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US DEPT. OF JUSTICE PRESS RELEASE Washington – A federal grand jury in Jackson, Miss., returned a three-count indictment against Frank E. Melton, the mayor of Jackson, Miss., and his two bodyguards, Jackson police officers […]

Special to The Mississippi Link Out of the Storm is a compilation of inspirational messages fused with cinematic music that takes the listener through a journey of trials, triumphs and hope. Out of the Storm […]

Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth I. Stokes organized the first annual observance of the Late Dr. Aaron Henry. Henry, a founding member of the Regional Council of Negro Leadership, was a civil rights leader and also […]

The Associated Press JACKSON – Smoking in restaurants is now banned in the city of Jackson. However, smoking in stand-alone bars is OK. The city council voted 6-1 Tuesday to implement a partial smoking ban. […]

While most American will be preparing for upcoming Independence Day celebrations, effective July 1, immigrants in Mississippi will be bracing for a life of uncertainties. Will they be able to work or will they go […]

It has been dubbed one of Jackson’s premier events, and it takes place tonight, Thursday, June 26 at 7:14 What is it? It is the Mu Sigma Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc.’s Sixth […]

Hinds County Chancery Judge Dewayne Thomas has ordered that a popular Jackson nightclub be shut down, calling the club a “public nuisance.” On Monday June 16, 2008, Thomas issued a court order that The Upper […]

Special to the Mississippi Link U. S. Representative Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS) announced that the Mississippi Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) – Academic and Student Affairs GEAR UP MS has been selected to receive funding […]

Office of the Governor While an increase in tobacco taxes to fund Medicaid is being talked about, no such proposal has passed either house of the Legislature during the current Special Session. In fact, most […]

Special to the Mississippi Link Top country, gospel and rock entertainment takes the stage this year at the 59th Annual Mississippi Choctaw Indian Fair in beautiful Choctaw, Miss. on July 9-12, 2008. A new twist […]