By Hugh Latham Special to The Mississippi Link The construction of the skyline of Jackson used the hard work and talents of many small black contractors. After World War II and through the 1980s, these […]
By Janice K. Neal-Vincent Contributing Writer The nation’s 19th Poet Laureate from 2012-14 and Gulfport native, Natasha Trethewey made a special appearance at Millsaps College Feb. 19 for Friday Forum. The well-attended public program was […]
By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer When the Paul Porter Experience arrived in Jackson Sunday evening it was about much more than the Atlanta-based gospel great. A full house at Thalia Mara Hall heard from […]
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities trying to rescue a family begging for help after their 26-year-old son opened fire in their Phoenix home arrived to a chaotic crime scene they could not prepare for. The shooter […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi legislators this year won’t attempt to redesign the last state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem because leaders say they can’t find a majority to remove the symbol from […]
GRENADA, Mississippi (AP) — Three wounded Mississippi state troopers described dead state narcotics agent Lee Tartt as a “hero” in videos broadcast at Tartt’s funeral. More than a thousand people, including Gov. Phil Bryant, attended […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A plan to use state money to pay for private school tuition or for home-schooling is off the table, but Mississippi House members are keeping alive a plan that could allow […]
NEW ORLEANS(AP) — The Latest on severe storms moving across the South (all times local): 7:25 p.m. The meteorologist in charge for the National Weather Service’s southeast Louisiana office says at least seven tornadoes have […]
NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, A study to be released Monday by the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the University of […]
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn, who became the first prominent Republican last summer to call for Mississippi to remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag, said Monday that if the […]
Copyright @ 2026 Website Design by No Regret Media