Special to The Clinton Courier The Beagles will perform on Friday, June 20, at 6:30 p.m. at Friday Nights at Milepost 89. Their musical style has influences of New Orleans jazz and Memphis blues, as well as country, gospel and contemporary music. They are best known for music by Patsy Cline, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong,…

Mississippi College has been awarded a $723,000 Mississippi AI Talent Accelerator Program (MAI-TAP) grant to launch the Center for AI Policy and Technology Leadership (CAPTL), an initiative between the MC School of Law and the MC School of Business. CAPTL’s mission is to drive responsible and innovative AI use across sectors—serving college students, professionals, policymakers,…

While interviewing to become an associate professor of religion at Mississippi College, Roger Greene was asked how long he expected to stay on faculty at the university. It was a fair question. The Natchitoches, Louisiana native had just completed his fourth year as a member of the Palm Beach Atlantic College faculty and had served…

Special to The Clinton Courier The YMCA is diligent about promoting water safety this summer with its “Phones Down, Eyes Up™” campaign. When at the pool, beach, or lakeside, everyone is urged to remember: Your eyes can save lives. While responding to a text, answering an email, listening to a podcast, or making a grocery…

By Randy Bell Millions of pine trees across Mississippi died after they were infested by insects following the severe drought in 2023. Some of those dead trees here in Clinton are in danger of falling onto homes or into streets, and the City is starting to order the trees cut down, declaring them a “menace…

By Randy Bell A new mayor and two new members of the Board of Aldermen will join Clinton’s leadership team on July 1 as they’re sworn in following the general election. Will Purdie will take over as mayor, and T.J. McSparrin will become the new alderwoman in Ward 2, while Amanda Jones will do so…

Clinton’s Quisenberry Library has special programs planned for all ages during the summer weeks. Themed crafts and books will be available at all programs. The library, which is located at 605 East Northside Drive, is open Mondays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. until 7 p.m., and Fridays and Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. The…

While she watched students in the first general microbiology class she taught at Mississippi College cross the stage to receive their diplomas during MC’s Spring Commencement, Courtney Thompson experienced a range of emotions. The MC assistant professor of biological sciences was proud of the hard work that had brought them to this moment, but sad…

The Clinton Courier The Keep Clinton Beautiful organization recently met on a Saturday morning to provide some cleanup for the Odd Fellows Cemetery, which is located off of Fairmont Street. The cemetery, which was dedicated in 1857, has burials that date back to as early as 1830. Volunteers trimmed limbs, cleared brush, cut weeds and…

Special to The Clinton Courier Despite the rain, more than four hundred enthusiastic participants gathered on May 9 for the highly anticipated Arrow Dash 2025, a one-mile fun run and community event hosted by Northside Elementary School in partnership with Capital Ortho. The evening was filled with family fun, fitness and celebration—highlighting the best of…

Special to The Clinton Courier Brooke Harrison and Mati Claire Miley, both of Clinton, recently served as pages for the Mississippi House of Representatives. Pages generally run errands for officials and House staff. Harrison, 17, is the daughter of James and Amy Harrison. Miley, 17, is the daughter of Matthew and Claire Miley. Both students…

Special to The Clinton Courier Firefighter Jayden Hamlin of the Clinton Fire Department recently graduated Class 213 from the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1001 Firefighter I-II course held at the Mississippi State Fire Academy in Jackson. The intense seven-week course includes online, classroom and hands-on instruction in the areas of fire behavior, fire suppression,…

Special to The Clinton Courier The Clinton High School Clinton Percussion (CP) team finished a landmark indoor season in Dayton, Ohio, where they won the WGI World Championship Scholastic A gold medal. As one of fifty-one Scholastic A ensembles from across the country, CP competed in World Championship prelims at Hobart arena in Troy, Ohio.…

Mississippi College Mathematics Professor John Travis lives for that “Aha!” moment, the instant a student realizes the “why” and not just the “how” of a given equation. “I have been surrounded by Mississippi Baptist higher education all of my life and can appreciate the value of an education based upon eternal principles,” Travis said. “The…

Special to The Clinton Courier Dunaway/WILLIAMS Architects, a boutique architecture firm specializing in designing WellSpace™, is expanding. Sabrya Andrews recently joined the firm as a design associate. Andrews, a Clinton native, is a 2024 graduate of the University of Southern Mississippi, with a degree in architectural engineering technology. For the past year, she has worked…

By Sherry Lucas Olde Towne Uncorked, summer version, returns to Clinton’s brick streets with another combo of fun with friends and leisurely after-hours shopping, 5:30-8:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 12. Main Street Clinton expects about 150 fun-seekers for this popular event, strolling the heart of the city with a keepsake wine glass and sipping and…

The Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience (The MAX) Hall of Fame induction ceremony, filmed by students in the Institute for Southern Storytelling at Mississippi College, is scheduled to air on Mississippi Public Broadcasting television stations. Shot live at the Mississippi State University Riley Center in Meridian, the program will be broadcast at 8:30 p.m. on…

Special to The Clinton Courier Twelve students, including Sidney Bennett and Tyson Beard of Clinton, recently graduated from Hinds Community College’s electrical line workers program. The class included two students in their thirties and the first woman graduate. The class, a non-credit workforce program, is the second since the program began in fall 20024. “Today…

Special to The Clinton Courier Faculty and staff in the Department of Art at Mississippi College are offering fine art classes for members of the community to explore or refine their creative talents. Nate Jarnagin, administrative assistant in the MC Department of Art and Gore Arts Complex coordinator, said the adults-only community art classes range…

By Lauren von Foregger Tammy Carver-Wells of Clinton, who has lived in Olde Vineyard neighborhood of Clinton for six years, recently designed two hats that were worn at the Kentucky Derby. “I have been involved with the pageant for world for more than twenty-five years,” she said. “I was a local director with the Miss…

By Randy Bell While most students are out for summer break, Marlee Price-Cook is spending the first week of June at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, attending the Southeast Tourism Marketing College. For Clinton’s Director of Communication and Tourism, it’s another step toward earning a Tourism Marketing Professional (TMP) designation. “It’s one week each summer…