Year: 2011

Washington, D.C. – President Barack Obama awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to a diverse group of recipients, including three African Americans prominently known for their civil rights activism. The president and First Lady Michelle […]

JACKSON – A 32-year old man is currently being held without bond after police said he allegedly murdered a Jackson man and then carjacked a Fed Ex truck at gunpoint. Charles Johnson, of Clinton, is […]

News Briefs From Across The State Teen’s bike had no breaks Columbus police said a 13-year old boy riding his bike downhill with no brakes, was hit by a truck when he rolled into traffic. […]

Special to The Mississippi Link JACKSON – The Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC), in a statewide effort, has raised $4,018.44 for Stewpot Community Services. The fundraising effort was in response to a partnership between New […]

JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi lawmakers are entering the final weeks of the lengthy budget-writing process that started last fall. The House Appropriations Committee met Tuesday and passed the latest versions of several proposals to fund […]

GRENADA – On Dec. 9, 2010, Lee Pickens of Grenada discovered that one of his horses had been shot to the death while grazing in his pasture, and another had been seriously wounded after being […]

News Briefs From Across The State Car sets apartment duplex on fire A Lowndes County woman and her teenager daughter were injured when their car exploded early Friday morning. Authorities said 40-year old Kimberly Diane Watkins […]

News Briefs From Across The State Shot fired in boy’s bathroom Jackson Police have arrested a 17-year old boy for allegedly firing a gun at school. Lorenzo Hemphill was charged with possession of a firearm […]