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Month: April 2010
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Survivor tales from southern storms that killed 12
YAZOO CITY, Miss. – Morgan Hayden and Joe Moton stepped carefully through nails, broken glass and pink tufts of insulation, the remnants of their home leveled by a tornado as severe storms killed at least […]
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Teen chosen for national convention
Special to The Mississippi Link DUCK HILL – Christina Cathey, of Grenada, has been selected as a delegate to the 2010 Rural Youth Convening of the National Rural Assembly in Santa Fe, New Mexico, April […]
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126 homes damaged in Holmes County; 10 dead statewide
HOLMES COUNTY – In addition to the massive damage reported in Yazoo County, the EF4 twister that ripped across Central Mississippi Saturday, April 24, plowed heavily through rural Holmes County and other areas as well. […]
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‘No board failure on my watch,’ Nolan says
Kisiah W. Nolan has only been on the Jackson School District Board of Trustees for four months, and she has already risen to rank of president. In a unanimous vote during Tuesday, April 20, meeting, […]
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Notre Dame’s first black valedictorian
Katie Washington, a biological sciences major from Gary, Ind., has been named valedictorian of the 2010 University of Notre Dame graduating class and will present the valedictory address during Commencement exercises May 16 (Sunday) in […]
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Man gets 35 years for beating man with concrete slab
GREENWOOD – A suspect charged with robbing a man and then beating him to death with a slab of concrete has been sentenced to 35 years in jail. Bennie Leahman, 32, of Greenwood, pleaded guilty […]
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The American Red Cross kicks off its national Volunteer Appreciation Week
The American Red Cross Central Mississippi Chapter is joining the national American Red Cross in its celebratory efforts to honor thousands of selfless volunteers who make the Red Cross possible. The American Red Cross Volunteer […]
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Lenora “Doll” Carter: Reflections of a Black Press icon
In Houston, Texas this past weekend (April 16-17), thousands turned out for the memorial service and the celebration of life for Lenora “Doll” Carter, CEO/publisher of the Houston Forward Times. According to reports, Carter, 69, […]
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MDES Has Staying Power
The Mississippi Link has just learned that The Mississippi State Legislature has voted and passed House Bill 1756 which reauthorizes MDES. Les Range serves as the Executive Director of MDES and shared the information with […]