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🌱 How a hit horror film puts 1932 Clarksdale at center stage

What's up Clarksdale! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a hit horror film puts 1932 Clarksdale at center stage
  • How Tennessee Williams’ early move to Clarksdale shaped his Delta imagination

Also on today's calendar: Crossroads Blues Guitar & Bass Workshop - May 2026 — Visit Clarksdale.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Partly sunny, breezy and warm, with a high of 89 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 76, low: 48.
  • Sunday: Turning sunny and less humid, with a high of 72 and low of 48 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• ‘Sinners' dominates awards season with record nominations and global success (thechaparral.net) — A major new horror-drama film is set in 1932 Clarksdale, following twin World War I veterans who return home to open a juke joint before violence and supernatural terror erupt. While the story is fictional and globally focused, it spotlights Clarksdale’s juke-joint culture, Black history, and Southern setting in a way local moviegoers may find especially meaningful.
   

• Tennessee Williams: A house living two lives (pressregister.com) — Clarksdale gets a brief but meaningful nod in this look at Tennessee Williams’ Mississippi roots, noting his family’s move there around 1917 and his grandfather’s service at St. George’s Episcopal Church. Most of the story centers on preserving his Columbus birthplace as a welcome center and literary landmark, highlighting funding challenges, restoration work, and its draw for visitors from around the world.
   

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  • 4-star RB Christian Alexander commits to Mississippi State (on3.com)

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  • No. 5 Pearl River softball sweeps No. 17 Hinds, runs total to 16 ranked wins (hubcityspokes.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Clarksdale

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Clarksdale

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.