Religion
Things I don’t need in the New Year
God is the giver of all good things. Trusting in this, I find that I often treat prayer like a Christmas list, asking Him for the things that I want and that I need in […]
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Religion
Does Obama need to find a black church to call home?
WASHINGTON — President-elect Barack Obama says the historically black church moved him from a skeptic to a believer. He has spoken appreciatively of its vibrant worship, written about how the black church experience has moved […]
News
JPS Dedication Ceremony for Naming of New Schools
Jackson Public Schools will hold a dedication program for the naming of three new schools at 11:30 a.m., Friday, January 16, in the Supreme Court Chambers on the second floor of the New Capitol. A […]
News
NATIONAL NEWS — NABJ Remembers CBS News’ Mark Griffith
Special to The Mississippi Link WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2008 – The National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) mourns the loss of CBS News journalist and former NABJ board member Mark Griffith, found dead of […]
News
Former Hinds Co. DA turns in law license
Associated Press – January 6, 2009 3:04 PM ET JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Former Hinds County District Attorney Ed Peters has given up his law license over an undisclosed complaint. Peters has been linked by […]
News
Son of Vernon Dahmer Sr. dies
Received by Newsfinder from AP HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) – Funeral services are set Wednesday for the son of slain civil rights leader Vernon Dahmer Sr., who died defending his family from the Klan in 1966. […]
Health
American Heart Association American Stroke AssociationA Message from CEO Cass Wheeler, Dec. 24, 2008
Dear Friend of Heart, This month bears very personal significance to me. Not only are we drawing to a close a challenging year financially for both our organization as well as our country, but it […]
Sports
Lions fire Marinelli after winless year
The Detroit Lions fired coach Rod Marinelli on Monday, a day after the team became the first in NFL history to finish with an 0-16 record. “You can’t go 0-16 and expect to keep your […]
Sports
Butler cracks AP Top 25
Butler earned its highest ranking ever when it reached No. 8 late last season on the way to a school-record 30 victories and a win in the NCAA tournament. Five of the top six players […]
News
City honors the legacy of “Mikey” Johnson
The Mississippi Link The late Michael “Mikey” Johnson, a talented Murrah High School athlete whose “first love” was baseball, is noted for making the decisive free-throws in the final seconds of Murrah’s win of the […]