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‘Bring it down!’
Moore, supporters seek removal of state flag By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Carlos Moore, a Grenada attorney who filed a federal lawsuit Feb. 29, against Gov. Phil Bryant to remove the Confederate emblem of the […]
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Senate votes for airport takeover
Opponents aren’t backing down By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Phase One of an attempted takeover of the Medgar Wiley Evers-Jackson International Airport has succeeded. The Mississippi Senate voted 29-18 to approve Senate Bill 2162, […]
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Mayors rally at Tougaloo to support Hillary
By Chinyere Lavina Brown Special to The Mississippi Link The outcome of the Mississippi primaries shows that rallies like the one on March 3, at Tougaloo College were successful. The Hillary for Mississippi supporters and […]
Business
Black businesses attend expo
By Diamond Williams Mississippi Link Intern The second Annual IMS/Trensek Black Business Expo on March 5, was filled wall to wall with black-owned business vendors at Tougaloo College’s Owens Health and Wellness Center. Ninety-five vendors […]
Education
Education career was the right move
By Judy Willis Special to The Mississippi Link Education is the focus of part two of this series. Stacey Aileen Donaldson, national board project manager at the Mississippi Board of Education is featured. She has […]
Entertainment
The Links holds Mardi Gras Ball
Mississippi Link Newswire More than 300 guests attended the LeFleur’s Bluff Chapter of The Links, Incorporated annual Mardi Gras Ball on Jan. 30 at the Jackson Country Club. Proceeds from this fundraising event went back […]
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Educational workshops on Neighbors First Program planned The city of Jackson has launched the educational campaign for the Neighbors First program. The program is designed to address blight and revitalize underutilized residential properties in […]
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Brown’s autopsy report released
By Kate Brumback and Jeff Martin Associated Press ATLANTA – Bobbi Kristina Brown had morphine, cocaine, pot and prescription drugs in her body when she went underwater in a bathtub, causing brain damage that left […]
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Missing woman’s body pulled from reservoir
BRANDON, Miss. (AP) – Rankin County authorities say the body of a missing woman has been found in the Ross Barnett Reservoir. Sheriff Bryan Bailey says 78-year-old Hattie L. Moore was reported missing about 8 […]
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MISSISSIPPI ELECTION Trump and Clinton win presidential primaries in Mississippi JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton won the presidential primaries Tuesday in Mississippi. The Clinton win continues the former secretary […]