Michael J. Highfield, Mississippi College Provost and Executive Vice President, explored how community banks can navigate economic uncertainty, regulatory shifts and technological advancements to sustain strong performance while serving as a panelist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta’s (Atlanta Fed) annual Banking Outlook Conference on Feb. 27. It was the second consecutive year that…

By Marco Pineda While Mississippi College is home to thousands of local and regional students, the Clinton campus is also represented on a global stage. The Office of Global Education reports that one hundred sixty international students are enrolled at the university. These students from across the globe chose to pursue their education in a…

Fans of America’s original improvisational musical art form will find plenty to enjoy during a pair of upcoming performances by the Mississippi College Jazz Band. The 26-piece orchestra will take the Entergy Theater stage at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25, for its annual Spring Concert at the Gore Arts Complex on MC’s East Campus.…

Special to The Clinton Courier Lucy Haskins of Clinton, a Hinds County 4-H’er, recently competed in the 2025 Dixie National Crepe Cook-Off contest. She showcased the life skills and leadership skills she has learned in 4-H as she prepared and presented a strawberry creme cheese crepe. Contest participants had one hour to complete their culinary…

In his book, “When Life Meets the Soul: Everyday Lessons from the Book of Job,” Ivan D. Parke describes the “ash heap” Job found himself sitting atop in his eponymous book of the Bible. “Everyone spends time on the ash heap,” Parke writes. “To live long enough is to return there. Of course, it isn’t…

The Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office urges the business community, especially LLCs, to be cautious of misleading mailers distributed by third-party entities urging Annual Report filings. These mailers typically request a fee and appear to be official government correspondence. All business owners should be sure to read the fine print as this correspondence is not…

Special to The Clinton Courier During its February board meeting, the Clinton Public School District’s (CPSD) Board of Trustees approved the hiring of Dr. Demetria Funchess as Lovett Elementary School’s principal. Lovett is the CPSD sixth-grade school. “I am excited to have the opportunity to continue this journey with people that are passionate about the…

By Carrie Campbell Derrick Martin of Clinton is likely a familiar face to most students on Mississippi College’s campus. As a staff member of the cafeteria, he has greeted students with a smile for thirty-four years. Martin uses his position as an opportunity to inspire and lead others. “[My siblings and I] were raised like…

By Randy Bell Anyone wanted for a crime might want to avoid driving through Clinton. The City already has some cameras which read license plates, and it will soon have more. The Board of Aldermen at its February 18 meeting approved Police Chief Ford Hayman’s request for a lease agreement with a Brandon company to…

Special to The Clinton Courier Crooked Creek String Band, a four-piece band that plays Bluegrass, Americana and a variety of other musical genres on traditional acoustic instruments, will perform on Friday, March 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the Clinton Visitor Center. The band has been together for thirteen years. The multi-instrumentalists will perform songs that…

By Nash Nunnery As an imaginative little girl living in Tupelo, Carole Kelly had one career ambition in her young life. Nurse? Hairdresser? Brenda Starr, newspaperwoman extraordinaire of the comics? No, no, and no. The pixie Carole dreamed of becoming Roy Rogers, the “King of the Cowboys” and megastar of one of early television’s most…

By Main Street Clinton Director Tara Lytal How can we be thankful for parking challenges? Because parking challenges are an indicator of a vibrant downtown, a destination where people want to gather. When the Main Street Clinton program started in 2007, one of the primary goals was to revitalize Olde Towne. After nineteen years, we…

Mississippi College and the Clinton community can learn what it truly means to be a “Choctaw” when members of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians visit the Clinton campus on Monday, March 24, to showcase their traditions and talents during the third-annual “Choctaw Expressions.” During the event, the gymnasium level of Alumni Hall will be…

By Carole Kelly The Clinton Community Nature Center has scheduled two day camps in March. The Trailblazers Spring Session is set for March 10-11, and the Nature Explorers Spring Session is March 17-19. The Trailblazers Day Camp will feature outdoor nature sessions for people with special needs, ages sixteen and older. It will begin at…

By Randy Bell Clinton’s fire chief says a lack of nearby hydrants wasn’t the reason a home in the northern part of the city burned to the ground February 15. Jeff Blackledge says the head start the blaze had gotten before firefighters arrived and the gusty winds which fanned the flames into a raging inferno…