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Clarksdale · ClarksdaleJACKSON, Miss (July 24, 2025) – Karli Matthews, a middle school student at Lee Academy in Clarksdale, has been named Mississippi’s state champion for the National Civics Bee®. She will represent the state as one of 27 finalists at the National Civics Bee Championship, to be held in Washington, D.C., November 10–11, 2025. The National Civics Bee is a program of The Civic Trust, an initiative of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. The annual …Read Article