Sports
Vick could play in October after being reinstated
NEW YORK – Michael Vick is back in the NFL. Now all he needs is a team to play for. Vick, free after serving 18 months in prison for running a dogfighting ring, was reinstated […]
Year: 2009
Religion
Mayor gives COGIC’s national Presiding Bishop key to city
Bishop Charles Edward Blake of Los Angeles, Calif. serves as Presiding Bishop of the six-million-member Church of God in Christ (COGIC), one of our nation’s largest denominations. He was in Jackson recently and Mayor Harvey […]
News
JATRAN bus hydroplanes due to weather
The Mississippi Link Wet road conditions contributed to a JATRAN bus hydroplaning in Jackson. The bus is said to have flipped on Wednesday morning causing injury to eight people, including the bus driver. Police say that […]
Business
AARP’s first black CEO aims to take organization to new level in black community and nation
WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Since taking over in April as CEO of AARP, the nation’s top advocacy group for people over 50, A. Barry Rand has been asked the same question by reporters, as well as […]
Business
Miss. casino revenue worst since Katrina recovery
Mississippi’s state-licensed casinos won less money from gamblers in June than during any month since the reopening of coast casinos damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Figures released by the Mississippi State Tax Commission show […]
News
Jackson Roadmap to Health Equity introduces Farmers’ Market
The building that formally housed the old New Deal supermarket now gives the community a better deal. Fresh produce. The Jackson Roadmap to Health Equity Project spearheaded this juncture. The grand opening was held today […]
Religion
Upholding family traditions: praise for black family reunions
It started as a celebration of family kinship – old and new. It is revered as a time to unite, fellowship and reflect on the richness of family heritage. For generations, black family reunions have […]
News
Jim Hill Class of 69’ reconnects
Jackson’s Jim Hill High School Class of 1969 celebrated its 40th year class reunion on July 10-12, 2009 at the Marriott Hotel downtown Jackson. Classmates reconnected throughout the week as several residing outside Mississippi arrived […]
Religion
Art Colony a blessing to all
“God’s blessings have grown this program and the love He has given us for others is what keeps us going to put it on year after year,” said Johnnie Maberry, chair of Tougaloo College’s Fine […]
Business
New ULTA location shows guests the beauty of an education
Special to The Mississippi Link CHICAGO, IL – ULTA, “the store on everyone’s lips” and the best resource for everything beauty, is proud to announce an exciting grand opening in Flowood, Miss. at Market Street […]