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[ October 22, 2026 ] U.S. Senate Candidate Scott Colom and Sen. Ralph Warnock energize voters at Rally in Jackson Local
[ October 22, 2026 ] Right Here Among Us – Legends are right here among us – our neighbors. Honor them with your vote Local
[ October 22, 2026 ] Mississippi Needs A COLOM-oscopy Local
[ October 15, 2026 ] State of the City: Mayor John Horhn says Jackson is turning a corner – Mayor vows to spur development, clear blight and fill over 100 potholes a day Local
[ October 15, 2026 ] March to the Polls at Hinds Circuit Clerk’s Office Local

Cole Sentenced To Life In Prison

JACKSON, Miss. — Stanley Cole was sentenced to life in prison Monday for the 2007 murder of his ex-girlfriend, Latasha Norman. A Hinds County jury took just two hours to convict Cole. Police said […]

Obama puts forward last-ditch health care plan

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WASHINGTON – Making a last-ditch effort to save his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama on Monday put forward a nearly $1 trillion, 10-year compromise that would allow the government to deny or roll back […]

Ole Miss football player dies during workout

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OXFORD – A 20-year old University of Mississippi football player is dead after school officials said he collapsed during a routine workout Friday. Ole Miss trainers said Bennie F. Abram, of Southaven, was struggling Friday […]

Celebrating Black History Month

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This week in Black History February 21 – February 29 February 21 On this day in 1965, the controversial and charismatic leader of Islam, Malcolm X, was assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in New York. […]

Jackson celebrates ‘in style’ the restoration of the King

Driving downtown on West Capitol Street Saturday night, Feb. 20, a motorist might have felt as if he or she had driven through a ‘twilight zone’ into Hollywood when arriving at the Jackson King Edward […]

Miss. Gulf Coast Hosts Students During Spring Break

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BILOXI, Miss. – More than 250 students from across the United States and Canada will volunteer with Habitat for Humanity of the Mississippi Gulf Coast during their spring break. The youth volunteers are participants of […]

Greater Jackson Chamber honors metro teachers

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JACKSON, Miss. – It is often said that teachers are not appreciated for the service they render. This is perhaps why the Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership (GJCP) showed it gratitude to metro area teachers Thursday, […]

AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH PRESIDENT RONALD MASON

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JACKSON, Miss. – In an exclusive interview, Jackson State University President Ronald Mason speaks candidly with The Mississippi Link Online Editor Othor Cain about continuing the dialogue on Mississippi’s HBCUs’ sustainability. See Related video under […]

Four teens charged with armed robbery

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News Briefs From Across the State Charged with holding up Vicksburg citizens Four Vicksburg teens accused of robbing pedestrians at gunpoint last spring were arraigned in circuit court after being indicted by the Warren County […]

Flowers’ murder trial subject of bill

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JACKSON – Mississippi lawmakers are considering a bill that could have an impact on the long-running capital murder case of a Montgomery County man accused of killing four people nearly 15 years ago. Curtis Flowers […]