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Special to The Mississippi Link The “Dean of JPS Basketball,” who was beginning his 20th season at JimHill, Fred Harris had the longest tenure of any JPS boys’ basketballcoach.Throughout his career, Harris worked tirelessly to […]

The ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Association Louisiana Chapter is currently recruiting teams and walkers for the 2009 Walk to Defeat ALS in Jackson on Saturday, September 12, at Methodist Specialty Care Center in Flowood.  To […]

The Mississippi Link Wet road conditions contributed to a JATRAN bus hydroplaning in Jackson. The bus is said to have flipped on Wednesday morning causing injury to eight people, including the bus driver. Police say that […]

The building that formally housed the old New Deal supermarket now gives the community a better deal. Fresh produce. The Jackson Roadmap to Health Equity Project spearheaded this juncture. The grand opening was held today […]

Jackson’s Jim Hill High School Class of 1969 celebrated its 40th year class reunion on July 10-12, 2009 at the Marriott Hotel downtown Jackson. Classmates reconnected throughout the week as several residing outside Mississippi arrived […]

During the summer months,conventions are being held across the country bringing conventioneers to various sites to conduct business and make decisions that will help to secure the success of their organizations. During July 20 – […]

Special to the Mississippi Link Chet Dillard, President of UMMC The 10th gathering of United Methodist Men was held at Belmont Collge instead of Purdue University for the first time in its 40 year history. […]

Associated Press WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Robert Gates has announced that the size of the Army is being increased by 22,000 to help meet deployment needs around the world. Gates made the disclosure Monday at […]

BOSTON – Black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. is accusing a Massachusetts police department of racism after being arrested while trying to get into his locked home near Harvard University. Police say they were called […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Kay Crotwell, director of swimming instructors at Courthouse Racquet & Fitness, has organized a team of six volunteer instructors to provide swimming lessons free of charge to the members of […]