Education
JSU makes history
as first HBCU in state to have School of Journalism By Gail M. Brown Contributing Writer It was standing room only in the lobby of the Mississippi e-Center at Jackson State University at 6 p.m. […]
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Health
Alzheimer’s conference draws 250 plus
Keynote speaker stresses positivity; attendees adorn their ‘fighting purple’ Special to The Mississippi Link A sea of purple attire was vividly seen throughout Anderson Hall of Mississippi College Nov. 12, as the Fifth Annual Central […]
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Omega Psi Phi men present service awards at banquet
By Stephanie R. Jones Contributing Writer Each year the Beta Alpha Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. recognizes members of its organization who have carried fourth the fraternity’s mission of service to the community […]
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Paris attacks raid: 2 dead, 7 arrested in search for mastermind
SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Amid gunfire and explosions, police raided a suburban Paris apartment where the suspected mastermind of last week’s attacks was believed to be holed up Wednesday. The siege ended with two deaths […]
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Mississippi prison guard arrested; contraband seized
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A corrections officer at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman has been arrested after seven large bags of contraband, including tobacco, cell phones and suspected alcohol, were found in a state […]
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Severe weather expected in Mississippi through Wednesday
PEARL, Miss. — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is asking residents to prepare for severe storms that are possible for Mississippi through Wednesday. Meteorologists with the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center say the storms will […]
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Gov. Phil Bryant wants to block Syrian refugees from entering Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Phil Bryant is joining several other governors in saying they want to block the federal government from putting any Syrian refugees in their states. However, Lavinia Limon, president and CEO […]
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Finishing Fence of Slain Baltimore Father Becomes Cause
By Briahnna Brown Howard University News Service BALTIMORE — Concerned residents, friends, political figures and police officers came together to finish what a slain father had started. Kendal Fenwick, 24, was gunned down outside his […]
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Rolling Fork mayor indicted for home repair fraud again
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mayor of a small town in the Mississippi Delta has again been indicted on felony charges related to invoices he submitted for home repair work. A Hinds County grand jury […]
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Driven by protests, US minimum wage vaults onto agenda
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first question in the recent GOP presidential debate — whether the minimum wage should go to $15 an hour — was the starkest evidence yet that U.S. workers have managed to thrust the […]