News

Ex-teacher pleads guilty in Bayou View molestation case

GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) — A former Mississippi teacher has pleaded guilty to federal charges of transportation of a minor to engage in sexual activity and travel with the intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct. […]

News

NASA scrubs Orion launch; will try again Friday

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) — Wind gusts and sticky fuel valves conspired to keep NASA’s new Orion spacecraft on the launch pad Thursday, delaying a crucial test flight meant to revitalize human exploration. NASA promised […]

News

Alcorn County supervisor, 4 others charged in corruption case

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A county supervisor, a purchasing clerk and three vendors in northeast Mississippi’s Alcorn County have been arrested on corruption charges tied to alleged embezzlement of public money, the state auditor said […]

News

Jackson undertakes study on downtown baseball park

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The city of Jackson is undertaking a study to determine whether to build a downtown baseball park. Officials say the stadium would have around 4,000 seats It would be an arena […]

Education

JSU students protest Ferguson grand jury inaction

The Mississippi Link Newswire Jackson State University students participated in the nationwide “Hands Up Walkout” protest on the main campus in Jackson on Monday. Gathering at 12:01 p.m. on Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Plaza, about 100 students peacefully marched abut […]

Business

Holiday weekend shopping down 5.2 percent, report says

NEW YORK (AP) — Black Friday fatigue is setting in. Early discounting, more online shopping and a mixed economy meant fewer people shopped over Thanksgiving weekend, the National Retail Federation said Sunday. Overall, 133.7 million […]