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Jackson, MS- June is National Homeownership Month.  The Jackson Medical Mall Foundation (JMMF) and Jackson Housing Authority invite you to the 2009 Housing Fair on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 to learn about getting and keeping […]

The second annual Medgar Evers banquet was a history-making event. Held June 12 at the Regency Hotel and Conference Center downtown, it featured keynote speaker Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the son of the late U.S. […]

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 […]

CARROLLTON – One man is dead and two others were injured after they were allegedly shot by a Carroll County man following an earlier altercation at a local nightclub, Sheriff Jerry Carver said. William “Booney” […]

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 […]

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. […]