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On Wednesday, May 13, Senator John Horhn was slated to hold a press conference to thank his supporters and announce his endorsement of Harvey Johnson for Mayor of Jackson. Horhn, who garnered 18 percent of the vote in […]

Jackson, Mississippi –  Marshand Crisler has been endorsed by former Jackson Police Chief and State Corrections Commissioner, Robert Johnson. They held a press conference in front of the Jackson Police Department on Wednesday, May 13. “After […]

Special to The Mississippi Link The Honorable Frank E. Melton, Mayor of the City of Jackson, passed away on Thursday morning (05/07/09), shortly after midnight.  Mayor Melton was a loving husband and father who devoted […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]