playoffs will not be an easy task over the last week of the season. The push for the playoffs will begin at home on Saturday, July 7 at…
Read MoreAs mosquito-borne diseases flourish, state experts sound alarm, preach prevention
By Susan Christensen Health and Research News Service This time of year, people hardly notice the number of bird baths, pet bowls and flower pots in yards across the South. But Dr. Art Leis and Sharon Sims see the containers as incubators for the enemy. Many of the vessels contain squiggly colonies of mosquito larvae.…
Read MoreDefining Conservatism in Mississippi
Conservatism is a word I’ve heard a lot since moving here to take the position as CEO of Mississippi’s conservative think tank, the Mississippi Center for Public Policy. It seems almost everyone considers himself a conservative. I’m discovering the word has lost some of its meaning, though. It has become interchangeable with the GOP or…
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