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The Clinton Courier        Clinton High School’s Class of 1986 is planning a 40-year reunion on the weekend of Arrowstock, the multi-class reunion held annually on the brick streets of Olde Towne.   The Class of 1986 reunion will be held at Olde Towne Venue at 110 West Leake Street on Friday, September…

By Randy Bell        City leaders won’t begin budget hearings until August 19, but they’re already crunching the numbers that will determine how much they’ll have to spend in the 2027 fiscal year.   “We’ve actually started on the budget earlier than we have in years past,” says Clinton Mayor Will Purdie.   …

By Randy Bell        Clinton is one of only three communities to receive special recognition from Atmos Energy this year for showing a commitment to safe digging.  At the Board of Aldermen meeting August 4, Bobby Morgan, the company’s vice president of governmental and public affairs, presented the City with a Gold Cup…

Special to The Clinton Courier        Those who are interested in amateur radio operating are encouraged to sign up for a free live Technician Class licensing course that will be held this fall.   Planned for a Zoom platform, the free, weekly, live Amateur Radio Technician Class Licensing course will begin on Thursday,…

  Mississippi Christian University faculty and staff rang the Hillman Bell outside Nelson Hall on the morning of Monday, Aug. 10, to convene MC’s Convocation in the University’s bicentennial year. Inside Swor Auditorium, the University’s 201st academic session formally began when MC faculty and staff, MC Alumni Association and MC Foundation Board members, retirees, community…

Special to The Clinton Courier        “Before I came to re:generation, my life was unmanageable and out of control…”   “Before I came to re:generation, I thought I had to keep everyone happy with me all the time…”   “Before I came to re:generation, I used unhealthy coping mechanisms to cover up the…

By Lisa Miller        Bolton residents will have an opportunity to learn more about a variety of subjects on August 25.   That morning at 10 a.m. is a free community resource event at the fire station designed to provide information about programs and services that support healthy aging and overall well-being.  At…

Special to The Clinton Courier        The Distinguished Young Women (DYW) of MS Program celebrated its 69th year of empowering young women to further their education and become leaders of tomorrow.  Thirty-one high school seniors, including Esli Heindl of Clinton, travelled to Meridian to spend a week in rehearsals and participating in community…

By Danny C. Davis        Just a year ago, entering the 2025 season, the Clinton Arrow offense had lost four key starters to transfer and did not have any experience at quarterback or running back, and not much at wide receiver.   Fast forward to this season, and the offense has experience and…

Every time Congress passes another massive spending bill, there is a question that ought to be asked before anything else: Who is going to pay for it? That question matters in Mississippi because transportation is not an abstract policy issue for us. Our farmers need good roads to get crops to market, our loggers need…

  The Mississippi Christian University Singers, the Mississippi Chorus and Pearl High School will present a concert commemorating the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks, “9/11: Memorial,” at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 11, at First Baptist Church Jackson. Beth Everett, MC associate professor and director of choral activities for the Department of Music,…

By Randy Bell        Clinton’s Pinehaven Presbyterian Church has gotten City approval to host a new school for students from kindergarten through eighth grade.  At the August 4 meeting, the Board of Aldermen granted the church’s request for a conditional use permit to serve as the home of Paideia Christian Academy during what…

By Randy Bell        The City of Clinton has decided that pavement markings can wait.  What’s needed now is more pavement.      The City budgeted $1 million for street resurfacing this year, but it cost only $762,277.99 to pave the thirteen streets initially chosen.  Mayor Will Purdie says they looked at using…