Opinion

AP analysis: Hank Holmes oversaw release of Mississippi spy files

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, Hank T. Holmes oversaw the release of records from the defunct Mississippi Sovereignty Commission, a segregationist agency that spied on civil rights workers. Holmes and his staff […]

Entertainment

Casey Kasem, king of the Top 40 countdown, dead at 82

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Casey Kasem, the internationally famous radio broadcaster with the cheerful manner and gentle voice who became the king of the top 40 countdown with a syndicated show that ran for decades, […]

News

Girl scarred in pit bull attack asked to leave Jackson KFC

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — KFC Corp. says it’s investigating allegations that a restaurant employee in Jackson, Mississippi, asked a 3-year-old to leave because her facial injuries disturbed other patrons. The company is also giving $30,000 […]

News

Hattiesburg Zoo euthanizes Siberian tiger suffering from arthritis

Zoo says goodbye to beloved Siberian tiger  HATTIESBURG, Mississippi (AP) — A Siberian tiger that called the Hattiesburg Zoo home for 17 years has been euthanized. Rick Taylor, executive director of the Hattiesburg Convention Commission, […]

Entertainment

Black caucus releases statement on passing of Ruby Dee

The Mississippi Link Newswire WASHINGTON—A. Shuanise Washington, president and chief executive officer of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Incorporated (CBCF), released the following statement on the passing of actress and civil rights champion, Ruby Dee. […]

Health

Deadly bat disease fungus found in Mississippi

The Associated Press The fungus that causes a deadly bat disease has been found for the first time in Mississippi, though the disease itself has not been found there. The fungus was in samples collected […]