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Former FedEx driver pleads guilty to killing 7-year-old girl

Friday, April 10, 2026
DALLAS (AP) — A former FedEx driver pleaded guilty Tuesday to killing a 7-year-old girl after delivering a Christmas gift to her Texas home, where he told authorities he accidentally struck her with his van and then strangled her in a fit of panic.

OHP Trooper and two others killed in Oklahoma City wreck

Friday, April 10, 2026
It is with deep sorrow the Oklahoma Highway Patrol announces the line of duty death of Trooper Vernon Brake.Wednesday, at 11:27 a.m. a vehicle traveling southbound on Interstate 35 lost control for an unknown reason and crossed the center cable barrier.

Here are your Daily Lunch Specials.

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Here are the daily specials being offered by Clinton eating establishments:Lucille’s Roadhouse - Download the ASAP Energy app to order To-Go online!

Main headlines for the Thursday CDN

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Here's your preview of Thursday's paper- Company, two groups receive affirmation- CHS Science Olympiad team headed to state competition- Community to come together to clean up Joe Baker Park- Reds’ comeback attempt falls short in ‘Conflict’- Full obituary for Mark Dwayne Randol, Nancy Buck, Doris...
The Mission House living quarters gets torn into by an excavator around noon Tuesday. The Mission House’s kitchen will be closed until further notice during the demolition process. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

The Mission House living quarters gets torn into by an excavator around noon Tuesday. The Mission House’s kitchen will be closed until further notice during the demolition process. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Mission no more

Thursday, April 9, 2026
Johnny Brooks, left, and Art Lloyd talk about what the park will look like after replacing equipment at Joe Baker Park. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Johnny Brooks, left, and Art Lloyd talk about what the park will look like after replacing equipment at Joe Baker Park. CDN | Christian Jacobsen

Community to come together to clean up Joe Baker Park

Thursday, April 9, 2026
A community restoration event is planned for 8 a.m. Saturday at Joe Baker Park, located at 717 S. Glenn Smith Rd. The group invites everybody to help paint, assist cleaning, or even just to hang out and talk about the park.The event is being led by the local nonprofit group Unity in the Community.

Company, two groups receive affirmation

Thursday, April 9, 2026
“Opportunity” would be a word of choice regarding a few of the topics covered at Tuesday night’s Clinton City Council meeting. A local business was approved for purchase of two industrial lots for expansion, and two groups received grant funding for upcoming events.

TODAY IN HISTORY

Thursday, April 9, 2026
In 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War.In 1940, Germany launched Operation Weserubung, invading Norway and Denmark.

CORRECTIONS

Thursday, April 9, 2026
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