Year: 2011

Special to The Mississippi Link JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT) recently held a groundbreaking ceremony in Pontotoc County to mark the beginning of construction on the State Route 9 (SR 9) improvement […]

Wanting to ensure that the process was fair and that no stones were left unturned or no votes uncounted, Hinds County’s longest serving supervisor George Smith conceded to defeat Tuesday, Aug. 16, after it became […]

News Briefs From Across The State Husband suffered leg injuries A Harrison County woman is being held on a $50,000 bond after police said she ran down her husband with her car pinning him against […]

Sheriff: “…baby girl looked like E.T.” VANCLEAVE – A Jackson County couple is behind bars after authorities charged them with child deprivation in the case of their two small children. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd […]

News Briefs From Across The State Driver in critical condition Authorities said a truck driver is in serious condition after his rig hit a ditch, went airborne and overturned with 18 cadavers inside. The Enterprise-Journal […]

JACKSON – Firefighters responded to an apartment fire on Forest Avenue late Saturday night that left a 28-year old woman and her four children dead. The cause of the blaze is still unknown, but authorities […]

Special to The Mississippi Link JACKSON – Every year the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (MDPS) and Mississippi Highway Patrol sets a lofty goal, that of zero fatalities on Mississippi’s interstates and highways. While that […]

Putting Safety in Your Hands Special to The Mississippi Link WASHINGTON, D.C. – You’re shopping at the mall with your children when one of them suddenly disappears. A quick search of the nearby area is […]

Just hours before the official certification as the Sheriff-elect for Hinds County by the Democratic Executive Committee, Tyrone Lewis reflected on the experience of running for the office against 20-year incumbent Malcolm McMillin. “I liken […]