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One of the greatest “honors” of 2011 SAN DIEGO, Ca. – The family of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers said an old friend has ‘made good’ on a promise. Many years ago, former Mississippi […]

From The Mississippi Link Newswire Sheriff Tyrone Lewis will take his oath JACKSON – New and returning Hinds County officials will take the oath of office during a swearing ceremony scheduled for Thursday morning at […]

GULFPORT – An Alabama man was killed early Tuesday morning in Gulfport when his vehicle stalled on the tracks and he was hit by an oncoming train. Twenty-nine-year-old Brian D. Little of Mobile was pronounced […]

Elizabeth Taylor, Nick Ashford and Steve Jobs also among those lost in 2011 (AP) They lived by the sword, both inspiring fear and acts of bloodshed around the world. And in the end, they both […]

News Briefs From Across The State Police found wreckage Grenada police said two men were killed early Monday morning after their truck reportedly hit a guardrail on Meadowbrook Road. The Grenada Star said Kevin Bradley […]

TUPELO – A 26-year old man charged with the murder of a Tupelo man and his girlfriend have been bound over to the grand jury. Travon Brown is being held on a $1 million bond […]

Osama Bin Laden’s death tops list NEW YORK – (AP) The killing of Osama bin Laden during a raid by Navy SEALs on his hideout in Pakistan was the top news story of 2011, followed by […]

JACKSON – (AP) Mississippi officials are confident the state’s new voter ID constitutional amendment will pass muster despite the Justice Department’s rejection of a similar South Carolina law requiring voters to show photo identification at […]