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Robert (left) is pictured with Harold Hart (right), Board of Directors, Vice Chairman of Leadership Greater Jackson. Mr. Hart is the owner of Elim’s Art Concepts and Decorative Designs and a native of Yazoo City, Mississippi.

HAMPTON GRADUATES FROM YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

  On Wednesday, April 29, 2026, twenty-two high school students completed the Youth Leadership Jackson program during a graduation ceremony.   Robert A. Hampton, III, of Clinton High School was amongst those graduates.   Youth Leadership Jackson (YLJ) is a leadership development program which trains, motivates, and increases the awareness of selected high school students through…

Clinton track and field rules Class 7A again with boys-girls state sweep

Clinton track and field rules Class 7A again with boys-girls state sweep

Excellence remained the standard for Clinton High School track and field on Saturday, May 2, as the Lady Arrows and the Arrows would not be denied as a historic 2026 postseason run that culminated with a sweep of the MHSAA Class 7A State Championships at Pearl High School.   The Lady Arrows captured their 13th…

Clinton High School’s head girls’ powerlifting coach Patrick Ezell and Clinton senior Allison Herron celebrated her record-setting performance on March 28 at the MHSAA Class 7A State Meet at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson.

Herron sets bench-press record, finishes third at state meet

Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton High School powerlifter Allison Herron etched her name into the record books, setting a new girls’ bench press record in her weight class and finishing third in the MHSAA Class 7A State Powerlifting Meet on Friday, March 28, in Jackson. The senior recorded a 160-pound bench press to break…

Clinton archery competes at North State MSNASP Bullseye Tournament

Clinton archery competes at North State MSNASP Bullseye Tournament

Special to The Clinton Courier The Clinton Public School District’s archery program sent a full contingent of qualifiers to the AIMS North State MSNASP Bullseye Tournament, where both the high school and junior high teams vied for state tournament qualification. The high school team competed on Tuesday, March 24, and the junior high team competed…

Pictured (l to r) are the 2025-26 Arrow soccer seniors, front row: Murphy Schoggen, Jayden Fields and Braylen Spann; and back row: Ryan Carite, Bradley Wells, Wes Ambrose, Timothy Graham, Ryan Sexton, Ian Davis and Owen Coker. Not pictured are Trevis Coley and Juan Paredes.

Clinton Arrows boys soccer team honored at banquet

By Danny C. Davis The Clinton High School Arrow 2025-26 boys soccer team was honored at the annual awards banquet held at Mississippi College at Anderson Hall on April 8. The Arrows finished 13-7-3. CHS fell to Tupelo 3-2 in the opening round of the playoffs in an overtime heartbreaker. The game was tied 2-2…

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Lady Arrows refuse to fold, surge past Lewisburg with stunning seventh-inning comeback

OLIVE BRANCH  — Down to their final outs, the Clinton Lady Arrows delivered a jaw-dropping rally, erupting for 10 runs in the seventh inning to shock Lewisburg, 15-14, in Game 2 of their MHSAA Class 7A Playoff series on Saturday night at Lewisburg High School in Olive Branch. Clinton claimed the series after opening with…

Senior Lady Arrow soccer players recognized at the awards banquet included (l to r) Kalya Jones, Carly Howell, Olivia Lamier and Ruby Acy.

Clinton Lady Arrow soccer team recognized at banquet

By Danny C. Davis   The 2025-26 Clinton High School Lady Arrow soccer team was recognized at the annual awards banquet held at Anderson Hall at Mississippi College on March 30.   Clinton finished the season 14-6-3 and 8-2 in Region 2-7A and made the playoffs. CHS defeated Lewisburg 3-1 at home in the opening…

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Clinton Track sweeps Woody Barnett Invitational, Lady Arrows break 4×400 state record

The Clinton Lady Arrows already owned the state record in the 4×400-meter relay. On Friday, they shattered it. Competing at the Woody Barnett Invitational on April 10 at Pearl High School, the Lady Arrows’ quartet of Kamiah Mounger, Khamrin Harper, Cailtyn Magee, and Makenzie Holiday blazed to a new state-record time of :3:52.89, putting an…

CCA names Athletes of the Month

CCA names Athletes of the Month

The CCA Edward Jones December Athlete of the Month was Bria Mallett for basketball. The CCA Edward Jones January Athlete of the Month was James Cole for soccer.

CCA archery team plans for state championship

CCA archery team plans for state championship

Special to The Clinton Courier Clinton Christian Academy’s (CCA) archery team is headed to the MAIS archery state championship on April 8 at Park Place Academy. The team has remained undefeated in the fourteen archery meets they have had this season with other schools, including Jackson Academy, St. Andrews, Central Hinds and others. CCA archery…