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  The Central Mississippi Down Syndrome Society (CMDSS) held their 24th Annual Buddy Walk recently at Mississippi Christian University’s Robinson-Hale stadium. The CMDSS Buddy Walk is an annual central Mississippi fundraising event which celebrates individuals with Down Syndrome and their families and promotes community awareness. The event is held on the first Saturday in October…

  Special to The Clinton Courier   Clinton’s Brick Street Players is collaborating with Clinton Arrow Theatre to usher in the Christmas season with A Night of One Acts. First, Brick Street Players brings O. Henry’s classic story of “The Gift of the Magi” (adapted by Jon Jory) to life. After that, Clinton High School’s…

  Madison Hamby, an MC alum who recently completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Elizabeth Knight, an MC alum and adjunct faculty member with two decades of teaching experience in biology, have joined the Department of Biological Sciences faculty at Mississippi Christian University. Hamby…

  As of press time, a burn ban remains in effect until further notice as dangerously dry conditions continue across the area.   The lack of significant rainfall has left grass, leaves and vegetation extremely dry, creating conditions where even a small spark can quickly ignite a fire and spread to surrounding areas.   Residents…

  By Randy Bell   Some of the same Clinton firefighters who battled the flames at Brookdale Senior Living the night before barely had time to recover before being dispatched to another major structural fire, this one at the former Big Lots store at the Clinton Plaza shopping center at mid-afternoon on October 22. There…

  By Randy Bell   A fire at Clinton’s Brookdale Senior Living facility October 21 was the result of   “inappropriate disposal of smoking materials,” according to the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO).   Investigators determined that the fire started outside the facility near the maintenance office entrance and quickly spread because of combustible materials,…

Families in the City of Clinton Therapeutic Recreation Department’s ABILITIES program are invited to a Raingutter Regatta on Saturday, November 7, from 9 to 11 a.m. Cub Scout Pack 88 will join the Abilities Program for the morning of miniature sailboat racing.  Participants race their boats through water-filled gutters, blowing into the sails to push…

  Throughout Mississippi Christian University’s yearlong Bicentennial celebration, Ellis Liddell ’80 has been one of MC’s biggest supporters. Co-chair of the MC Bicentennial Celebration Committee, along with his wife, Theresa, and Marsha and Bob Holland, Liddell participated in the historic photo recreation at Provine Chapel and hosted the Bicentennial panel discussion, “Success Starts at Mississippi…

  As the days grow shorter and visibility decreases, the Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) wants to remind drivers of the importance of slowing down and watching out for pedestrians. Any person on foot, walking, running, jogging, hiking, sitting or lying down is considered a pedestrian. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),…

By Sherry Lucas Lace up, folks, for the 2026 Yule Run through Clinton.   Registration is open now for the 9th annual Yule Run on Saturday, December 5, where participants can run or walk the 5K, sign up for the 8K if they’re feeling ambitious or opt for the virtual version of each.   The…

  By Carole Kelly   An expanded large-print collection will highlight upcoming book sales sponsored by the Friends of the Clinton-Quisenberry Library, which will also feature many books of all types. Sale dates closing out the year are November 6 and 7 and December 4 and 5.   Donations from home libraries enrich the monthly…

  As president of Vermeer MidSouth, a regional construction equipment dealership based in Richland, Corey Vander Molen ‘09 leads an organization of more than 80 employees in five locations across four states. More importantly to him, it’s a family business: his father, Dennis Vander Molen, founded the company in 1987 and recently transitioned to the…

  Clinton Park Elementary School, the Clinton Public School District’s kindergarten and first-grade school, recently had a week full of dress up days in preparation for Homecoming.   All photos by Tammie Stephens  

By Randy Bell   Clinton High School junior James Dove is now the #1-rated chess player in Mississippi.   Dove recently traveled to Memphis to compete in the Tennessee Open and State Championship chess tournament, and he won first place. Despite his competitors being much older and higher-ranked than him, Dove earned draws against a…

  Clinton Christian Academy had a big win at their Homecoming game on Friday, September 18, with the Warriors defeating the Meridian Ryders 79-34. During halftime, the Homecoming Maids were introduced and Hayden Cannada was crowned Homecoming Queen by the school’s 2025 Queen, Lanie Gibson.   All photos by Tammie Stephens  

    The Mississippi Department of Human Services, Division of Aging and Adult Services (DAAS), announces the State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) will provide assistance for eligible Mississippians during the Medicare Open Enrollment period that runs from October 15 through December 7, 2026. During this enrollment period, Medicare recipients have an opportunity to review and…

  By Guest Columnist Joy Lavallee   This year, we marked ten years in business with a celebratory round of Lavallee T-shirts and our biggest annual company crawfish boil to date.   In the decade since Paul Lavallee began Lavallee Electrical and Generators with a single truck and a part-time helper, we’ve grown to a…

  Students at Clinton Junior High School got into the Arrow spirit with dress up days for Homecoming week, including “Genre Day,” “Musicals” and “Throwback Thursday.”   All photos by Tammie Stephens  

By Guest Columnist Jerry Nix  After nearly seven decades of serving golfers throughout Central Mississippi, Eagle Ridge Golf Course is scheduled to close January 1, 2027, following a decision by Hinds Community College officials that has left longtime members, community residents and former college golfers questioning the financial justification and timing of the closure. The…

  Each fall, individual schools and departments at Mississippi Christian University (MC) select outstanding graduates of their respective programs to be recognized as Alumni of the Year. These graduates have excelled in many professional disciplines, from business, healthcare and the law to academia, ministry and the arts. Representing MC with distinction, these recipients will be…

  So far in 2026, there have been 65 fire deaths in Mississippi. There were no working smoke alarms in at least 40 of those cases. Compare that to the 75 residential fire deaths in 2025, when there were no working smoke alarms in 41 of the cases. That means that smoke alarms weren’t working…

  By Randy Bell   With some crucial equipment approaching the end of its service life, the Clinton Fire Department reached out to the federal government for help. And Fire Chief Levius Buckley announced at the October 6 Board of Aldermen meeting that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) had approved a $390,739 grant, enabling…

Caleb Jones, pictured second from left, a senior at Clinton High School, attended an eight-day-long leadership, intelligence and national security program over the summer with the National Student Leadership Conference (NSLC), earning a letter of recommendation and certificate. Jones has plans to attend the U.S. Naval Academy upon graduation. He has been in the JROTC…