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HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — Titans quarterback Vince Young didn’t expect to speak Saturday during his mentor’s funeral. He wound up summing up the emotional day with just a few words. “Steve was like a hero […]

July 3 is a day to be remembered by those who observed inaugural festivities for Jackson’s third-term mayor, the Honorable Harvey Johnson Jr. The 8 a.m. prayer service at north Jackson’s New Hope Baptist Church […]

LOS ANGELES – The world’s greatest entertainer Michael Jackson made one final jaw-dropping and tear- drawing appearance when Andrae Crouch’s gospel group brought him into the Staples Center to the melody of “Soon and Very […]

Associated Press Steve McNair came off the bench in the first game of his freshman season and rallied Alcorn State to a victory against Grambling State. So began one of the great careers in the […]

The town of Byram finally became an official city Monday, June 22. The road to becoming a city was met with much resistance from the City of Jackson. That same day Nick Tremonte was sworn […]

Special to the Mississippi Link Jackson, MS—Attorney General Jim Hood, together with 40 other State Attorneys General, today announced a settlement with the TJX Companies, Inc. The company is a discount retailer that owns stores […]

Special to the Mississippi Link The Jackson Chamber of Commerce will host its Second Annual Red, White, & Jackson on Thursday, July 2, in Downtown Jackson. The event will begin with free food, beverages and […]

Special to the Mississippi Link Mayor Elect Harvey Johnson will be holding a Transition Team meeting Tuesday, June 23 at 6 p.m. in room 134 of the College of Business Building at Jackson State University. […]

Journalists of color have been hit hard with job losses across the country during the downward turn in the economy. Fox 40’s News Anchor Kathy Times, a candidate for the National Association of Black Journalists […]

JACKSON, Miss. – Just imagine yourself walking into a fast food restaurant to order chicken, and instantly, the restaurant serves you $1,000 in cash. Sound unbelievable? Unbelievable or not, that is exactly what happened to […]