Special to The Mississippi Link The Honorable Frank E. Melton, Mayor of the City of Jackson, passed away on Thursday morning (05/07/09), shortly after midnight. Mayor Melton was a loving husband and father who devoted […]
The Mississippi Link Former two-term Mayor Harvey Johnson and City Councilman Marshand Crisler are headed for a runoff in the Jackson mayoral race. Johnson had 8,892 votes and Crisler, 8,759 votes with 98 percent of […]
Special to The Mississippi Link On May 5, 2009, Watkins Elementary School staff and students broke ground on a new, state-of-the-art playground, made possible in part by a $25,000 grant from the Lowe’s Charitable and […]
I wish I could say I coined this phrase but I can’t. I don’t remember where I heard it (or from whom) but it definitely stuck in my mind. Much of the pathology that we […]
It is highly unusual for an editor to admit this, but writing a commentary is something I rarely do. However, I am not your average or traditional editor. I consider myself more a public relations […]
In an emergency meeting, due to Mayor Frank E. Melton’s recent “critical” health condition, the Jackson City Council voted 5 to 1 for Council President Leslie Mclemore to serve as acting mayor. Ward 3 Councilman […]
Special to The Mississippi Link PJ Walker, from Clarksdale, and Demetrius Williams, from Brookhaven, both 18, will spend five weeks this summer in Boston, studying at the prestigious Berklee College of Music on full scholarships […]
Special to The Mississippi Link Nineteen JPS students enrolled in the district’s Career Develop-ment Center were honored April 28 at the Nissan Training Center in Madison County. The students are graduates of the Student Technology […]
President Barack Obama has led the nation with strength and dignity and has shown the world that we can embrace our international brothers and sisters by allowing room for dialogue that was not present in […]
Special to The Mississippi Link The Madison County Ministerial Alliance recently honored the late Rev. Lewis McDonald, Sr. for his dedicated leadership and pastoral service of more than 50 years. A member of Ridley Hill […]
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