🌱 How a Clarksdale native is redefining the future of the blues

Hello Clarksdale! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Clarksdale native is redefining the future of the blues
• How a Clarksdale native reached the College Football Hall of Fame

Also on today's calendar: Hooker Grocery — TonyBoydFolkMusic.com.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Periods of sun, with a high of 54 and low of 40 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 65, low: 35.
• Saturday: Cooler with a shower or two, with a high of 54 and low of 29 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram Walks The Hard Road (relix.com) — Clarksdale’s own Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, raised at the Highway 61–49 crossroads and inspired by the Delta Blues Museum’s legends, is pushing blues forward with his new album Hard Road. He explains how growing up in Clarksdale shaped his sound, his mentorship from Buddy Guy, and why he launched a label to give other overlooked artists a real shot.
   

• Terrence Metcalf joins College Football Hall of Fame (wjtv.com) — Clarksdale native Terrence Metcalf has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame, capping a career that began in his hometown and continued through Ole Miss and the NFL. After seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, he returned to Mississippi to coach, including leading Coahoma Community College in Clarksdale, while his son DK Metcalf stars in the NFL.
   

📸 Around Clarksdale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Clarksdale

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday December 11

• Christmas Program — PRESBYTERIAN DAY SCHOOL
  Presbyterian Day School, 944 Catalpa St, Clarksdale
  6:30 pm

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Other local events

Sunday December 14

• Hooker Grocery — TonyBoydFolkMusic.com
  Hooker Grocer & Eatery , 316 John Lee Hooker Ln , Clarksdale
  6:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• 2025 Delta Flyway Chapter Delta Waterfowl Banquet
  Crawdad's , 104 Park St , Merigold
  5:30 pm
• Kirk Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Delta Academy
  Delta Academy , 1150 Riverside Rd , Marks
  7:00 pm

Friday December 12

• BOOKED HUNT-Ben Short Group — Coldwater Duck Co
  COLDWATER DUCK COMPANY LLC , 685 Haynes Dr , Lambert
  5:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Winter Market x Unity Day
  Delta Health Center , Inc , Mound Bayou
  1:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• BOOKED HUNT-Tracy Brown (5-8) — Coldwater Duck Co
  COLDWATER DUCK COMPANY LLC , 685 Haynes Dr , Lambert
  5:00 pm

Friday January 9

• BOOKED HUNT-Thomas Wygul (6-8) — Coldwater Duck Co
  COLDWATER DUCK COMPANY LLC , 685 Haynes Dr , Lambert
  5:00 pm

Monday January 19

• BOOKED HUNT-David Stanley (6-8) — Coldwater Duck Co
  COLDWATER DUCK COMPANY LLC , 685 Haynes Dr , Lambert
  5:00 pm

Thursday January 29

• BOOKED HUNT-Wesley Ball (5-8) — Coldwater Duck Co
  COLDWATER DUCK COMPANY LLC , 685 Haynes Dr , Lambert
  5:00 pm

Tuesday March 10

• Crossroads Blues Guitar & Bass Workshop - March 2026 — Visit Clarksdale
  Shack Up Inn , 001 Commissary Cir Rd , Clarksdale
  2:30 pm

Tuesday May 12

• Crossroads Blues Guitar & Bass Workshop - May 2026 — Visit Clarksdale
  Shack Up Inn , 001 Commissary Cir Rd , Clarksdale
  2:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Coahoma Community College posted a job opening for Adjunct Voice Instructor in Clarksdale. Apply here.
• Sonic Drive-In posted a job opening for Crew Member in Clarksdale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Clarksdale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Tunica

• OBITUARY: Jean Margaret Moffatt Bentley (williamsonsource.com)

Senatobia

• Report: FSU DL Tyeland Coleman to enter January transfer portal (tomahawknation.com)

Itta Bena

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-- The Patch AM Team

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