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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 […]

VICKSBURG – A man on parole for assaulting a police officer four years ago has been returned to MDOC custody for the alleged murder of a 16-year old boy. Deaunte Earl Lewis, 23, of Vicksburg, […]

wapt.com JACKSON, Miss. — Gov. Haley Barbour declared a state of emergency for Jackson Monday because numerous water line breaks have shut down water service. State offices in Jackson close at noon and non-essential state […]

JACKSON, Miss. – The Mississippi Blues Trail’s 100th marker has been named in honor of Grammy-Award winning jazz artist Cassandra Wilson, a Jackson native. The unveiling of the historic marker was held Thursday, Jan. 7 […]

CLEVELAND – A 22-year old woman has been bound over to the grand jury after police said she shot an elderly man in the back that refused to give her money. Devonna Hutton waived her […]

BOLIVAR COUNTY – Authorities said a Greenville woman, her unborn child, and her 1-year old son were killed Monday morning when the car she was riding in crashed into an embankment just north of Rosedale. […]

A Holmes County inmate is dead after authorities said he was hit in the head by another inmate last week. Twenty-four year old Kelvin Hollimon died Wednesday, Dec. 30 at UMC Hospital in Jackson, a day […]

For more than 30 years, Laura Norwood Davis has been committed to the children. Her compassion, integrity and intensity, has made her a beloved and respected figure, not only to the students within her community, […]