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The Mississippi Link Former two-term Mayor Harvey Johnson and City Councilman Marshand Crisler are headed for a runoff in the Jackson mayoral race. Johnson had 8,892 votes and Crisler, 8,759 votes with 98 percent of […]

Special to The Mississippi Link. “Jackson mourns the passing of Mayor Frank Melton and remembers his service and his efforts to make our city stronger. Mayor Melton will be deeply missed by so many; his […]

In an emergency meeting, due to Mayor Frank E. Melton’s recent “critical” health condition, the Jackson City Council voted 5 to 1 for Council President Leslie Mclemore to serve as acting mayor. Ward 3 Councilman […]

It is highly unusual for an editor to admit this, but writing a commentary is something I rarely do. However, I am not your average or traditional editor. I consider myself more a public relations […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An unsuccessful primary bid for re-election turned much more serious for the indicted mayor of Mississippi’s largest city after he was rushed to a hospital in his latest health struggle. Sixty-year-old […]

TCHULA – “I don’t think Tchula has had a traffic jam in 30 or 40 years,” joked Edison Brown Jr. upon learning about cars jam-packed into the Delta town for its first annual Cruger-Tchula Community […]

WASHINGTON – Days after releasing top-secret memos that detailed the CIA’s use of simulated drowning while interrogating terror suspects, President Barack Obama went to the spy agency’s Virginia headquarters on Monday to defend his decision […]

A new law approved by Governor Haley Barbour aims to ensure leaders in Mississippi schools are making responsible financial and academic decisions in order to provide all students with a quality education. Senate Bill 2628, […]

What does Jackson State University’s Gwendolyn Spencer Prater, Ph.D., have in common with Otis Williams of Motown’s original Temptations? Perhaps the word, “legendary” immediately comes to mind. Prater is dean of the JSU College of […]

OXON HILL, Md. – An exultant Maersk Alabama crew has returned to rejoicing families in America and the ship’s captain awaits his own hero’s reception in the states after a five-day ordeal as a captive […]