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News Briefs From Across The State Suspect being held on a $25,000 bond A former Biloxi police officer has been indicted by a Harrison County Grand Jury for allegedly having oral sex with a teenager. […]

JACKSON – The last of 16 defendants has been sentenced for his role in the Benton County Voter Fraud case, said Attorney General Jim Hood. David Massey, 40, of Hickory Flat, was indicted on one […]

GRENADA – More neglected dogs have been taken from the home of a woman who twice before has had emaciated pets taken from her residence. Doll Stanley, Regional Director of Investigations for In Defense Of Animals, […]

News Briefs From Across The State Domestic dispute turns deadly A Calhoun City man is dead after authorities said he was shot and killed by his girlfriend’s cousin. Malcolm Bellum, 22, died at North Mississippi […]

INDIANOLA – After a seven-month search, the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center has a new executive director. Dion Brown, 46, comes to Indianola from Wichita, Kansas where he was the Chief Operating Officer at […]

BOLTON – United States Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) has expressed his disappointment to an amendment that would eliminate funding for smaller Mississippi airports including Greenville, Hattiesburg-Laurel, and Meridian. Thompson wrote to Senate Majority Leader […]

The Mississippi Link sat down with the first female chief of Jackson State University, Dr. Carolyn Meyers, who describes herself as a “researcher,” a “collaborative leader,” and a “thinker.” Meyers has over 30 years of […]

Washington, D.C. – President Barack Obama awarded the nation’s highest civilian honor to a diverse group of recipients, including three African Americans prominently known for their civil rights activism. The president and First Lady Michelle […]