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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) _ Gov. Haley Barbour said Tuesday that he believes Democratic leaders in the Mississippi House are playing politics with his plan to fill a $90 million hole in the state’s Medicaid program. […]

WLBT.com Jackson police are investigating the death of yet another young child in the capital city. 14 month-old Alana Truss died Sunday. The Hinds county coroner says she died of a head injury. The family […]

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities were investigating why an apparent stranger entered a church and opened fire during a children’s performance of “Annie,” killing two, including a man witnesses called a hero for shielding others […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Stroke is the nation’s No. 3 killer and a leading cause of severe, long-term disability, and The Mississippi Link is honored to partner with the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Greater […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Radio talk show host Michael Savage, who described 99 percent of children with autism as brats, said Monday he was trying to “boldly awaken” parents to his view that many people […]

Hundreds of fans gathered at Be-Bop Records of Highway 80 on Tuesday July 15 to get their hands on the latest musical storybook to hit stands. Jackson, Mississippi native David Banner wanted to share his […]

The Mississippi Supreme Court recently appointed two new full-time special judges to assist the Seventh Circuit Court of Hinds County with its criminal case docket. The special judge appointees are Melvin V. Priester, now serving […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Councilman Marshand Crisler has been selected by the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL) to be a delegate to El Salvador and Nicaragua in an exchange program for sharing […]

The heat of the afternoon sun was only matched by the frenzy of media and protesters in downtown Jackson Wednesday as Mayor Frank Melton and his bodyguards Michael Recio and Marcus Wright arrived at the […]

MS STATE DEPT OF HEALTH The Mississippi State Department of Health is issuing a Boil-Water Alert for customers who receive their drinking water from the City of Jackson-Maddox Road water supply located in Hinds County. […]