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By Edelia “Dr. Jay” Carthan , Contributing Writer, Hinds County held special elections for Sheriff, County Court Judge, District 1 and County Constable, District 5, on Tuesday, Nov 2.  Interim Sheriff Marshand Crisler received about 31% […]

Special to The Mississippi Link, The administration and staff of Community Students Learning Center (CSLC) are humbled to be among the recently-announced 51 grantees of the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) new Community Navigator Pilot Program […]

By Jackie Hampton, Publisher, On the occasion of The Mississippi Link’s 28th anniversary, I would like to thank all of our dedicated readers, subscribers and advertisers, who are the mainstay for this weekly newspaper, for […]

By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Holy Temple Missionary Baptist Church in West Jackson has maintained it worship services and special programs both simultaneously from the sanctuary (observing CDC guidelines) […]

By Ayesha K. Mustafaa, Contributing Writer , “I want to commend the mayor on the State of the City’s Address. It was reflective of a well thought-out plan to accomplish the long-awaited needs for the City […]

By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D. Contributing Writer , As of press time Wednesday evening, Oct. 19, Jackson had witnessed its 121st homicide according to Sam Brown, public information officer for JPD. The latest victim, believed to […]

By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, It’s not a cannon but fights just as hard. It’s not a torpedo but knows its target. What is it? It is the huge, pink and green, 3D […]

By Janice K. Neal-Vincent, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, Margaret Walker Center presented Evicted: An Exhibition June 28-October 3, 2021 in Jackson State University’s Johnson Hall Art Gallery. Supported by The Mississippi Humanities Council, the exhibition revealed […]

By Gail H.M. Brown, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, After a number of weeks of disagreements between the city and the Jackson City Council on the garbage collection contract which ends today, Thursday, Sept. 30, Jackson’s Mayor […]