News

Ex-teacher pleads guilty in Bayou View molestation case

GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — A former Mississippi teacher has pleaded guilty to federal charges of transportation of a minor to engage in sexual activity and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. […]

News

NASA scrubs Orion launch; will try again Friday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Wind gusts and sticky fuel valves conspired to keep NASA’s new Orion spacecraft on the launch pad Thursday, delaying a crucial test flight meant to revitalize human exploration. NASA promised […]

News

Alcorn County supervisor, 4 others charged in corruption case

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A county supervisor, a purchasing clerk and three vendors in northeast Mississippi’s Alcorn County have been arrested on corruption charges tied to alleged embezzlement of public money, the state auditor said […]

News

Jackson undertakes study on downtown baseball park

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The city of Jackson is undertaking a study to determine whether to build a downtown baseball park. Officials say the stadium would have around 4,000 seats It would be an arena […]

Education

Hinds CC Utica Campus to host Senior Day

The Mississippi Link Newswire UTICA –The Hinds Community College Utica Campus Office of Student Services will host Senior Day 2014 on Friday, Dec.  5 beginning at 9:30 a.m. in J.D. Boyd Gym. All high school seniors and parents, who […]

Editorials

My thoughts about Ferguson

By Bishop Ronnie Crudup No doubt the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri will go down as one of the top stories of 2014. It is a story which has captured the attention of […]

Education

JSU students protest Ferguson grand jury inaction

The Mississippi Link Newswire Jackson State University students participated in the nationwide “Hands Up Walkout” protest on the main campus in Jackson on Monday. Gathering at 12:01 p.m. on Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Plaza, about 100 students peacefully marched abut […]

Sports

Mississippi State’s Dak Prescott wins Conerly Trophy

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi State quarterback Dak Prescott was so good this season there was little doubt he’d be the winner of the Conerly Trophy, which is given to the state’s top college football player. Sure […]