Sports

Uncertainty at quarterback one of top SEC preseason storylines

MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Quarterback battles and signal-caller questions abound in the Southeastern Conference going into preseason camps around the league. Big names, not so much. Division favorites Alabama and South Carolina will be banking […]

Business

A more vigorous U.S. economy appears to be emerging

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The U.S. economy has rebounded with vigor from a grim start to 2014 and should show renewed strength into next year. That was the general view of analysts Wednesday after the […]

Education

Remembering professor of education Dr. Edward Vaughn

 The Mississippi Link Newswire The Alcorn family lost longtime educator Dr. Edward Vaughn Saturday, July 19. Vaughn was a professor in the School of Education and Psychology and former dean of the College for Excellence […]

News

U.S. appeals panel rules Mississippi abortion law unconstitutional

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi’s effort to close its last abortion clinic was overturned in federal appellate court on Tuesday. Advocates for the law said women with unwanted pregnancies could always travel to other states, […]

News

McDaniel campaign manager threatened with loss of state Senate salary

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A state senator has been notified that her Senate salary will be withheld until she files a required financial disclosure statement. The Clarion-Ledger reports Sen. Melanie Sojourner, a Republican from Natchez who […]