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It is projected that thousands of Haitians have lost their lives in the wake of the magnitude 7.0 earthquake that hit on Tuesday.  President Rene Preval said he believes thousands of people are dead even […]

GRENADA COUNTY – Investigators with the Grenada Police Department are looking into the death of a 2-year old boy after his mother said he drowned in the bathtub. Jeremiah Smith was pronounced dead at Grenada […]

JACKSON – Approximately 250 students, alumni and supporters of Mississippi’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities rallied at the state capitol on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, Monday, Jan. 18. The rally was a twofold […]

ITTA BENA – Police chief Marvin Flowers said that he will charge a 17-year old high school student as an adult for allegedly stabbing her fellow classmate in the neck. Cashell Sanders was arrested on […]

Died of natural causes, coroner says Authorities believe that a man that was found dead in his car on the Natchez Trace Parkway died of natural causes. Local news stations reported that 56-year old Rodger […]

City of Jackson Communications Office Mayor Harvey Johnson, Jr. declared a state of emergency for the city of Jackson today as city crews continue to battle numerous water line breaks throughout the city that are […]

MOUND BAYOU – Authorities are still searching for the person who stabbed a former Mound Bayou alderman to death in his home on New Year’s Eve. Shedrick Stout was found in the bathroom of his […]

NEW YORK – R&B singer Teddy Pendergrass, who was one of the most electric and successful figures in music until a car crash 28 years ago left him in a wheelchair, has died of colon […]

While the water-pressure crisis has eased in Jackson, several agencies and institutions will remain closed today, including state offices and Jackson Public Schools. Gov. Haley Barbour earlier this week declared a state of emergency in […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Pearl – The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is providing Tunica and Hinds counties with several pallets of bottled water due to water emergencies related to our cold weather. Yesterday MEMA […]