News

Julian Bond to be buried at sea

By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Julian Bond, civil rights advocate, statesman, attorney and journalist, will be buried at sea Saturday, August 22, 2015. It was Bond’s request, his family said in a statement, that […]

Education

Good Soil: The overlooked aspect of school reform

By Rod Paige Former U.S. Secretary of Education “And other seeds fell into good soil and produced grain, growing up and  increasing and yielding thirtyfold and sixtyfold and a hundredfold.” – Mark 4:8, Holy Bible, […]

Business

Moody’s cuts Mississippi Power bond rating despite rate increase

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — An emergency rate increase granted by regulators was not enough to keep a bond rating agency from downgrading Mississippi Power Co.’s debt. Moody’s Investors Service cut the debt rating FRIDAY on […]

Sports

Ole Miss preview: Rebels have lofty goals but must find a quarterback

OXFORD, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi coach Hugh Freeze regularly talks about how his team should compete for a Southeastern Conference title. Some of the Rebels’ players even take it a step further during conversations, dreaming […]

Education

90 percent CSLC HIPPY 2012 grads pass 3rd grade reading test for 2015

Data sparks an urgent need for more donors to help expand the program The Mississippi Link Newswire LEXINGTON, Miss. – The administration, staff and parents of the Community Students Learning Center’s Home Instruction for Parents […]