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By Sarah Grace Coleman As of June 2025, the Quisenberry Library has had a new branch manager, “Kim” Kimberly Ellington. Ellington had never worked as a branch manager for a library before, but, when she found herself looking for a job, she came across one posted for the Quisenberry position. “I’m not really good at…

Let fall begin! Area organizations and churches have been making plans to welcome fall this month with family-friendly festivals and events. Those interested in more information about any of the events are encouraged to contact the sponsoring organization. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 Our Redeemer Lutheran Church will hold an Oktoberfest from 4 until 7 p.m. Beginning…

By Sherry Lucas        Pet owners and their charges, prepare to lap this one right up.   The Pet Parade, 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, on Main Street by Cups in Clinton, is the perfect opportunity for high visibility and maximum social fun for furry (and possibly feathered?) family friends to strut…

By Sherry Lucas        Cross Country makes its Lions Club Park debut Saturday, October 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m., bringing the sweet sounds of ‘90s country to the crowd.   The concert, part of the Main Street Clinton Fall Concert Series, is free. Attendees should bring chairs or blankets for seating and can enjoy a…

By Sherry Lucas        Get ready once again to pop the top and start to shop.   Olde Towne Uncorked flows back around on Thursday, October 22, on Clinton’s brick streets, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.   With Halloween in sight, the event takes on a sassy/spooky flair, as Olde Towne Uncorked: Witches’ Brew…

  As a fresh football recruit from Tylertown High School, Milton Magee had never been to Jackson when he arrived on the Mississippi Christian University (MC) campus in the late Seventies. But Coach Hap Hudson made sure he had a church to attend on Sunday morning. “I give a lot of credit to Coach Hudson…

By Sherry Lucas        Is that a whiff of pumpkin spice in the air?   That plus the welcome breeze and falling leaves mean autumn is at hand, and the Fall for Clinton Olde Towne Market is just up ahead, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 10, on Clinton’s brick streets.  …

  Micah Barksdale has joined the Department of Christian Studies faculty at Mississippi Christian University (MC) as an instructor, and Delarious Stewart has joined the MC Department of Counseling faculty as an associate professor of counseling and school counseling program coordinator. David Champagne, professor and chair of Christian Studies at MC, said Barksdale will be…

By Randy Bell Clinton’s long-range development roadmap is overdue for an update, and the City is getting some professional help in putting together a new comprehensive plan.   “I’m talking with the Central Mississippi Planning and Development District [CMPDD],” says Clinton’s Director of Community Development Roy Edwards. “They’re getting ready with surveys and scheduling a…

Main Street Clinton recently held its 5th annual Big Truck Experience in Olde Towne alongside the Cruzin’ Clinton Car Show. Visitors were able to see a Clinton fire truck, police car, American Medical Response ambulance, garbage truck, CPSD school bus and many other large vehicles and machines. Crowds seemed to especially love the National Guard…

By Randy Bell The long process of putting together a spending plan for the new fiscal year drew to a close as the Clinton Board of Aldermen adopted a combined budget at its September 15 meeting.   City Clerk Jimmy Baldree says that includes a $23 million FY27 general fund budget, funded primarily by property…

By Sherry Lucas   Pet owners and their charges, prepare to lap this one right up.   The Pet Parade, 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, on Main Street by Cups in Clinton, is the perfect opportunity for high visibility and maximum social fun for furry (and possibly feathered?) family friends to strut (or possibly…

By Guest Columnist Tara Lytal, Director, Main Street Clinton Main Street Clinton, the Clinton Chamber of Commerce and Connect West invite you to participate in a Visioning Tour along Clinton Boulevard.   This collaborative event, the first of its kind in Clinton, will give realtors, developers, business owners and members of the public an opportunity…

Special to The Clinton Courier   The Clinton Genealogical and Historical Society will host Nick Walters on Tuesday, October 13, with a presentation about Jackson’s historic Greenwood Cemetery.   The cemetery was established by an act of the Mississippi State Legislature on January 1, 1823. At twenty-two acres, it is downtown Jackson’s largest green space…

The Quisenberry Library Annual Christmas Tree Gala is fast approaching, and the library is requesting the help of the community to help make this year’s event its most magical yet.   Local businesses, organizations, churches, clubs and community groups are invited to sponsor and decorate a Christmas tree in the library. Trees should be set…

By Sherry Lucas   Cross Country makes its Lions Club Park debut Saturday, October 10, 6:30-8:30 p.m., bringing the sweet sounds of ‘90s country to the crowd.   The concert, part of the Main Street Clinton Fall Concert Series, is free. Attendees should bring chairs or blankets for seating and can enjoy a night of…

The Clinton Courier   Clinton’s annual fall citywide clean-up, a partnership between the City of Clinton’s Public Works Department and Keep Clinton Beautiful, will be held October 10 through 17, with a special household hazardous waste collection date set for October 24.   From 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily from October 10-17, dumpsters will…

  Mississippi Christian University (MC) maintained strong enrollment numbers for fall 2026, highlighted by a record student retention rate. MC’s 85-percent retention rate – the percentage of first-year students who return for their second year – is six percentage points higher than the University’s 10-year average.     “The diligent work of our faculty and…

By Guest Columnist Dr. Renee Wilson He probably could not have imagined that after fifty years, the band would still be playing his arrangement. Yet, attend any Clinton High School (CHS) football game, and you’ll hear the familiar strains cranking up at the end of the third quarter. It is the song everyone waits to…

By Sherry Lucas Is that a whiff of pumpkin spice in the air? That plus the welcome breeze and falling leaves mean autumn is at hand, and the Fall for Clinton Olde Towne Market is just up ahead, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, October 10, on Clinton’s brick streets. This marks the 20th annual…