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Meredith McGee James Meredith launched a 200 Mile “Walk for the Poor” on the 24th of May in Tunica, MS to focus the Christian church on its Duty and Responsibility for Care of the POOR […]

Downtown and West Jackson will now merge because of a minority investment and development group. The Lead Group, LLC, invited the public and city officials to witness the groundbreaking ceremony for its new business venture, […]

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Hank Bounds has been named Mississippi’s higher education commissioner. The College Board unanimously chose the state Department of Education superintendent Wednesday after recently naming him its preferred candidate. Bounds faces an […]

ML: Specifically, what is the mission of Joe Simon Ministries? Simon: My mission is very simple and very short. My mission as a minister is to represent the kingdom of God in sincerity and in […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Under the recent economic stimulus act, Mississippi will receive an additional $18,876,000 in federal funds for youth employment programs. But do such efforts make a lasting difference? Some argue the […]

In Jackson this week to help celebrate the 46th Annual Medgar Evers/B.B. King Homecoming, Bishop Joe Simon took time out of his busy schedule to talk up close and personal with The Mississippi Link. In […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Since its inception in 1908, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated has sought to “cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards. In keeping with the ideals of their founders, Rho […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Many have learned that motocycle clubs are more than just social organizations. They serve each other and their communities. “There is comraderie among us like no other group,” a rider once commented. […]

Matthew Caston Contributing Writer JACKSON, Miss. — The city of Jackson welcomed the World Conference of Mayors (WCM) during a 2 p.m. news conference, Thursday, June 4, at the Hilton Hotel on 1001 East County […]

The city of Jackson has elected a new mayor, but the winner is no stranger to the office. On Tuesday, with over 85 percent of the vote, two-time former mayor Harvey Johnson reclaimed his position […]